St. John's 89-75 UConn (Feb 23, 2025) Play-by-Play

UConn Huskies

18-9, 10-6 Conference

	1	2	T
CONN	32	43	75
SJU	50	39	89

St. John's Red Storm

24-4, 15-2 Conference

Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
Deivon Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Scott.
Kadary Richmond made Layup.
Deivon Smith missed Jumper.
Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Scott made Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Layup. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
Deivon Smith made Layup.
Kadary Richmond missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
Kadary Richmond made Layup.
Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
Zuby Ejiofor made Layup.
Aaron Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
Lefteris Liotopoulos made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
Deivon Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zuby Ejiofor.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
Deivon Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
Aaron Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
Lefteris Liotopoulos missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
Deivon Smith missed Layup.
Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Two Point Tip Shot.
RJ Luis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
Kadary Richmond made Layup. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
Aaron Scott made Layup. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
Deivon Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Zuby Ejiofor.
Aaron Scott missed Layup.
Aaron Scott missed Jumper.
Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Zuby Ejiofor made Layup. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
RJ Luis Jr. made Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
Kadary Richmond made Jumper. Assisted by Zuby Ejiofor.
Kadary Richmond made Jumper. Assisted by Zuby Ejiofor.
Kadary Richmond missed Layup.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
Zuby Ejiofor made Two Point Tip Shot.
Kadary Richmond made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Scott.
Simeon Wilcher made Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
Simeon Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Zuby Ejiofor.
Simeon Wilcher missed Layup.
Simeon Wilcher made Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
Zuby Ejiofor made Layup.
Simeon Wilcher made Layup. Assisted by Zuby Ejiofor.
Zuby Ejiofor missed Dunk.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
Zuby Ejiofor made Two Point Tip Shot.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
Liam McNeeley made Dunk.
Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Liam McNeeley.
Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
Samson Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
Hassan Diarra made Layup.
Solo Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Liam McNeeley.
Liam McNeeley missed Jumper.
Hassan Diarra missed Layup.
Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
Tarris Reed Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
Tarris Reed Jr. missed Layup.
Tarris Reed Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Nowell.
Alex Karaban made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Nowell.
Tarris Reed Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
Tarris Reed Jr. missed Layup.
Aidan Mahaney missed Jumper.
Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
Hassan Diarra made Jumper. Assisted by Samson Johnson.
Alex Karaban missed Layup.
Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Liam McNeeley.
Alex Karaban missed Jumper.
Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
Liam McNeeley missed Layup.
Solo Ball missed Jumper.
Alex Karaban missed Layup.
Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
Hassan Diarra missed Layup.
Solo Ball made Jumper.
Hassan Diarra missed Layup.
Solo Ball missed Layup.
Alex Karaban made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
Liam McNeeley missed Layup.
Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
Hassan Diarra missed Three Point Jumper.
Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
Solo Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
Hassan Diarra missed Layup.
Tarris Reed Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
Liam McNeeley missed Layup.
Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
Tarris Reed Jr. missed Layup.
Liam McNeeley missed Layup.
Hassan Diarra missed Layup.
Solo Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
Liam McNeeley made Layup.
Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
Ahmad Nowell missed Three Point Jumper.
Solo Ball made Layup.
Jayden Ross made Jumper. Assisted by Solo Ball.

