Ponds scores 26, St. John's upsets No. 13 Butler 76-73
Freshman Shamorie Ponds scored 26 points, including four free throws in the final 9.1 seconds, and St. John's upset No. 13 Butler 76-73 on Thursday night in the Big East opener for both teams.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Butler Bulldogs
73
St. John's Red Storm
76
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTLR | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| SJU | 38 | 38 | 76 |
Carnesecca Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Boise State Broncos | L 81-100 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | W 99-65 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Lafayette Leopards | W 96-60 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:02 73-76
Foul on Tyler Lewis.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 73-76
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 73-75
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 73-74
Foul on Kethan Savage.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 73-74
Tyler Lewis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 72-74
Tyler Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 71-74
Foul on Marcus LoVett.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 71-74
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 71-73
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 71-72
Foul on Andrew Chrabascz.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 71-72
Malik Ellison made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 71-71
Foul on Kelan Martin.
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JumpShot 0:42 71-71
Marcus LoVett made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:59 71-69
Tyler Wideman made Layup.
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DunkShot 1:35 69-69
Malik Ellison made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:57 69-67
Shamorie Ponds made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Ellison.
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JumpShot 2:57 69-64
Kelan Martin made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 3:45 67-64
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:03 67-64
Bashir Ahmed made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:03 67-63
Bashir Ahmed made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:03 67-62
Foul on Tyler Lewis.
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PersonalFoul 4:16 67-62
Foul on Darien Williams.
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LayUpShot 4:16 67-62
Andrew Chrabascz made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:45 65-62
Foul on Shamorie Ponds.
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PersonalFoul 4:53 65-62
Foul on Marcus LoVett.
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JumpShot 5:33 65-62
Marcus LoVett made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:36 65-60
Marcus LoVett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:36 65-59
Marcus LoVett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:36 65-58
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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DunkShot 7:58 65-58
Tyler Wideman made Dunk. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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PersonalFoul 8:32 63-58
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:16 63-58
Bashir Ahmed made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:27 63-55
Tyler Lewis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:27 62-55
Tyler Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:27 61-55
Foul on Marcus LoVett.
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LayUpShot 10:13 61-55
Bashir Ahmed made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:18 61-53
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:18 61-52
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:18 61-51
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:33 61-51
Avery Woodson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kethan Savage.
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LayUpShot 10:57 58-51
Shamorie Ponds made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:44 58-49
Foul on Malik Ellison.
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LayUpShot 11:44 58-49
Kethan Savage made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:11 56-49
Foul on Avery Woodson.
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JumpShot 12:14 56-49
Nate Fowler made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:49 54-49
Nate Fowler made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:49 53-49
Nate Fowler made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:49 52-49
Foul on Kassoum Yakwe.
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LayUpShot 13:06 52-49
Kelan Martin made Layup.
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JumpShot 13:29 50-49
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:44 50-47
Nate Fowler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kethan Savage.
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JumpShot 14:21 47-47
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
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JumpShot 15:09 47-45
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:34 47-43
Bashir Ahmed made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:34 47-42
Foul on Kelan Martin.
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DunkShot 15:53 47-42
Kelan Martin made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Fowler.
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PersonalFoul 16:22 45-42
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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LayUpShot 16:59 45-42
Kassoum Yakwe made Layup. Assisted by Marcus LoVett.
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LayUpShot 17:20 45-40
Tyler Wideman made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 18:09 43-40
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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End Game 0:00 73-76
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 73-76
St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 73-76
Kelan Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:02 73-76
Andrew Chrabascz Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 73-76
Darien Williams missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:02 73-76
St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 73-76
Darien Williams missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 73-76
Foul on Tyler Lewis.
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 73-76
Darien Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:04 73-76
Andrew Chrabascz missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 73-76
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 73-75
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 73-74
Foul on Kethan Savage.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 73-74
Tyler Lewis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 72-74
Tyler Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 71-74
Foul on Marcus LoVett.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 71-74
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 71-73
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 71-72
Foul on Andrew Chrabascz.
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ShortTimeOut 0:11 71-72
St. John's Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 0:14 71-72
Tariq Owens Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 71-72
Malik Ellison missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 71-72
Malik Ellison made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 71-71
Foul on Kelan Martin.
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Defensive Rebound 0:18 71-71
Malik Ellison Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 71-71
Tyler Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:42 71-71
Marcus LoVett made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:59 71-69
Tyler Wideman made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:05 69-69
Tyler Wideman Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:05 69-69
Andrew Chrabascz missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:30 69-69
Butler Timeout
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DunkShot 1:35 69-69
Malik Ellison made Dunk.
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Steal 1:39 69-67
Malik Ellison Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:39 69-67
Kethan Savage Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:57 69-67
Shamorie Ponds made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Ellison.
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Offensive Rebound 2:04 69-64
Malik Ellison Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:04 69-64
Marcus LoVett missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:30 69-64
St. John's Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:30 69-64
Kelan Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:39 69-64
Bashir Ahmed Turnover.
Showing the last 40 of 324 events.
Team Stats
BTLR
SJU
28-61
FG
27-50
46
Field Goal %
54
6-25
3PT
4-16
24
Three Point %
25
11-16
FT
18-23
69
Free Throw %
78
31
Rebounds
31
12
Offensive Rebounds
7
19
Defensive Rebounds
24
13
Assists
5
7
Steals
7
2
Blocks
6
13
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
23
Fouls
15
10
Largest Lead
3
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