Molloy Lions at St. John's Red Storm
· NCAA Men's Basketball
St. John's beats Molloy 71-43 behind Ponds, Ahmed
Marvin Clark II added 10 points and Justin Simon had seven points, 11 rebounds and nine assists for St. John's, which outrebounded the Lions 43-35 and scored 26 points off of 21 Molloy turnovers.
Back-to-back dunks by Marcus LoVett and Ahmed capped the 22-2 run St. John's used to open the second half and they led by as many as 29 on Amar Alibegovic's layup with 1:04 to play. Clark's jumper put St. John's up for good, 17-16, after three lead changes and the Red Storm led 28-21 at halftime after shooting 33 percent from the field.
Curtis Jenkins led Molloy with 14 points and 10 rebounds and Justin Caldwell had nine boards.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 43 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Steven Torre made Free Throw. | 43 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Molloy Deadball Team Rebound. | 42 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Steven Torre missed Free Throw. | 42 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Foul on Amar Alibegovic. | 42 - 71 |
Statistics
 SJU |
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|---|---|---|
| 17-54 | FG | 29-65 |
| 31.5 | Field Goal % | 44.6 |
| 5-24 | 3PT | 4-22 |
| 20.8 | Three Point % | 18.2 |
| 4-10 | FT | 9-14 |
| 40.0 | Free Throw % | 64.3 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Game Information
Venue: Carnesecca Arena
Location: Queens, NY
Attendance: 4,424 | Capacity:
Location: Queens, NY
Attendance: 4,424 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 31-5 |
| Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 25-11 |
| UConn | 14-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Marquette | 13-7 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Xavier | 13-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Villanova | 11-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Georgetown | 8-12 | 10 | 18-16 |
| Butler | 6-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| Providence | 6-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| DePaul | 4-16 | 14 | 14-20 |
| Seton Hall | 2-18 | 16 | 7-25 |