UCONN

ST JOHN'S

TIME		CONN	SJU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by UConn	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by St. John's	0	0
19:42	Hassan Diarra Turnover.	0	0
19:22	RJ Luis Jr. Turnover.	0	0
19:22	Hassan Diarra Steal.	0	0
19:19	Liam McNeeley made Dunk.	2	0
19:05	Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.	2	0
19:02	Aaron Scott Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:58	RJ Luis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:55	Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:46	Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Liam McNeeley.	4	0
18:23	RJ Luis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	4	0
18:20	Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.	4	0
18:15	Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.	4	0
18:12	Alex Karaban Offensive Rebound.	4	0
18:10	Samson Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Alex Karaban.	6	0
17:48	RJ Luis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.	6	3
17:31	Hassan Diarra made Layup.	8	3
17:24	RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.	8	3
17:24	Aaron Scott Offensive Rebound.	8	3
17:24	Alex Karaban Block.	8	3
17:19	Deivon Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Scott.	8	6
16:49	Solo Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Liam McNeeley.	11	6
16:39	Deivon Smith Turnover.	11	6
16:14	Liam McNeeley missed Jumper.	11	6
16:14	RJ Luis Jr. Block.	11	6
16:11	Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.	11	6
16:04	Kadary Richmond made Layup.	11	8
16:04	Foul on Hassan Diarra.	11	8
16:04	Kadary Richmond missed Free Throw.	11	8
16:02	Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.	11	8
15:45	Alex Karaban Turnover.	11	8
15:45	Aaron Scott Steal.	11	8
15:39	Deivon Smith missed Jumper.	11	8
15:38	UConn Defensive Rebound.	11	8
15:38	Official TV Timeout	11	8
15:25	Hassan Diarra missed Layup.	11	8
15:24	Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.	11	8
15:24	Foul on Samson Johnson.	11	8
15:24	Samson Johnson subbing out for UConn	11	8
15:24	Tarris Reed Jr. subbing in for UConn	11	8
15:12	Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.	11	8
15:09	Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.	11	8
15:05	Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.	11	8
15:03	UConn Deadball Team Rebound.	11	8
15:03	Foul on RJ Luis Jr..	11	8
14:55	Alex Karaban Turnover.	11	8
14:55	Aaron Scott Steal.	11	8
14:52	Foul on Liam McNeeley.	11	8
14:52	Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.	11	9
14:52	RJ Luis Jr. subbing out for St. John's	11	9
14:52	Sadiku Ibine Ayo subbing in for St. John's	11	9
14:52	Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.	11	10
14:28	Solo Ball Turnover.	11	10
14:28	Kadary Richmond Steal.	11	10
14:19	Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
14:17	Kadary Richmond Offensive Rebound.	11	10
14:17	Foul on Hassan Diarra.	11	10
14:17	Kadary Richmond made Free Throw.	11	11
14:17	Kadary Richmond made Free Throw.	11	12
14:17	Deivon Smith subbing out for St. John's	11	12
14:17	Simeon Wilcher subbing in for St. John's	11	12
14:17	Hassan Diarra subbing out for UConn	11	12
14:17	Ahmad Nowell subbing in for UConn	11	12
14:16	Alex Karaban Turnover.	11	12
14:16	Alex Karaban subbing out for UConn	11	12
14:16	Jaylin Stewart subbing in for UConn	11	12
14:14	Aaron Scott made Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.	11	14
14:14	Foul on Jaylin Stewart.	11	14
14:14	Aaron Scott made Free Throw.	11	15
14:01	Foul on Simeon Wilcher.	11	15
13:46	Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.	11	15
13:45	Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.	11	15
13:45	Tarris Reed Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.	13	15
13:45	Foul on Simeon Wilcher.	13	15
13:45	Simeon Wilcher subbing out for St. John's	13	15
13:45	Deivon Smith subbing in for St. John's	13	15
13:45	Tarris Reed Jr. made Free Throw.	14	15
13:31	Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Layup. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.	14	17
12:55	Solo Ball Turnover.	14	17
12:55	Zuby Ejiofor Steal.	14	17
12:50	Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.	14	17
12:45	Jaylin Stewart Defensive Rebound.	14	17
12:29	Liam McNeeley Turnover.	14	17
12:29	Kadary Richmond Steal.	14	17
12:29	Aaron Scott subbing out for St. John's	14	17
12:29	Zuby Ejiofor subbing out for St. John's	14	17
12:29	Vince Iwuchukwu subbing in for St. John's	14	17
12:29	RJ Luis Jr. subbing in for St. John's	14	17
12:29	Liam McNeeley subbing out for UConn	14	17
12:29	Alex Karaban subbing in for UConn	14	17
12:16	Deivon Smith Turnover.	14	17
11:56	Tarris Reed Jr. missed Layup.	14	17
11:56	Kadary Richmond Block.	14	17
11:50	Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.	14	17
11:50	Tarris Reed Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.	16	17
11:38	RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.	16	17
11:36	Deivon Smith Offensive Rebound.	16	17
11:35	Deivon Smith made Layup.	16	19
11:05	Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Nowell.	18	19
10:47	Kadary Richmond missed Three Point Jumper.	18	19
10:45	Vince Iwuchukwu Offensive Rebound.	18	19
10:45	Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..	18	19
10:45	Official TV Timeout	18	19
10:45	Sadiku Ibine Ayo subbing out for St. John's	18	19
10:45	Ruben Prey subbing in for St. John's	18	19
10:45	Solo Ball subbing out for UConn	18	19
10:45	Aidan Mahaney subbing in for UConn	18	19
10:33	Vince Iwuchukwu Turnover.	18	19
10:15	Alex Karaban made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Nowell.	20	19
9:59	RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.	20	19
9:59	Tarris Reed Jr. Block.	20	19
9:56	Aidan Mahaney Defensive Rebound.	20	19
9:51	Alex Karaban Turnover.	20	19
9:51	Ruben Prey Steal.	20	19
9:45	Kadary Richmond made Layup.	20	21
9:45	Foul on Alex Karaban.	20	21
9:45	Jaylin Stewart subbing out for UConn	20	21
9:45	Liam McNeeley subbing in for UConn	20	21
9:45	Kadary Richmond made Free Throw.	20	22
9:43	Foul on Kadary Richmond.	20	22
9:34	Foul on Vince Iwuchukwu.	20	22
9:34	Ahmad Nowell missed Free Throw.	20	22
9:34	UConn Deadball Team Rebound.	20	22
9:34	Vince Iwuchukwu subbing out for St. John's	20	22
9:34	Zuby Ejiofor subbing in for St. John's	20	22
9:34	Ahmad Nowell missed Free Throw.	20	22
9:33	Ruben Prey Defensive Rebound.	20	22
9:18	Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.	20	22
9:15	Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.	20	22
9:13	Zuby Ejiofor made Layup.	20	24
8:52	Ahmad Nowell subbing out for UConn	20	24
8:52	Solo Ball subbing in for UConn	20	24
8:52	Kadary Richmond subbing out for St. John's	20	24
8:52	Lefteris Liotopoulos subbing in for St. John's	20	24
8:47	Tarris Reed Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Alex Karaban.	22	24
8:21	Zuby Ejiofor Turnover.	22	24
8:21	Solo Ball Steal.	22	24
8:16	Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.	22	24
8:13	Deivon Smith Defensive Rebound.	22	24
8:01	Deivon Smith subbing out for St. John's	22	24
8:01	Ruben Prey subbing out for St. John's	22	24
8:01	Aaron Scott subbing in for St. John's	22	24
8:01	Kadary Richmond subbing in for St. John's	22	24
8:00	Aaron Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.	22	27
7:38	Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.	22	27
7:36	Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.	22	27
7:36	Foul on Kadary Richmond.	22	27
7:36	Official TV Timeout	22	27
7:36	Kadary Richmond subbing out for St. John's	22	27
7:36	Deivon Smith subbing in for St. John's	22	27
7:29	Tarris Reed Jr. missed Layup.	22	27
7:29	Lefteris Liotopoulos Block.	22	27
7:26	Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.	22	27
7:16	Lefteris Liotopoulos made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.	22	30
6:55	Aidan Mahaney missed Jumper.	22	30
6:53	Aaron Scott Defensive Rebound.	22	30
6:44	Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..	22	30
6:44	Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.	22	31
6:44	Tarris Reed Jr. subbing out for UConn	22	31
6:44	Aidan Mahaney subbing out for UConn	22	31
6:44	Hassan Diarra subbing in for UConn	22	31
6:44	Samson Johnson subbing in for UConn	22	31
6:44	Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.	22	32
6:16	Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.	22	32
6:13	RJ Luis Jr. Defensive Rebound.	22	32
6:02	Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.	22	32
5:58	Aaron Scott Offensive Rebound.	22	32
5:50	Deivon Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zuby Ejiofor.	22	35
5:35	UConn Timeout	22	35
5:23	Hassan Diarra made Jumper. Assisted by Samson Johnson.	24	35
4:57	RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.	24	35
4:55	Lefteris Liotopoulos Offensive Rebound.	24	35
4:53	Deivon Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	24	35
4:50	Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.	24	35
4:37	Foul on Lefteris Liotopoulos.	24	35
4:37	Jayden Ross subbing in for UConn	24	35
4:37	Hassan Diarra subbing out for UConn	24	35
4:37	Solo Ball made Free Throw.	25	35
4:37	Solo Ball made Free Throw.	26	35
4:23	RJ Luis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.	26	38
4:22	Foul on Samson Johnson.	26	38
4:22	Official TV Timeout	26	40
4:22	Jayden Ross subbing out for UConn	26	40
4:22	Hassan Diarra subbing in for UConn	26	40
4:22	Samson Johnson Turnover.	26	38
4:22	Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.	26	39
4:22	Zuby Ejiofor made Free Throw.	26	40
4:20	Aaron Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.	26	43
4:01	Foul on Deivon Smith.	26	43
4:01	Liam McNeeley missed Free Throw.	26	43
3:59	Deivon Smith Defensive Rebound.	26	43
3:49	Lefteris Liotopoulos missed Three Point Jumper.	26	43
3:47	Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.	26	43
3:39	Alex Karaban missed Layup.	26	43
3:39	Aaron Scott Block.	26	43
3:34	Aaron Scott Defensive Rebound.	26	43
3:29	Deivon Smith Turnover.	26	43
3:05	Foul on Lefteris Liotopoulos.	26	43
3:05	Liam McNeeley made Free Throw.	27	43
3:05	Lefteris Liotopoulos subbing out for St. John's	27	43
3:05	Sadiku Ibine Ayo subbing in for St. John's	27	43
3:05	Hassan Diarra subbing out for UConn	27	43
3:05	Jaylin Stewart subbing in for UConn	27	43
3:05	Liam McNeeley made Free Throw.	28	43
2:42	RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.	28	43
2:41	UConn Deadball Team Rebound.	28	43
2:41	Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.	28	43
2:41	Samson Johnson made Free Throw.	29	43
2:41	Samson Johnson made Free Throw.	30	43
2:41	St. John's Timeout	30	43
2:16	Deivon Smith missed Layup.	30	43
2:16	Jaylin Stewart Block.	30	43
2:16	Sadiku Ibine Ayo Offensive Rebound.	30	43
2:13	Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Two Point Tip Shot.	30	45
1:55	Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.	30	45
1:53	RJ Luis Jr. Defensive Rebound.	30	45
1:36	RJ Luis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.	30	48
1:09	Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Liam McNeeley.	32	48
0:48	Foul on Solo Ball.	32	48
0:48	Deivon Smith made Free Throw.	32	49
0:48	Zuby Ejiofor subbing out for St. John's	32	49
0:48	Ruben Prey subbing in for St. John's	32	49
0:48	Jaylin Stewart subbing out for UConn	32	49
0:48	Hassan Diarra subbing in for UConn	32	49
0:48	Deivon Smith made Free Throw.	32	50
0:30	Alex Karaban missed Jumper.	32	50
0:28	Hassan Diarra Offensive Rebound.	32	50
0:27	Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.	32	50
0:24	Hassan Diarra Offensive Rebound.	32	50
0:13	Liam McNeeley missed Layup.	32	50
0:11	Samson Johnson Offensive Rebound.	32	50
0:09	Solo Ball missed Jumper.	32	50
0:08	UConn Offensive Rebound.	32	50
0:08	RJ Luis Jr. subbing out for St. John's	32	50
0:08	Vince Iwuchukwu subbing in for St. John's	32	50
0:04	Alex Karaban missed Layup.	32	50
0:02	Hassan Diarra Offensive Rebound.	32	50
0:00	Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.	32	50
0:00	Deivon Smith Defensive Rebound.	32	50
0:00	End of 1st half	32	50

Madison Square Garden

12:00 PM, February 23, 2025Coverage: FOX

New York, NY

Line: SJU -3.5

Over/Under: 140.5

Attendance: 19,812

Referees:
Ron Groover
James Breeding
Tommy Morrissey

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	15-2	-	24-4
Creighton	12-4	2.5	19-8
Marquette	11-5	3.5	20-7
UConn	10-6	4.5	18-9
Xavier	10-7	5	18-10
Villanova	9-8	6	16-12
Georgetown	7-9	7.5	16-11
Butler	6-10	8.5	13-14
Providence	6-10	8.5	12-15
Seton Hall	2-14	12.5	7-20
DePaul	2-15	13	11-17

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