Champagnie scores 26 to lead St. John's past DePaul 92-73
AP
Mar 09, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) Julian Champagnie had 26 points as St. John's Red Storm beat DePaul Blue Demons 92-73 in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament on Wednesday night.
Stef Smith had 13 points for St. John's (17-14). Esahia Nyiwe added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Javon Freeman-Liberty had 17 points and six rebounds for the Blue Demons (15-16). Nick Ongenda added 13 points and Brandon Johnson had 11 points.
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1st Half
DEP
Blue Demons
29
SJU
Red Storm
49
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Nick Ongenda vs. Joel Soriano (Jalen Terry gains possession)
19:51
+2
Brandon Johnson makes two point dunk (David Jones assists)
2-0
19:36
Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot
19:34
Javon Freeman-Liberty defensive rebound
19:24
+2
David Jones makes two point driving layup
4-0
19:15
Aaron Wheeler misses two point jump shot
19:13
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
19:02
+2
Javon Freeman-Liberty makes two point finger roll layup
6-0
18:50
Tareq Coburn misses three point jump shot
18:48
Jalen Terry defensive rebound
18:42
Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
18:40
Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
18:28
+2
Tareq Coburn makes two point reverse layup (Joel Soriano assists)
6-2
18:06
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:04
Joel Soriano defensive rebound
17:44
Posh Alexander misses two point jump shot
17:42
Javon Freeman-Liberty defensive rebound
17:33
+2
Javon Freeman-Liberty makes two point layup
8-2
17:21
Aaron Wheeler misses two point jump shot
17:19
David Jones defensive rebound
17:11
Joel Soriano shooting foul (Nick Ongenda draws the foul)
17:11
+1
Nick Ongenda makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-2
17:11
+1
Nick Ongenda makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-2
16:56
David Jones blocks Montez Mathis's two point jump shot
16:54
Jalen Terry defensive rebound
16:47
+2
Javon Freeman-Liberty makes two point layup (Jalen Terry assists)
12-2
16:43
Red Storm 30 second timeout
16:33
+2
Julian Champagnie makes two point turnaround jump shot
12-4
16:12
Javon Freeman-Liberty turnover (bad pass) (Posh Alexander steals)
16:04
+2
Julian Champagnie makes two point step back jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)
12-6
15:39
Nick Ongenda turnover (traveling)
15:40
TV timeout
15:20
Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
15:18
Nick Ongenda defensive rebound
14:51
David Jones misses two point jump shot
14:49
Esahia Nyiwe defensive rebound
14:47
David Jones personal foul (Esahia Nyiwe draws the foul)
14:29
Esahia Nyiwe misses two point layup
14:27
David Jones defensive rebound
14:22
Jalen Terry misses two point jump shot
14:20
Esahia Nyiwe defensive rebound
14:13
+2
Dylan Addae-Wusu makes two point layup
12-8
14:02
+2
Julian Champagnie makes two point layup (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists)
12-10
14:02
David Jones shooting foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul)
14:02
+1
Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 1 of 1
12-11
14:02
Jalen Terry personal foul
13:45
Esahia Nyiwe personal foul
13:41
Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
13:39
Yor Anei offensive rebound
13:39
+2
Yor Anei makes two point putback layup
14-11
13:23
Julian Champagnie misses two point jump shot
13:21
Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
13:12
Brandon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Stef Smith steals)
13:05
Montez Mathis misses two point dunk
13:03
Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
12:43
Yor Anei misses two point layup
12:41
Julian Champagnie defensive rebound
12:33
+3
Montez Mathis makes three point jump shot (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists)
14-14
12:00
Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
11:58
Esahia Nyiwe defensive rebound
11:44
Dylan Addae-Wusu misses two point jump shot
11:42
Yor Anei defensive rebound
11:36
Stef Smith shooting foul (Courvoisier McCauley draws the foul)
11:36
TV timeout
11:36
Courvoisier McCauley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:36
+1
Courvoisier McCauley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-14
11:24
Stef Smith misses two point jump shot
11:22
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
11:17
+2
Joel Soriano makes two point putback layup
15-16
10:52
+2
Javon Freeman-Liberty makes two point layup (Yor Anei assists)
17-16
10:39
Stef Smith misses three point jump shot
10:37
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
10:30
+2
Stef Smith makes two point jump shot (O'Mar Stanley assists)
17-18
10:05
Javon Freeman-Liberty misses three point jump shot
10:03
Stef Smith defensive rebound
10:00
Jalen Terry shooting foul (Aaron Wheeler draws the foul)
10:00
+1
Aaron Wheeler makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-19
10:00
+1
Aaron Wheeler makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-20
9:32
Javon Freeman-Liberty misses two point jump shot
9:30
Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
9:11
+2
Stef Smith makes two point pullup jump shot
17-22
8:47
Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
8:45
Red Storm defensive rebound
8:34
Javon Freeman-Liberty shooting foul (Aaron Wheeler draws the foul)
8:34
+1
Aaron Wheeler makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-23
8:34
+1
Aaron Wheeler makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-24
8:20
Nick Ongenda personal foul (Aaron Wheeler draws the foul)
8:06
+2
Joel Soriano makes two point dunk (Posh Alexander assists)
17-26
8:06
Blue Demons 30 second timeout
7:56
Aaron Wheeler personal foul (Philmon Gebrewhit draws the foul)
7:41
+2
Nick Ongenda makes two point jump shot (Javon Freeman-Liberty assists)
19-26
7:33
Aaron Wheeler misses three point jump shot
7:31
Nick Ongenda defensive rebound
7:21
+2
Nick Ongenda makes two point dunk (Javon Freeman-Liberty assists)
21-26
7:20
Nick Ongenda technical foul
7:20
Julian Champagnie misses technical free throw 1 of 1
7:00
Posh Alexander misses two point layup
6:58
Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
6:50
Tareq Coburn shooting foul (Javon Freeman-Liberty draws the foul)
6:50
Javon Freeman-Liberty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:50
+1
Javon Freeman-Liberty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-26
6:39
Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot
6:37
Nick Ongenda defensive rebound
6:09
+2
Brandon Johnson makes two point layup
24-26
5:59
+2
Julian Champagnie makes two point dunk (Aaron Wheeler assists)
24-28
5:48
Aaron Wheeler personal foul (Philmon Gebrewhit draws the foul)
5:25
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:23
Dylan Addae-Wusu defensive rebound
5:15
+2
Julian Champagnie makes two point dunk (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists)
24-30
5:05
Nick Ongenda offensive foul (Dylan Addae-Wusu draws the foul)
5:05
Nick Ongenda turnover
4:53
+3
Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)
24-33
4:34
Esahia Nyiwe blocks Courvoisier McCauley's two point jump shot
4:32
Esahia Nyiwe defensive rebound
4:29
TV timeout
4:13
David Jones shooting foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul)
4:13
+1
Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-34
4:13
+1
Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-35
3:54
Montez Mathis personal foul (Yor Anei draws the foul)
3:54
+1
Yor Anei makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-35
3:54
+1
Yor Anei makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-35
3:49
+3
Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists)
26-38
3:23
+3
Philmon Gebrewhit makes three point jump shot (Jalen Terry assists)
29-38
3:10
+2
Esahia Nyiwe makes two point dunk (Stef Smith assists)
29-40
2:48
Javon Freeman-Liberty misses two point jump shot
2:46
Red Storm defensive rebound
2:20
+2
Montez Mathis makes two point pullup jump shot
29-42
1:56
Yor Anei turnover (lost ball)
1:47
+3
Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Montez Mathis assists)
29-45
1:30
Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:28
Jalen Terry offensive rebound
1:20
Philmon Gebrewhit misses two point jump shot
1:18
Julian Champagnie defensive rebound
1:07
Montez Mathis offensive foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
1:07
Montez Mathis turnover
0:51
Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
0:49
Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
0:43
Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
0:41
Esahia Nyiwe defensive rebound
0:36
Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot
0:34
Jalen Terry defensive rebound
0:25
Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
0:23
Red Storm defensive rebound
0:23
Courvoisier McCauley personal foul (Stef Smith draws the foul)
0:26
+1
Stef Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-46
0:26
+1
Stef Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-47
0:19
Javon Freeman-Liberty turnover (lost ball) (Posh Alexander steals)
0:14
+2
Posh Alexander makes two point layup
29-49
0:03
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:01
Esahia Nyiwe defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
DEP
Blue Demons
44
SJU
Red Storm
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:38
+2
Aaron Wheeler makes two point pullup jump shot
29-51
19:24
Nick Ongenda misses two point jump shot
19:22
David Jones offensive rebound
19:20
+2
David Jones makes two point putback layup
31-51
19:10
Montez Mathis misses two point jump shot
19:08
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
19:06
David Jones blocks Joel Soriano's two point jump shot
19:04
Nick Ongenda defensive rebound
18:54
+2
Brandon Johnson makes two point dunk (Javon Freeman-Liberty assists)
33-51
18:32
Aaron Wheeler misses three point jump shot
18:30
Nick Ongenda defensive rebound
18:14
Aaron Wheeler shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
18:14
+1
Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-51
18:14
Brandon Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:14
Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
18:03
+2
Joel Soriano makes two point dunk (Posh Alexander assists)
34-53
18:03
Nick Ongenda shooting foul (Joel Soriano draws the foul)
18:03
Joel Soriano misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:03
David Jones defensive rebound
17:44
Javon Freeman-Liberty misses two point jump shot
17:42
Julian Champagnie defensive rebound
17:27
Montez Mathis misses three point jump shot
17:25
Blue Demons defensive rebound
17:11
David Jones turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Addae-Wusu steals)
17:07
Javon Freeman-Liberty personal foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul)
