NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Providence Friars 72
–
St. John's Red Storm 85
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SJU483785
Madison Square Garden · 19,812 att.

Match Report

Ejiofor and Hopkins lead No. 13 St. John's past Providence 85-72 in the Big East quarterfinals

— Zuby Ejiofor had 21 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three blocks as No. 13 St. John's opened its defense of last year's...

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Team Stats

PROV SJU
25-56
FG
33-77
45
Field Goal %
43
5-14
3PT
7-27
36
Three Point %
26
17-25
FT
12-17
68
Free Throw %
71
30
Rebounds
51
4
Offensive Rebounds
18
26
Defensive Rebounds
33
4
Assists
18
5
Steals
6
2
Blocks
5
11
Turnovers
9
2
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
10
Points Off Turnovers
17
8
Fast Break Points
23
36
Points in Paint
46
13
Fouls
19
0
Largest Lead
24
0
Lead Changes
0
0
Percent Led
97

Top Performers

PROV

  • Jaylin Sellers G MIN 36 · PTS 21 · FG 6-17
  • Stefan Vaaks G MIN 36 · PTS 23 · FG 7-12
  • Ryan Mela G MIN 36 · PTS 16 · FG 7-14
  • Jamier Jones G MIN 30 · PTS 6 · FG 3-7

SJU

  • Zuby Ejiofor F MIN 23 · PTS 21 · FG 9-14
  • Bryce Hopkins F MIN 28 · PTS 14 · FG 6-10
  • Oziyah Sellers G MIN 32 · PTS 14 · FG 6-12
  • Ian Jackson G MIN 19 · PTS 14 · FG 4-11

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:24 72-85

    Corey Floyd Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

    4684718 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:24 71-85

    Corey Floyd Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

    4684718 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 0:24 70-85

    Foul on Lefteris Liotopoulos.

    5145712 2nd Half
  4. Substitution 0:35 70-85

    Nilavan Daniels subbing in for Providence

    5240530 2nd Half
  5. Substitution 0:35 70-85

    Jack Williams subbing in for Providence

    5311992 2nd Half
  6. Substitution 0:35 70-85

    Stefan Vaaks subbing out for Providence

    5311991 2nd Half
  7. Substitution 0:35 70-85

    Jaylin Sellers subbing out for Providence

    4898010 2nd Half
  8. Substitution 1:12 70-85

    Oziyah Sellers subbing in for St. John's

    5105642 2nd Half
  9. Substitution 1:12 70-85

    Joson Sanon subbing out for St. John's

    5142625 2nd Half
  10. Substitution 1:12 70-85

    Corey Floyd Jr. subbing in for Providence

    4684718 2nd Half
  11. Substitution 1:12 70-85

    Jamier Jones subbing out for Providence

    5041949 2nd Half
  12. Substitution 1:12 70-85

    Dylan Darling subbing in for St. John's

    5105658 2nd Half
  13. Substitution 1:12 70-85

    Ian Jackson subbing out for St. John's

    4869770 2nd Half
  14. JumpShot 1:37 70-85

    Jamier Jones makes 11-foot jumper

    5041949 2nd Half
  15. TipShot 2:18 68-85

    Cole Hargrove makes 0-foot tip in layup

    5105782 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 3:00 66-85

    Jaylin Sellers makes free throw 2 of 2

    4898010 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 3:00 65-85

    Jaylin Sellers makes free throw 1 of 2

    4898010 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 3:00 64-85

    Foul on Ruben Prey.

    5240539 2nd Half
  19. JumpShot 3:52 64-85

    Stefan Vaaks makes 29-foot three point jumper (Ryan Mela assists)

    5311991 2nd Half
  20. DunkShot 4:10 61-85

    Sadiku Ibine Ayo makes 1-foot dunk

    5107197 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 4:24 61-83

    Stefan Vaaks makes free throw 2 of 3

    5311991 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 4:24 60-83

    Stefan Vaaks makes free throw 1 of 3

    5311991 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 4:25 59-83

    Foul on Ian Jackson.

    4869770 2nd Half
  24. Substitution 4:41 59-83

    Sadiku Ibine Ayo subbing in for St. John's

    5107197 2nd Half
  25. Substitution 4:41 59-83

    Bryce Hopkins subbing out for St. John's

    4565698 2nd Half
  26. Substitution 4:41 59-83

    Ruben Prey subbing in for St. John's

    5240539 2nd Half
  27. Substitution 4:41 59-83

    Zuby Ejiofor subbing out for St. John's

    5106262 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 4:41 59-83

    Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 2 of 2

    5106262 2nd Half
  29. Substitution 4:41 59-82

    Cole Hargrove subbing in for Providence

    5105782 2nd Half
  30. Substitution 4:41 59-82

    Oswin Erhunmwunse subbing out for Providence

    5164558 2nd Half
  31. Substitution 4:41 59-82

    Lefteris Liotopoulos subbing in for St. John's

    5145712 2nd Half
  32. Substitution 4:41 59-82

    Ian Jackson subbing in for St. John's

    4869770 2nd Half
  33. Substitution 4:41 59-82

    Oziyah Sellers subbing out for St. John's

    5105642 2nd Half
  34. Substitution 4:41 59-82

    Dylan Darling subbing out for St. John's

    5105658 2nd Half
  35. MadeFreeThrow 4:41 59-82

    Zuby Ejiofor makes free throw 1 of 2

    5106262 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 4:41 59-81

    Foul on Oswin Erhunmwunse.

    5164558 2nd Half
  37. DunkShot 5:31 59-81

    Bryce Hopkins makes 1-foot dunk (Zuby Ejiofor assists)

    4565698 2nd Half
  38. Substitution 5:51 59-79

    Jamier Jones subbing in for Providence

    5041949 2nd Half
  39. Substitution 5:51 59-79

    Nilavan Daniels subbing out for Providence

    5240530 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 6:20 59-79

    Oziyah Sellers makes 16-foot jumper

    5105642 2nd Half
  41. Substitution 6:26 59-77

    Joson Sanon subbing in for St. John's

    5142625 2nd Half
  42. Substitution 6:26 59-77

    Dillon Mitchell subbing out for St. John's

    5106283 2nd Half
  43. PersonalFoul 6:26 59-77

    Foul on Nilavan Daniels.

    5240530 2nd Half
  44. Substitution 6:50 59-77

    Zuby Ejiofor subbing in for St. John's

    5106262 2nd Half
  45. Substitution 6:50 59-77

    Dylan Darling subbing in for St. John's

    5105658 2nd Half
  46. Substitution 6:50 59-77

    Ruben Prey subbing out for St. John's

    5240539 2nd Half
  47. Substitution 6:50 59-77

    Ian Jackson subbing out for St. John's

    4869770 2nd Half
  48. PersonalFoul 6:51 59-77

    Foul on Ruben Prey.

    5240539 2nd Half
  49. LayUpShot 7:00 59-77

    Ryan Mela makes driving layup

    5156117 2nd Half
  50. JumpShot 7:18 57-77

    Stefan Vaaks makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot

    5311991 2nd Half
  51. LayUpShot 7:37 54-77

    Ian Jackson makes layup (Oziyah Sellers assists)

    4869770 2nd Half
  52. MadeFreeThrow 7:55 54-75

    Jaylin Sellers makes free throw 1 of 2

    4898010 2nd Half
  53. Substitution 7:55 53-75

    Nilavan Daniels subbing in for Providence

    5240530 2nd Half
  54. Substitution 7:55 53-75

    Jamier Jones subbing out for Providence

    5041949 2nd Half
  55. PersonalFoul 7:55 53-75

    Foul on Ian Jackson.

    4869770 2nd Half
  56. DunkShot 8:07 53-75

    Dillon Mitchell makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Ian Jackson assists)

    5106283 2nd Half
  57. LayUpShot 8:24 53-73

    Ian Jackson makes layup (Ruben Prey assists)

    4869770 2nd Half
  58. PersonalFoul 8:53 53-71

    Foul on Ruben Prey.

    5240539 2nd Half
  59. JumpShot 9:10 53-71

    Oziyah Sellers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists)

    5105642 2nd Half
  60. MadeFreeThrow 9:30 53-68

    Ruben Prey makes free throw 1 of 1

    5240539 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 72-85

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 72-85

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 0:24 72-85

    Corey Floyd Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

    4684718 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:24 71-85

    Corey Floyd Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

    4684718 2nd Half
  5. PersonalFoul 0:24 70-85

    Foul on Lefteris Liotopoulos.

    5145712 2nd Half
  6. Substitution 0:35 70-85

    Nilavan Daniels subbing in for Providence

    5240530 2nd Half
  7. Substitution 0:35 70-85

    Jack Williams subbing in for Providence

    5311992 2nd Half
  8. Substitution 0:35 70-85

    Stefan Vaaks subbing out for Providence

    5311991 2nd Half
  9. Substitution 0:35 70-85

    Jaylin Sellers subbing out for Providence

    4898010 2nd Half
  10. RegularTimeOut 0:35 70-85

    Providence Timeout

    2nd Half
  11. Defensive Rebound 0:39 70-85

    Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.

    5156117 2nd Half
  12. JumpShot 0:42 70-85

    Oziyah Sellers misses 24-foot three point jumper

    5105642 2nd Half
  13. Defensive Rebound 1:04 70-85

    Lefteris Liotopoulos Defensive Rebound.

    5145712 2nd Half
  14. LayUpShot 1:07 70-85

    Jaylin Sellers misses layup

    4898010 2nd Half
  15. Substitution 1:12 70-85

    Oziyah Sellers subbing in for St. John's

    5105642 2nd Half
  16. Substitution 1:12 70-85

    Joson Sanon subbing out for St. John's

    5142625 2nd Half
  17. Substitution 1:12 70-85

    Corey Floyd Jr. subbing in for Providence

    4684718 2nd Half
  18. Substitution 1:12 70-85

    Jamier Jones subbing out for Providence

    5041949 2nd Half
  19. Substitution 1:12 70-85

    Dylan Darling subbing in for St. John's

    5105658 2nd Half
  20. Substitution 1:12 70-85

    Ian Jackson subbing out for St. John's

    4869770 2nd Half
  21. Defensive Rebound 1:15 70-85

    Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.

    5156117 2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 1:18 70-85

    Ian Jackson misses 14-foot step back jumpshot

    4869770 2nd Half
  23. JumpShot 1:37 70-85

    Jamier Jones makes 11-foot jumper

    5041949 2nd Half
  24. Steal 1:53 68-85

    Jaylin Sellers Steal.

    4898010 2nd Half
  25. Lost Ball Turnover 1:53 68-85

    Sadiku Ibine Ayo bad pass turnover

    5107197 2nd Half
  26. TipShot 2:18 68-85

    Cole Hargrove makes 0-foot tip in layup

    5105782 2nd Half
  27. Offensive Rebound 2:18 66-85

    Cole Hargrove Offensive Rebound.

    5105782 2nd Half
  28. LayUpShot 2:21 66-85

    Jamier Jones misses layup

    5041949 2nd Half
  29. Steal 2:28 66-85

    Cole Hargrove Steal.

    5105782 2nd Half
  30. Lost Ball Turnover 2:28 66-85

    Lefteris Liotopoulos bad pass turnover

    5145712 2nd Half
  31. Defensive Rebound 2:33 66-85

    Sadiku Ibine Ayo Defensive Rebound.

    5107197 2nd Half
  32. JumpShot 2:37 66-85

    Jaylin Sellers misses 26-foot three point jumper

    4898010 2nd Half
  33. Defensive Rebound 2:44 66-85

    Cole Hargrove Defensive Rebound.

    5105782 2nd Half
  34. Block Shot 2:46 66-85

    Cole Hargrove Block.

    5105782 2nd Half
  35. LayUpShot 2:46 66-85

    Ian Jackson misses driving layup

    4869770 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 3:00 66-85

    Jaylin Sellers makes free throw 2 of 2

    4898010 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 3:00 65-85

    Jaylin Sellers makes free throw 1 of 2

    4898010 2nd Half
  38. OfficialTVTimeOut 3:00 64-85

    Official TV Timeout

    2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 3:00 64-85

    Foul on Ruben Prey.

    5240539 2nd Half
  40. Defensive Rebound 3:06 64-85

    Jamier Jones Defensive Rebound.

    5041949 2nd Half

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