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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 defeat Xavier 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		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
1:39		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
1:35		Simeon Wilcher misses two point layup
1:33		Simeon Wilcher offensive rebound
1:29	+2	Simeon Wilcher makes two point layup	39-30
1:15		RJ Luis Jr. shooting foul
1:15	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-31
1:15	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-32
1:07		Vince Iwuchukwu misses two point layup
1:06		Red Storm offensive rebound
1:05		Kadary Richmond turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
0:57	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	39-34
0:57		Ruben Prey shooting foul
0:57	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-35
0:42	+2	Simeon Wilcher makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists)	41-35
0:30		Zach Freemantle misses two point layup
0:28		Jerome Hunter offensive rebound
0:24		Ruben Prey blocks Jerome Hunter's two point layup
0:22		Ruben Prey defensive rebound
0:08		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
0:06		Musketeers defensive rebound
0:06		Vince Iwuchukwu personal foul
0:06	+1	Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-36
0:06	+1	Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-37
0:01		Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
0:00		Red Storm offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SJU
Red Storm
41
XAV
Musketeers
35

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Zuby Ejiofor blocks Ryan Conwell's three point jump shot
19:44		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
19:40	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists)	43-37
19:26		Marcus Foster turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Scott steals)
19:23	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point dunk	45-37
19:01	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point jump shot (Marcus Foster assists)	45-39
19:01		Kadary Richmond shooting foul
19:01	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-40
18:50		Kadary Richmond misses three point jump shot
18:48		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
18:35		Ryan Conwell misses two point jump shot
18:33		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
18:20		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
18:18		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
18:12		Zach Freemantle blocks Zuby Ejiofor's two point layup
18:10		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
18:08	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup	47-40
17:46	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	47-42
17:20		RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:18		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
17:15		Zuby Ejiofor misses two point layup
17:13		Red Storm offensive rebound
17:10		Dailyn Swain personal foul
17:08	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	49-42
16:45		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
16:43		Red Storm defensive rebound
16:28		Kadary Richmond turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
16:24		Zuby Ejiofor blocks Dayvion McKnight's two point layup
16:22		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
16:17		RJ Luis Jr. misses two point layup
16:15		Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
16:06		Kadary Richmond personal foul
15:46		Dante Maddox Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:44		Musketeers offensive rebound
15:44		Musketeers turnover (shot clock violation)
15:44		TV timeout
15:32	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point hook shot (Aaron Scott assists)	51-42
15:15	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup (Zach Freemantle assists)	51-44
15:03		Zuby Ejiofor turnover (lost ball)
14:37		Jerome Hunter turnover (bad pass)
14:22		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
14:20		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
14:20		Jump ball. (Red Storm gains possession)
14:14		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
14:12		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
13:57		Zuby Ejiofor blocks Ryan Conwell's two point jump shot
13:55		Musketeers offensive rebound
13:48		Aaron Scott blocks Zach Freemantle's two point layup
13:46		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
13:42		Ryan Conwell shooting foul
13:42	+1	Kadary Richmond makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-44
13:42	+1	Kadary Richmond makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-44
13:32		Zuby Ejiofor personal foul
13:24		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
13:22		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
13:05		Simeon Wilcher misses two point jump shot
13:03		Musketeers defensive rebound
12:44	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	53-46
12:31		Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot
12:29		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
12:22		Dailyn Swain turnover (bad pass) (Vince Iwuchukwu steals)
12:21	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point dunk (Simeon Wilcher assists)	55-46
12:11		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
12:09		Vince Iwuchukwu defensive rebound
11:54	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point jump shot	57-46
11:44		Musketeers 30 second timeout
11:44		TV timeout
11:23		Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot
11:21		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
10:59	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup	59-46
10:43		Marcus Foster misses two point jump shot
10:41		Vince Iwuchukwu defensive rebound
10:17		Simeon Wilcher misses two point layup
10:15		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
10:14	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point layup	61-46
10:08		Aaron Scott personal foul
10:08		TV timeout
9:55	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	61-48
9:55		Vince Iwuchukwu shooting foul
9:55	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-49
9:36		Zach Freemantle personal foul
9:23		Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
9:21		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
9:19		Zuby Ejiofor misses two point layup
9:17		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
9:15		Zuby Ejiofor misses two point layup
9:13		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
9:12		Dailyn Swain personal foul
9:11		Zach Freemantle personal foul
9:06		Zach Freemantle blocks Kadary Richmond's two point layup
9:04		RJ Luis Jr. offensive rebound
9:02		Ryan Conwell shooting foul
9:02	+1	RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-49
9:02	+1	RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-49
9:00		Zach Freemantle turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Scott steals)
8:51		Simeon Wilcher misses two point jump shot
8:49		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
8:44	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point layup	65-49
8:32		Ryan Conwell turnover (lost ball) (Kadary Richmond steals)
8:20	+2	Simeon Wilcher makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists)	67-49
8:20		Musketeers 30 second timeout
8:20		TV timeout
8:12	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (John Hugley IV assists)	67-52
7:52		RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:50		Musketeers defensive rebound
7:50		Zuby Ejiofor personal foul
7:31	+2	John Hugley IV makes two point layup (Ryan Conwell assists)	67-54
7:26		Red Storm 30 second timeout
7:11	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup	69-54
6:55		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
6:53		Jerome Hunter offensive rebound
6:51		Jerome Hunter misses two point jump shot
6:49		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
6:41	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point dunk (RJ Luis Jr. assists)	71-54
6:26		Aaron Scott shooting foul
6:26	+1	John Hugley IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-55
6:26	+1	John Hugley IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-56
6:15		RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:13		John Hugley IV defensive rebound
5:55	+3	John Hugley IV makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	71-59
5:33		RJ Luis Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
5:28		Dailyn Swain turnover (bad pass)
5:11		Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
5:09		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
5:04	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point layup	73-59
4:49		Deivon Smith personal foul
4:49	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-60
4:49	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-61
4:26		Zuby Ejiofor turnover (bad pass)
4:07		Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
4:05		John Hugley IV offensive rebound
4:01		Zuby Ejiofor blocks John Hugley IV's two point layup
3:59		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
3:41	+3	Simeon Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	76-61
3:19		Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
3:17		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
3:03		Dayvion McKnight personal foul
3:03		TV timeout
3:03		Zuby Ejiofor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:03		Cam Fletcher defensive rebound
2:43		Marcus Foster misses two point jump shot
2:41		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
2:21		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
2:19		Musketeers defensive rebound
2:19		Aaron Scott personal foul
2:19	+1	Cam Fletcher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-62
2:19	+1	Cam Fletcher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-63
1:51	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup (Simeon Wilcher assists)	78-63
1:40		RJ Luis Jr. shooting foul
1:40	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-64
1:40	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-65
1:23		Kadary Richmond misses two point layup
1:21		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
1:19	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup	80-65
1:11		RJ Luis Jr. personal foul
1:11	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-66
1:11	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-67
0:53		RJ Luis Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Cam Fletcher steals)
0:48	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point layup (Cam Fletcher assists)	80-69
0:48		Red Storm 30 second timeout
0:37		Red Storm turnover (10-second violation)
0:24	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point jump shot (Zach Freemantle assists)	80-71
0:18		Red Storm 30 second timeout
0:17		Dayvion McKnight personal foul
0:17	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-71
0:17	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-71
0:16		Simeon Wilcher personal foul
0:16		Dayvion McKnight misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:16	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-72
0:00		End of period

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Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2