St. John's University's basketball team showcased a strong performance against DePaul and Georgetown, significantly impacting their season's outlook. Against DePaul, they secured a decisive 104-77 victory, tying the program record for points in league play and marking their fourth consecutive win. This victory also pushed them over .500 in league play for the first time since late January. Jordan Dingle and Joel Soriano were pivotal in the win against DePaul, combining for 26 points on 11-14 shooting in the first half alone. Following this, St. John's faced Georgetown, opening the game with a 10-0 lead. Despite Georgetown's comeback efforts, St. John's managed to maintain their lead, ending the first half ahead at 39-35. The game was closely contested, with St. John's only leading by one point, 61-60, with under 8 minutes left in the game. Jayden Epps and Daniss Jenkins stood out for their contributions, scoring 21 and 19 points respectively. The team's recent performances have improved their standing, moving up to 34 in the NET rankings and enhancing their prospects for the NCAA Tournament.
St. John's has 15 turnovers in its last three games. 13 today. #subb
Pitino will talk as Epps is up to 21 points. Rick’s timeout becomes the U8 with 7:43 remaining. Ed Cooley always gets his teams up for games at MSG. Today is no exception, as Georgetown is only down one to St. John’s, 61-60. #Hoyas #sjubb
Jayden Epps has 21 as Georgetown is hanging right there with St. John's down 61-60 Daniss Jenkins has 19 for the Johnnies https://t.co/4c0M6EZgkk
Problem for Georgetown, though, is DJ answered with back-to-back buckets. https://t.co/74Bfgnk5Cu
Jay Heath just had the most no-no-yes shot ever. He caught the ball just beyond the timeline with five on the shot clock, had to go, and banked in a three at the buzzer. Shades of JJ Starling against Carolina, @Sam_Federman.
Georgetown is putting up a legit fight in the Garden. St. John's up 56-51 with under 12 to play. Would be a crushing loss needless to say.
Does St. John's understand what needs to happen today? https://t.co/1IDuRQDoKA
Dontrez Styles now has THREE fouls for Georgetown. His last triggered the U12 one second off the exact window. So, with another 11:59 remaining in regulation, St. John’s will go to the line leading by three, 54-51 the score. Johnnies need to drive away these next couple minutes.
Georgetown within one with 13:06 to go. St. John's is really struggling. #sjubb
Pretty rare to see a half in which St. John's grabs just two offensive rebounds. Were minus-seven on glass. #sjubb
Alleyne banked one in from distance just before the horn, and that might be a godsend for St. John’s, who was pushed to the limit by Georgetown after scoring the first 10 points of the game. It’s a four-point affair through 20, 39-35, in favor of the Johnnies. #sjubb #Hoyas
Not a great half for St. John's. Lead Georgetown 39-35 at the break. Foul trouble was an issue. #sjubb
Half: @StJohnsBBall 39, @GeorgetownHoops 35 Nahiem Alleyne with a 3 at the halftime buzzer Must-win game for Rick Pitino and the Johnnies https://t.co/pJkX7Ms79f
St. John’s living dangerously, letting Georgetown hang around. Gtown is not DePaul, they’re capable of playing good teams tough. #bigeast https://t.co/D2v73vZX1v
Georgetown will have possession coming out of the timeout, even if it looked like the #Hoyas had the last touch after it hit off Zuby Ejiofor’s chest. Jeff Clark ruled otherwise. With another 1:52 to sort out before the intermission, it’s St. John’s up two, 35-33. #sjubb
Georgetown spotted St. John’s a 10-0 head start. It now has the lead after a Dontrez Styles three. Chants of let’s go #Hoyas have begun to fill the Garden.
Georgetown has twice as many turnovers (six) as made field goals (three). 17-8 St. John's. #sjubb
St. John’s has 10 points through the first 4:19. Georgetown has as many as I do. That’s how things are going at the Garden, so it’s business as usual. #sjubb #Hoyas
10-0 St. John's. Georgetown looks ready for the portal. #subb
DJ 6, Georgetown 0. #sjubb
The first of three today, with a different starting point than initially intended. I haven’t seen St. John’s in three weeks, so of course the season turned around in my absence. I’m back at MSG with @StJohnsBBall for game #78, as the Johnnies host @GeorgetownHoops. #sjubb #Hoyas https://t.co/7JUCfmcaKQ
St. John's opens as a 16.5-point favorite at home against Georgetown tomorrow. #sjubb
“We’ve played good basketball all year, with the exception of a couple of games, but never this good.” On surging St John’s, which is getting closer to returning to the NCAA Tournament: https://t.co/nmsb8zZDHY #sjubb
St John’s moves up to 34 in NET rankings. #sjubb
St. John's plays nearly perfect basketball in rout of DePaul | @RogRubin #sjubb https://t.co/lhq2eC2PSB
St. John's crushes DePaul, 104-77. Four in a row. Over .500 in league play for first time since late January. 104 points equals program record in league play. #sjubb
St. John's closes the half on a 30-6 run. It's 54-28 at the break. Dingle and Ledlum have combined for 26 points on 11-14 shooting. #sjubb
Under 4:00 MTO → St. John's leads 47-26 Dingle (14) & Ledlum (11) with double-digit points through 17 minutes of play https://t.co/DU0aP5DAEw
It's now a 23-4 run. St. John's has gone up 21. 3:32 left in the half. Jordan Dingle has 14. #sjubb
St. John's has created some breathing room. 15-4 run pushes lead to 13. #sjubb
St. John's now on the bubble....and laying a huge number at DePaul https://t.co/5nqbDoQrca