Ejiofor's 18 points, 12 rebounds lead St. John's over Xavier 82-72
AP
Jan 07, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — Zuby Ejiofor's 18 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks helped St. John's Red Storm defeat Xavier Musketeers 82-72 on Tuesday night.
RJ Luis Jr. scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds for the Red Storm (13-3, 4-1 Big East Conference). Simeon Wilcher went 7 of 15 from the field (1 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 15 points.
The Musketeers (9-7, 1-4) were led by Zach Freemantle, who recorded 22 points and two blocks. Xavier also got 14 points and eight rebounds from Dailyn Swain. Dayvion McKnight also had 11 points, eight assists and three steals.
St. John's took the lead with 17:29 to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 41-37 at halftime, with Wilcher racking up 10 points. St. John's used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 15-point lead at 61-46 with 10:14 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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1st Half
SJU
Red Storm
41
XAV
Musketeers
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Zuby Ejiofor vs. Zach Freemantle (Kadary Richmond gains possession)
19:46
Jerome Hunter blocks RJ Luis Jr.'s two point layup
19:44
Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
19:23
+2
Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)
0-2
19:08
+2
Kadary Richmond makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)
2-2
19:02
Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass)
18:48
Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
18:46
Red Storm offensive rebound
18:46
Ryan Conwell personal foul
18:31
RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:29
Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
18:18
Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
18:16
RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
18:01
+2
Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot
4-2
17:51
Zuby Ejiofor shooting foul
17:51
+1
Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-3
17:51
+1
Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-4
17:39
Marcus Foster personal foul
17:29
+2
Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot
6-4
17:22
Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
17:20
Deivon Smith defensive rebound
17:11
+2
Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)
8-4
16:43
Marcus Foster misses two point layup
16:41
Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
16:31
+2
Deivon Smith makes two point layup
10-4
16:08
Kadary Richmond blocks Zach Freemantle's two point jump shot
16:06
Zach Freemantle offensive rebound
16:03
Zach Freemantle misses two point layup
16:01
Jerome Hunter offensive rebound
15:59
+2
Jerome Hunter makes two point layup
10-6
15:39
Zuby Ejiofor misses two point hook shot
15:37
Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
15:32
RJ Luis Jr. personal foul
15:32
TV timeout
15:22
Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
15:20
Aaron Scott defensive rebound
15:14
Dayvion McKnight personal foul
15:12
Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
15:10
Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
15:05
Dailyn Swain turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Scott steals)
15:03
Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass)
14:47
Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
14:45
Vince Iwuchukwu defensive rebound
14:39
+3
Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot
13-6
14:28
Sadiku Ibine Ayo personal foul
14:19
Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
14:17
RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
14:07
Dailyn Swain shooting foul
14:07
+1
RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-6
14:07
+1
RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-6
13:56
Musketeers 30 second timeout
13:40
Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
13:38
RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
13:31
Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses two point layup
13:29
Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
13:22
Simeon Wilcher shooting foul
13:22
+1
Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-7
13:22
+1
Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-8
13:08
+2
Simeon Wilcher makes two point layup (Vince Iwuchukwu assists)
17-8
12:47
Jerome Hunter misses three point jump shot
12:45
Sadiku Ibine Ayo defensive rebound
12:26
+2
Simeon Wilcher makes two point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)
19-8
12:04
+2
Dailyn Swain makes two point layup (Jerome Hunter assists)
19-10
11:48
TV timeout
11:40
+2
Kadary Richmond makes two point layup
21-10
11:21
Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
11:19
Aaron Scott defensive rebound
11:01
RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:59
Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
10:39
Deivon Smith personal foul
10:27
Ryan Conwell turnover (lost ball) (Kadary Richmond steals)
10:17
Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot
10:15
Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
10:06
John Hugley IV misses two point jump shot
10:04
John Hugley IV offensive rebound
10:00
Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot
9:58
Red Storm defensive rebound
9:28
+2
Simeon Wilcher makes two point layup (Zuby Ejiofor assists)
23-10
9:11
Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
9:09
Aaron Scott defensive rebound
9:01
Zuby Ejiofor misses two point jump shot
8:59
Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
8:51
Zach Freemantle turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Scott steals)
8:41
Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
8:39
Musketeers defensive rebound
8:22
+2
Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot
23-12
8:08
+2
Zuby Ejiofor makes two point hook shot (Deivon Smith assists)
25-12
8:01
+3
Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)
25-15
7:48
Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
7:46
Deivon Smith offensive rebound
7:42
Deivon Smith misses two point layup
7:40
Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
7:38
+2
Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup
27-15
7:31
Aaron Scott personal foul
7:31
TV timeout
7:19
Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
7:17
Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
7:13
Dante Maddox Jr. shooting foul
7:13
+1
Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-15
7:13
+1
Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-15
6:49
Marcus Foster misses two point jump shot
6:47
Ruben Prey defensive rebound
6:42
Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
6:40
Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
6:32
+2
Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup (Dailyn Swain assists)
29-17
6:14
Zuby Ejiofor misses three point jump shot
6:12
Ruben Prey offensive rebound
6:09
Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
6:07
Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
5:55
Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:53
Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
5:46
Dayvion McKnight blocks Deivon Smith's two point jump shot
5:44
Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
5:26
+2
Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot (Dante Maddox Jr. assists)
29-19
5:07
Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot
5:05
Marcus Foster defensive rebound
4:58
+2
Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot (Marcus Foster assists)
29-21
4:58
Red Storm 30 second timeout
4:41
Zuby Ejiofor misses two point jump shot
4:39
RJ Luis Jr. offensive rebound
4:33
+2
RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup
31-21
4:05
+2
Dante Maddox Jr. makes two point layup
31-23
3:51
RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:48
RJ Luis Jr. offensive rebound
3:48
Dante Maddox Jr. shooting foul
3:48
TV timeout
3:48
+1
RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-23
3:48
+1
RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-23
3:44
Ryan Conwell turnover (lost ball) (Kadary Richmond steals)
3:36
Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot
3:34
Marcus Foster defensive rebound
3:34
Deivon Smith personal foul
3:34
+1
Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-24
3:34
+1
Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-25
3:21
+2
Kadary Richmond makes two point layup
35-25
3:06
Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
3:04
Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
2:56
+2
RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup (Simeon Wilcher assists)
37-25
2:48
+3
Zach Freemantle makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)
37-28
2:27
Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
2:25
Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
2:15
+2
Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot (Ryan Conwell assists)
37-30
1:48
Vince Iwuchukwu misses two point jump shot
1:46
Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
1:41
Vince Iwuchukwu blocks Dailyn Swain's two point layup
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