St. John's Red Storm at Dayton Flyers
· Shriners Children's Charleston Classic
Holmes, Santos lead Dayton over St. John's 88-81 in Charleston Classic semifinal
Holmes shot 6 of 14 and made 8 of 9 free throws to finish with 21 points, 14 in the second half. Santos was 6-of-8 shooting and 5 of 6 at the line for the Flyers (3-1). Kobe Brea, Enoch Cheeks and Kobe Elvis finished with 10 points each for Dayton, which shot 52% and made 23 of 28 at the line.
Joel Soriano was 8-of-13 shooting to finish with 21 points plus nine rebounds to lead the Red Storm (2-2). Jordan Dingle added 14 points, Daniss Jenkins had 12 points and eight assists and Glenn Taylor Jr. scored 11.
Santos' three-point play gave Dayton an 11-point lead with a minute-and-a-half to go and the Flyers made five throws from there to seal the win.
Dayton plays No. 6 Houston in Sunday's title game. St. John's plays Utah for third place.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Nahiem Alleyne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniss Jenkins. | 81 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Zuby Ejiofor Block. | 78 - 88 |
Statistics
 SJU |
 DAY |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-62 | FG | 29-56 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 14-18 | FT | 23-28 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Charleston, SC
Attendance: 3,927 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |