St. John's grabs momentum to down Georgetown
NEW YORK (AP) St. John's biggest comeback of the season kept it alive in the Big East Tournament.
Marcellus Earlington scored 10 straight points in a game-ending 23-0 run and St. John's rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to beat Georgetown 75-62 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big East Tournament.
It's an unbelievable feeling,'' said LJ Figueroa, who led the Red Storm with 22 points. ''Coach (Mike Anderson) always emphasizes we're never out of game. We just go out there, play as hard as we can. I mean, honestly I don't think anybody knew on the court that we were on a 23-0 run. It just felt like we were out there having fun, and that's how it's supposed to feel.''
Earlington scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half and grabbed 10 rebounds as the ninth-seeded Red Storm (17-15) handed eighth-seeded Georgetown (15-17) its seventh straight loss.
''It was a great feeling,'' said Earlington, who was averaging 8.7 points. ''I work on my shot every day. So it didn't surprise me as much. And my teammates did a good job of finding me at my spots. I had good spot-up shots. Like I said, it was great to go out there and go on that run.''
The Red Storm, whose previous biggest deficit overcome was 12 in a win over New Hampshire in November, faces top-seeded and No. 7-ranked Creighton in the opener of the quarterfinals Thursday at Madison Square Garden.
Terrell Allen led the Hoyas with 22 points, but only three came in the second half. Jamorko Pickett added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Georgetown, which missed its final 10 shots and turned the ball over four times in the final 6:31.
''It still doesn't feel real, to be honest with you,'' Georgetown senior guard Jagan Mosely said. ''After their, I guess, 20 -- 20-0 run, it kind of still hasn't hit me that the game ended like that. You never want to go out on a loss. Obviously, 95 to 99% of the teams in college end their careers in losses. But you never want to end it like that.''
This marked the third time in the last four years the teams have met at Madison Square Garden in the opening round of the conference tournament, and St. John's has won all three games.
Georgetown seemed to be cruising to its third straight win over St. John's this season when things fell apart late with a 62-52 lead. Figueroa started the decisive run with 3-pointer, Nick Rutherford a layup and then Earlington took over, hitting a pair of 3-pointers, a layup and two free throws to give St. John's a 67-62 lead.
Goergetown led by nine at the half and opened the margin to 15 early in the second half.
Georgetown shot 54.5% in the first half in taking a 42-33 halftime lead. Allen, whose career-high was 22 points, made up for six turnovers scoring 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Pickett added 11 points, making three 3s.
St. John's, which hit 48.3% of its 3-pointers in its last three games, was 2 of 13 from long range in the half. Figueroa provided the only consistent offense, scoring 11 points on 4 of 10 shooting.
UP NEXT:
St. John's: Face top-seeded and No. 7 Creighton in the quarterfinals on Thursday at noon.
Georgetown: Season is over.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Jumpball received by St. John's | Â | |
19:48 | Â | Marcellus Earlington missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
19:46 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jahvon Blair | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Terrell Allen, stolen by Rasheem Dunn | Â | |
19:16 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Rasheem Dunn, stolen by Terrell Allen | Â | |
19:10 | +2 | Terrell Allen made layup, assist by Jamorko Pickett | 2-0 | |
19:02 | +2 | Julian Champagnie made layup, assist by Rasheem Dunn | 2-2 | |
18:45 | Â | Traveling violation turnover on Terrell Allen | Â | |
18:31 | Â | Greg Williams Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
18:29 | Â | Offensive rebound by Julian Champagnie | Â | |
18:29 | Â | LJ Figueroa missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
18:27 | Â | Defensive rebound by Qudus Wahab | Â | |
18:27 | Â | Jamorko Pickett missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
17:46 | Â | Defensive rebound by Julian Champagnie | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Shooting foul on Jagan Mosely | Â | |
17:42 | +1 | LJ Figueroa made 1st of 2 free throws | 2-3 | |
17:42 | +1 | LJ Figueroa made 2nd of 2 free throws | 2-4 | |
17:26 | +3 | Jamorko Pickett made 3-pt. jump shot | 5-4 | |
17:19 | +2 | LJ Figueroa made floating jump shot | 5-6 | |
17:19 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Jagan Mosely, stolen by Greg Williams Jr. | Â | |
17:19 | +2 | Marcellus Earlington made layup, assist by Greg Williams Jr. | 5-8 | |
16:17 | Â | Terrell Allen missed jump shot | Â | |
16:15 | Â | Defensive rebound by Marcellus Earlington | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Julian Champagnie missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
16:05 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jamorko Pickett | Â | |
16:01 | +2 | Terrell Allen made layup | 7-8 | |
15:48 | Â | LJ Figueroa missed layup | Â | |
15:46 | Â | Defensive rebound by Qudus Wahab | Â | |
15:40 | +2 | Qudus Wahab made hook shot, assist by Jamorko Pickett | 9-8 | |
15:19 | +2 | Rasheem Dunn made driving layup | 9-10 | |
14:59 | Â | Terrell Allen missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
14:57 | Â | Offensive rebound by Jagan Mosely | Â | |
14:49 | Â | Jahvon Blair missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
14:47 | Â | Defensive rebound by Rasheem Dunn | Â | |
14:43 | Â | Marcellus Earlington missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
14:41 | Â | Defensive rebound by Georgetown | Â | |
14:41 | Â | Commercial timeout called | Â | |
14:34 | Â | Jamorko Pickett missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
14:32 | Â | Defensive rebound by Rasheem Dunn | Â | |
14:14 | Â | Rasheem Dunn missed jump shot | Â | |
14:12 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jahvon Blair | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Jahvon Blair missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
14:03 | Â | Defensive rebound by Nick Rutherford | Â | |
13:58 | Â | Shooting foul on Qudus Wahab | Â | |
13:58 | +1 | Julian Champagnie made 1st of 2 free throws | 9-11 | |
13:58 | +1 | Julian Champagnie made 2nd of 2 free throws | 9-12 | |
13:47 | +2 | Jagan Mosely made layup, assist by Omer Yurtseven | 11-12 | |
13:31 | Â | LJ Figueroa missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
13:29 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jahvon Blair | Â | |
13:20 | +3 | Terrell Allen made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jahvon Blair | 14-12 | |
12:58 | +2 | LJ Figueroa made layup, assist by Greg Williams Jr. | 14-14 | |
12:44 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Terrell Allen, stolen by Nick Rutherford | Â | |
12:36 | +2 | Damien Sears made layup | 14-16 | |
12:36 | Â | 30-second timeout called | Â | |
12:16 | +3 | Jamorko Pickett made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jahvon Blair | 17-16 | |
11:46 | +2 | Nick Rutherford made layup | 17-18 | |
11:37 | Â | Jagan Mosely missed layup | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Defensive rebound by LJ Figueroa | Â | |
11:29 | +2 | Greg Williams Jr. made layup, assist by David Caraher | 17-20 | |
11:29 | Â | Shooting foul on Omer Yurtseven | Â | |
11:29 | Â | Commercial timeout called | Â | |
11:29 | +1 | Greg Williams Jr. made free throw | 17-21 | |
11:10 | Â | Jahvon Blair missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
11:08 | Â | Defensive rebound by Damien Sears | Â | |
10:44 | +3 | LJ Figueroa made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Damien Sears | 17-24 | |
10:36 | Â | Personal foul on LJ Figueroa | Â | |
10:18 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Jagan Mosely, stolen by Damien Sears | Â | |
10:18 | Â | Bad pass turnover on LJ Figueroa | Â | |
9:52 | +2 | Jamorko Pickett made jump shot | 19-24 | |
9:38 | Â | David Caraher missed layup, blocked by Jamorko Pickett | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jamorko Pickett | Â | |
9:28 | Â | Jumpball received by Georgetown | Â | |
9:23 | Â | Jahvon Blair missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
9:21 | Â | Offensive rebound by Jamorko Pickett | Â | |
9:15 | Â | Jamorko Pickett missed layup | Â | |
9:13 | Â | Offensive rebound by Jamorko Pickett | Â | |
9:04 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Jamorko Pickett, stolen by Rasheem Dunn | Â | |
8:57 | Â | LJ Figueroa missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
8:55 | Â | Defensive rebound by Omer Yurtseven | Â | |
8:50 | +3 | Jahvon Blair made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jamorko Pickett | 22-24 | |
8:50 | Â | Shooting foul on Jahvon Blair | Â | |
8:50 | +1 | Nick Rutherford made 1st of 3 free throws | 22-25 | |
8:50 | +1 | Nick Rutherford made 2nd of 3 free throws | 22-26 | |
8:50 | Â | Nick Rutherford missed 3rd of 3 free throws | Â | |
8:50 | Â | Defensive rebound by Terrell Allen | Â | |
8:37 | +2 | Qudus Wahab made dunk, assist by Terrell Allen | 24-26 | |
8:18 | Â | LJ Figueroa missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
8:16 | Â | Defensive rebound by Terrell Allen | Â | |
8:05 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Terrell Allen, stolen by Marcellus Earlington | Â | |
7:59 | Â | Offensive foul on Julian Champagnie | Â | |
7:59 | Â | Turnover on Julian Champagnie | Â | |
7:59 | Â | Commercial timeout called | Â | |
7:39 | Â | Jamorko Pickett missed hook shot | Â | |
7:37 | Â | Defensive rebound by Marcellus Earlington | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Rasheem Dunn missed driving layup | Â | |
7:14 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jamorko Pickett | Â | |
7:06 | +2 | Terrell Allen made driving layup | 26-26 | |
6:51 | Â | Marcellus Earlington missed layup, blocked by Qudus Wahab | Â | |
6:49 | Â | Offensive rebound by Marcellus Earlington | Â | |
6:43 | Â | Marcellus Earlington missed layup, blocked by Jamorko Pickett | Â | |
6:41 | Â | Defensive rebound by Qudus Wahab | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Terrell Allen, stolen by Marcellus Earlington | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Julian Champagnie missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
6:20 | Â | Offensive rebound by Marcellus Earlington | Â | |
6:20 | Â | Offensive foul on Julian Champagnie | Â | |
6:20 | Â | Turnover on Julian Champagnie | Â | |
5:57 | +2 | Terrell Allen made jump shot, assist by Jagan Mosely | 28-26 | |
5:42 | +2 | LJ Figueroa made jump shot | 28-28 | |
5:20 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Terrell Allen, stolen by Greg Williams Jr. | Â | |
5:20 | Â | LJ Figueroa missed layup, blocked by Jamorko Pickett | Â | |
5:18 | Â | Defensive rebound by Georgetown | Â | |
5:08 | +3 | Jamorko Pickett made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jahvon Blair | 31-28 | |
4:42 | Â | Greg Williams Jr. missed floating jump shot | Â | |
4:40 | Â | Defensive rebound by Qudus Wahab | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Jahvon Blair missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
4:33 | Â | Offensive rebound by Jagan Mosely | Â | |
4:32 | +3 | Terrell Allen made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jagan Mosely | 34-28 | |
4:09 | Â | Rasheem Dunn missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
4:06 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jagan Mosely | Â | |
3:58 | +2 | Jagan Mosely made layup, assist by Terrell Allen | 36-28 | |
3:45 | Â | Commercial timeout called | Â | |
3:38 | Â | Damien Sears missed hook shot | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Defensive rebound by Qudus Wahab | Â | |
3:22 | +2 | Terrell Allen made finger-roll layup | 38-28 | |
2:58 | +2 | David Caraher made jump shot | 38-30 | |
2:38 | Â | Jahvon Blair missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
2:36 | Â | Defensive rebound by Rasheem Dunn | Â | |
2:30 | Â | Violation on Unknown | Â | |
2:14 | +3 | David Caraher made 3-pt. jump shot | 38-33 | |
1:45 | +2 | Qudus Wahab made hook shot | 40-33 | |
1:28 | Â | Lost ball turnover on David Caraher, stolen by Jaden Robinson | Â | |
1:21 | Â | Jamorko Pickett missed dunk | Â | |
1:19 | Â | Defensive rebound by St. John's | Â | |
1:01 | Â | Lost ball turnover on David Caraher, stolen by Terrell Allen | Â | |
1:01 | Â | Personal foul on David Caraher | Â | |
47.0 | Â | Terrell Allen missed jump shot | Â | |
45.0 | Â | Defensive rebound by David Caraher | Â | |
36.0 | Â | Greg Williams Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
34.0 | Â | Offensive rebound by Greg Williams Jr. | Â | |
26.0 | Â | Nick Rutherford missed jump shot | Â | |
24.0 | Â | Defensive rebound by Qudus Wahab | Â | |
19.0 | +2 | Terrell Allen made layup, assist by Qudus Wahab | 42-33 | |
1.0 | Â | Greg Williams Jr. missed layup | Â | |
0.0 | Â | Offensive rebound by Greg Williams Jr. | Â | |
0.0 | Â | End of period | Â |