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No. 22 St. John's beats Wagner 66-45 for 1st win as a ranked team in nearly 10 years
NEW YORK (AP) Deivon Smith drained a 3-pointer midway through the second half to start an 18-0 spurt that propelled No. 22 St. John's past Wagner 66-45 on Wednesday night for its first victory as a ranked team in almost 10 years.
RJ Luis Jr. had 13 points, Aaron Scott scored 11 and the 6-foot Smith grabbed a team-high eight rebounds as St. John's (3-0) pulled away down the stretch following a choppy performance over the first 30 minutes.
In their second season under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino, the Red Storm jumped into the AP Top 25 poll this week for the first time since January 2019. They earned their first win as a ranked squad since topping Tulane on Dec. 28, 2014.
Javier Ezquerra scored 10 points to pace Wagner (1-2).
Wagner: The Seahawks were picked as co-favorites with Central Connecticut State in the NEC preseason coaches' poll. They outhustled St. John's for 30 minutes but shot 29% percent from the field and 5 for 24 (21%) from 3-point range.
St. John's: The Red Storm went only 18 for 30 at the free-throw line (60%) in Pitino's first game coaching a Top 25 team since he was at Louisville.
Seahawks freshman Zavier Fitch lost a sneaker near midcourt late in the first half and Ezquerra dribbled the ball right off the footwear, allowing Simeon Wilcher to scoop up an easy steal for a layup that capped a 10-2 spurt and gave St. John's a 30-20 lead.
St. John's outscored Wagner 20-0 in fast-break points.
Wagner visits Seton Hall on Saturday, while St. John's will play New Mexico, coached by Pitino's son, Richard, on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Keyontae Lewis vs. Vince Iwuchukwu (Seahawks gains possession) | ||
| 19:36 | | Brady Dunlap shooting foul (Keyontae Lewis draws the foul) | ||
| 19:36 |  | +1 | Keyontae Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | | +1 | Keyontae Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | | Deivon Smith turnover (lost ball) (Javier Ezquerra steals) | ||
| 18:54 | | Zaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:52 | | Vince Iwuchukwu defensive rebound | ||
| 18:46 | | Deivon Smith offensive foul (Tyje Kelton draws the foul) | ||
| 18:46 | | Deivon Smith turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 18:28 | | Javier Ezquerra misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:26 | | Simeon Wilcher defensive rebound | ||
| 18:11 | | +3 | Simeon Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists) | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | | Keyontae Lewis offensive foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 17:50 | | Keyontae Lewis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 17:42 | | Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:40 | | Zae Blake defensive rebound | ||
| 17:30 | | Keyontae Lewis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:28 | | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 17:16 | | +2 | Vince Iwuchukwu makes two point jump shot | 2-5 |
| 16:51 | | +3 | Tyje Kelton makes three point jump shot (Keyontae Lewis assists) | 5-5 |
| 16:33 | | Keyontae Lewis blocks Vince Iwuchukwu's two point layup | ||
| 16:31 | | Zae Blake defensive rebound | ||
| 16:15 | | Zaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:13 | | Javier Ezquerra offensive rebound | ||
| 15:57 | | Javier Ezquerra turnover (lost ball) (Deivon Smith steals) | ||
| 15:52 | | Zae Blake shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 15:52 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:52 | | +1 | Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-6 |
| 15:52 | | +1 | Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-7 |
| 15:40 | | Zaire Williams turnover (bad pass) (Brady Dunlap steals) | ||
| 15:29 | | Zuby Ejiofor misses two point layup | ||
| 15:27 | | Keyontae Lewis defensive rebound | ||
| 15:00 | | Javier Ezquerra misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:58 | | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 14:43 | | Kadary Richmond turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 14:12 | | Kadary Richmond blocks Rob Taylor II's two point layup | ||
| 14:10 | | Rob Taylor II offensive rebound | ||
| 14:10 | | Seahawks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 13:54 | | Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:52 | | Red Storm offensive rebound | ||
| 13:51 | | Zaire Williams personal foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 13:48 | | Rob Taylor II shooting foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul) | ||
| 13:48 | | Zuby Ejiofor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 13:48 | | Zuby Ejiofor misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 13:48 | | Zaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 13:35 | | +2 | Zavier Fitch makes two point layup | 7-7 |
| 13:14 | | +3 | Brady Dunlap makes three point jump shot (RJ Luis Jr. assists) | 7-10 |
| 12:53 | | Zavier Fitch offensive foul (Brady Dunlap draws the foul) | ||
| 12:53 | | Zavier Fitch turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 12:43 | | +2 | RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup (Simeon Wilcher assists) | 7-12 |
| 12:43 | | Rob Taylor II shooting foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 12:42 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 12:42 | | Zaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 12:17 | | +2 | Javier Ezquerra makes two point jump shot (Keyontae Lewis assists) | 9-12 |
| 11:55 | | Javier Ezquerra personal foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:54 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:54 | | +1 | RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-13 |
| 11:54 | | +1 | RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-14 |
| 11:28 | | Zaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Ja'Kair Sanchez shooting foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:21 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:21 | | +1 | RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-15 |
| 10:56 | | +2 | R.J. Greene makes two point layup (Javier Ezquerra assists) | 11-15 |
| 10:56 | | Brady Dunlap shooting foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | +1 | R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-15 |
| 10:36 | | Zae Blake shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 10:36 | | Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:36 | | +1 | Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-16 |
| 10:21 | | Javier Ezquerra turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:09 | | Simeon Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (R.J. Greene steals) | ||
| 10:03 | | Zaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | R.J. Greene shooting foul (Simeon Wilcher draws the foul) | ||
| 9:58 | | +1 | Simeon Wilcher makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-17 |
| 9:58 | | +1 | Simeon Wilcher makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-18 |
| 9:53 | | Kadary Richmond personal foul (Javier Ezquerra draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | Tyje Kelton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Tyje Kelton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Tyje Kelton misses two point layup | ||
| 9:31 | | R.J. Greene offensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +2 | R.J. Greene makes two point layup | 14-18 |
| 9:31 | | Zuby Ejiofor shooting foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | +1 | R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-18 |
| 9:25 | | Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Tyje Kelton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Simeon Wilcher blocks R.J. Greene's two point jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot | 15-20 |
| 8:40 | | Tyje Kelton shooting foul (Kadary Richmond draws the foul) | ||
| 8:39 | | Kadary Richmond misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:39 | | Zavier Fitch defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Vince Iwuchukwu blocks R.J. Greene's two point layup | ||
| 8:11 | | Vince Iwuchukwu defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Vince Iwuchukwu turnover (lost ball) (Zavier Fitch steals) | ||
| 7:40 | | +3 | Javier Ezquerra makes three point jump shot (Zaire Williams assists) | 18-20 |
| 7:31 | | +2 | Aaron Scott makes two point dunk (Kadary Richmond assists) | 18-22 |
| 7:05 | | Deivon Smith blocks R.J. Greene's two point layup | ||
| 7:03 | | R.J. Greene offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | R.J. Greene misses two point layup | ||
| 6:58 | | R.J. Greene offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | Tyje Kelton turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Scott steals) | ||
| 6:36 | | Tyje Kelton personal foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul) | ||
| 6:36 | | +1 | Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-23 |
| 6:36 | | +1 | Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-24 |
| 6:14 | | Keyontae Lewis misses two point layup | ||
| 6:12 | | Keyontae Lewis offensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | +2 | Keyontae Lewis makes two point layup | 20-24 |
| 5:56 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Zavier Fitch defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | Seahawks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:07 | | Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Simeon Wilcher offensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Jump ball. Simeon Wilcher vs. Keyontae Lewis (Red Storm gains possession) | ||
| 5:01 | | R.J. Greene personal foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:01 | | +1 | RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-25 |
| 4:59 | | Simeon Wilcher personal foul (Zaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 4:40 | | Javier Ezquerra misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | RJ Luis Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Zaire Williams steals) | ||
| 4:06 | | Zaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup | 20-27 |
| 3:24 | | Zaire Williams turnover (bad pass) (RJ Luis Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:19 | | Ja'Kair Sanchez shooting foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:19 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:19 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:19 | | +1 | RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-28 |
| 2:57 | | Javier Ezquerra turnover (lost ball) (Simeon Wilcher steals) | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Simeon Wilcher makes two point layup | 20-30 |
| 2:21 | | Zuby Ejiofor blocks Ja'Kair Sanchez's two point layup | ||
| 2:19 | | Zavier Fitch offensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | +2 | Zavier Fitch makes two point layup | 22-30 |
| 2:06 | | Di'Andre Howell-South shooting foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:06 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:06 | | +1 | RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-31 |
| 1:41 | | Zaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Zuby Ejiofor turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:54 | | Zae Blake misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Simeon Wilcher turnover (bad pass) (Keyontae Lewis steals) | ||
| 0:28 | | Seahawks 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:09 | | Zaire Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Red Storm defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Red Storm 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:01 | | Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Keyontae Lewis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |