Luis has 20 in St. John's 70-62 victory over Butler
NEW YORK (AP) RJ Luis had 20 points in St. John's 70-62 win over Butler on Saturday.
Luis also had 11 rebounds and four steals for the Red Storm (12-3, 3-1 Big East Conference). Zuby Ejiofor added 14 points while going 4 of 7 and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line while they also had eight rebounds. Deivon Smith had 13 points and shot 4 of 12 from the field, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the line.
The Bulldogs (7-8, 0-4) were led in scoring by Pierre Brooks, who finished with 17 points and eight rebounds. Patrick McCaffery added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Butler. Jahmyl Telfort finished with 11 points and three steals.
The Bulldogs have lost seventh straight.
Luis scored eight points in the first half and St. John's went into halftime trailing 29-25. St. John's used a 16-2 second-half run to come back from a seven-point deficit and take the lead at 45-38 with 13:31 left in the half before finishing off the victory.
St. John's next game is Tuesday against Xavier on the road. Butler visits Providence on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Red Storm gains possession) | |||
19:48 | RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
19:46 | Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound | |||
19:28 | Pierre Brooks II misses two point layup | |||
19:26 | Andre Screen offensive rebound | |||
19:24 | Andre Screen misses two point layup | |||
19:22 | Kadary Richmond defensive rebound | |||
19:18 | +2 | Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot | 0-2 | |
18:49 | Kolby King turnover (bad pass) (Kadary Richmond steals) | |||
18:43 | +2 | RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists) | 0-4 | |
18:35 | Deivon Smith personal foul | |||
18:13 | Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot | |||
18:11 | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | |||
18:05 | Jahmyl Telfort personal foul | |||
18:04 | +2 | RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists) | 0-6 | |
17:35 | Kolby King misses three point jump shot | |||
17:33 | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | |||
17:23 | Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot | |||
17:21 | Landon Moore defensive rebound | |||
17:17 | Landon Moore turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Scott steals) | |||
17:08 | Deivon Smith misses two point layup | |||
17:06 | Red Storm offensive rebound | |||
17:06 | Andre Screen personal foul | |||
17:01 | Kolby King personal foul | |||
16:58 | Kadary Richmond turnover (lost ball) (Landon Moore steals) | |||
16:58 | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | |||
16:47 | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | |||
16:45 | Kadary Richmond defensive rebound | |||
16:41 | Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Kolby King steals) | |||
16:36 | Kolby King turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Scott steals) | |||
16:28 | RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
16:26 | Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound | |||
16:23 | Andre Screen blocks Zuby Ejiofor's two point layup | |||
16:21 | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | |||
16:10 | Deivon Smith blocks Pierre Brooks II's two point layup | |||
16:08 | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | |||
16:01 | +2 | RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists) | 0-8 | |
15:39 | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | |||
15:37 | Kadary Richmond defensive rebound | |||
15:31 | Zuby Ejiofor turnover (lost ball) (Kolby King steals) | |||
15:20 | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | |||
15:18 | Jahmyl Telfort offensive rebound | |||
15:08 | Zuby Ejiofor blocks Andre Screen's two point layup | |||
15:06 | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | |||
14:54 | Kadary Richmond misses three point jump shot | |||
14:52 | Kolby King defensive rebound | |||
14:43 | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup | 2-8 | |
14:43 | Zuby Ejiofor shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul) | |||
14:43 | TV timeout | |||
14:43 | Pierre Brooks II misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
14:43 | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | |||
14:30 | Simeon Wilcher misses two point jump shot | |||
14:28 | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | |||
14:11 | Jahmyl Telfort turnover (lost ball) (Zuby Ejiofor steals) | |||
14:00 | RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
13:58 | Finley Bizjack defensive rebound | |||
13:42 | Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot | |||
13:40 | Aaron Scott defensive rebound | |||
13:33 | Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot | |||
13:31 | Aaron Scott offensive rebound | |||
13:28 | Aaron Scott misses two point layup | |||
13:26 | Finley Bizjack defensive rebound | |||
13:26 | Aaron Scott personal foul | |||
13:17 | Sadiku Ibine Ayo blocks Pierre Brooks II's two point layup | |||
13:15 | Bulldogs offensive rebound | |||
13:09 | Aaron Scott shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul) | |||
13:09 | +1 | Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-8 | |
13:09 | Jahmyl Telfort misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
13:09 | Bulldogs offensive rebound | |||
12:55 | Finley Bizjack misses two point layup | |||
12:53 | Jahmyl Telfort offensive rebound | |||
12:50 | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot | |||
12:48 | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | |||
12:34 | +2 | RJ Luis Jr. makes two point jump shot | 3-10 | |
12:12 | Simeon Wilcher shooting foul (Landon Moore draws the foul) | |||
12:12 | Landon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
12:12 | +1 | Landon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-10 | |
11:56 | Simeon Wilcher misses two point layup | |||
11:54 | Red Storm offensive rebound | |||
11:54 | TV timeout | |||
11:47 | Vince Iwuchukwu misses two point jump shot | |||
11:45 | Boden Kapke defensive rebound | |||
11:37 | Simeon Wilcher shooting foul (Boden Kapke draws the foul) | |||
11:37 | Boden Kapke misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
11:37 | Boden Kapke misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
11:37 | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | |||
11:33 | Boden Kapke shooting foul (Sadiku Ibine Ayo draws the foul) | |||
11:33 | +1 | Sadiku Ibine Ayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-11 | |
11:33 | Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
11:33 | Boden Kapke defensive rebound | |||
11:20 | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup | |||
11:18 | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:09 | Vince Iwuchukwu misses two point jump shot | |||
11:07 | Bulldogs defensive rebound | |||
11:05 | RJ Luis Jr. personal foul | |||
11:05 | Finley Bizjack misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
11:05 | Landon Moore offensive rebound | |||
10:45 | Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass) | |||
10:29 | Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot | |||
10:27 | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | |||
10:04 | Jahmyl Telfort turnover (bad pass) (RJ Luis Jr. steals) | |||
9:57 | RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
9:55 | Bulldogs defensive rebound | |||
9:41 | Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot | |||
9:39 | Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound | |||
9:29 | Kadary Richmond misses two point layup | |||
9:27 | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | |||
9:01 | +2 | Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup (Jahmyl Telfort assists) | 6-11 | |
8:40 | Deivon Smith turnover (lost ball) (Jahmyl Telfort steals) | |||
8:35 | +2 | Andre Screen makes two point layup (Kolby King assists) | 8-11 | |
8:34 | Red Storm 30 second timeout | |||
8:33 | Kadary Richmond turnover (lost ball) (Jahmyl Telfort steals) | |||
8:33 | Zuby Ejiofor personal foul | |||
8:33 | Andre Screen misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
8:33 | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:22 | Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses three point jump shot | |||
8:20 | Andre Screen defensive rebound | |||
7:58 | Patrick McCaffery turnover (lost ball) (RJ Luis Jr. steals) | |||
7:53 | RJ Luis Jr. misses two point layup | |||
7:51 | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | |||
7:45 | +3 | Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot | 11-11 | |
7:25 | RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
7:23 | Kolby King defensive rebound | |||
7:10 | Andre Screen offensive foul | |||
7:10 | Andre Screen turnover (offensive foul) | |||
7:10 | TV timeout | |||
6:58 | Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
6:56 | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | |||
6:46 | Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot | |||
6:44 | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:38 | RJ Luis Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kolby King steals) | |||
6:34 | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup | 13-11 | |
6:17 | Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses three point jump shot | |||
6:15 | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | |||
6:07 | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists) | 15-11 | |
5:48 | Ruben Prey misses three point jump shot | |||
5:46 | Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound | |||
5:34 | +2 | Boden Kapke makes two point layup (Kolby King assists) | 17-11 | |
5:34 | Red Storm 30 second timeout | |||
5:17 | +2 | Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot | 17-13 | |
4:54 | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot | |||
4:52 | Patrick McCaffery offensive rebound | |||
4:48 | +2 | Boden Kapke makes two point dunk (Pierre Brooks II assists) | 19-13 | |
4:33 | +2 | Aaron Scott makes two point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists) | 19-15 | |
4:08 | Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot | |||
4:06 | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | |||
4:01 | +3 | Sadiku Ibine Ayo makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists) | 19-18 | |
3:25 | +3 | Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot | 22-18 | |
3:15 | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup | 22-20 | |
2:51 | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot | 24-20 | |
2:38 | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists) | 24-22 | |
2:38 | Patrick McCaffery shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul) | |||
2:38 | TV timeout | |||
2:38 | +1 | Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-23 | |
2:28 | Deivon Smith personal foul | |||
2:28 | +1 | Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-23 | |
2:28 | Finley Bizjack misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:28 | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | |||
2:20 | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup | 25-25 | |
2:03 | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot | 27-25 | |
1:54 | Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses two point layup | |||
1:52 | Boden Kapke defensive rebound | |||
1:44 | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | |||
1:42 | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | |||
1:32 | Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot | |||
1:30 | Finley Bizjack defensive rebound | |||
1:11 | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot | 29-25 | |
0:59 | Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses three point jump shot | |||
0:57 | Bulldogs defensive rebound | |||
0:46 | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot | |||
0:44 | Red Storm defensive rebound | |||
0:31 | RJ Luis Jr. offensive foul | |||
0:31 | RJ Luis Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
0:04 | Jahmyl Telfort turnover (lost ball) (Sadiku Ibine Ayo steals) | |||
0:02 | Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses two point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Red Storm offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |