Curbelo, St. John's wins Legends, top Syracuse 76-69 in OT
NEW YORK (AP) Andre Curbelo scored a career-high 23 points, Joel Soriano and David Jones had double-doubles and St. John's dominated overtime for a 76-69 win over Syracuse on Tuesday night to capture the Vividseats Empire Classic at the Barclays Center.
Soriano had 19 points, a career-high, and 14 rebounds and Jones 18 and 13 and matched Curbelo's six assists for the Red Storm (6-0), who edged Temple 78-72 in their Classic opener.
Both teams had shot clock violations in the final minute of regulation before the Orange missed a contested shot at the buzzer to leave the game tied at 65. The offensive woes continued in the extra sessions before Jones made a layup midway through.
Jesse Edwards quickly got those back with a pair of free throws but St. John's reeled off six-straight points, which was too much for Syracuse to overcome. The Orange went 1 of 4 from the field, missed the front end of a one-and-one and had four turnovers in the extra session.
Four starters scored in double figures for Syracuse (3-2), led by Judah Mintz with 20. Edwards had 18, Chris Bell 12 and Benny Williams 11 with 10 rebounds. Joe Girard had a miserable night with four points on 1-of-10 shooting a night after scoring 31 in an overtime win over Richmond in the opening game of the classic.
Williams had five points and Mintz four in a 9-0 run that gave Syracuse a 19-8 lead midway through the first half. The Red Storm cut the deficit to three on a Curbelo 3-pointer with six seconds left but Mintz converted a three-point play with a second to go and the Orange led 35-29.
Syracuse got the lead back to 10 but St. John's went on a 16-2 for a 56-52 lead when Montez Mathis made two free throws at 8:17.
Syracuse was 3 of 16 from 3-point range and shot 39%. St. Johnson was at 40% and 7 of 23 from 3-point range.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Jesse Edwards vs. Joel Soriano (Orange gains possession) | ||
| 19:34 |  | Benny Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:32 | | Joel Soriano defensive rebound | ||
| 19:28 | | Montez Mathis turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 19:06 | | +2 | Chris Bell makes two point jump shot | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | | Andre Curbelo turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 18:35 | | Posh Alexander personal foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul) | ||
| 18:26 | | Jesse Edwards misses two point dunk | ||
| 18:24 | | Posh Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 18:11 | | Jesse Edwards shooting foul (Montez Mathis draws the foul) | ||
| 18:11 | | Montez Mathis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 18:11 | | Montez Mathis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 18:11 | | Benny Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 17:43 | | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:41 | | David Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 17:32 | | Judah Mintz blocks Montez Mathis's two point layup | ||
| 17:30 | | Benny Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 17:19 | | +2 | Jesse Edwards makes two point hook shot (Joseph Girard III assists) | 4-0 |
| 17:07 | | David Jones misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:05 | | Andre Curbelo offensive rebound | ||
| 17:05 | | Chris Bell shooting foul (Andre Curbelo draws the foul) | ||
| 17:05 | | +1 | Andre Curbelo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-1 |
| 17:05 | | +1 | Andre Curbelo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 16:41 | | Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:39 | | Andre Curbelo defensive rebound | ||
| 16:31 | | +3 | David Jones makes three point jump shot (Andre Curbelo assists) | 4-5 |
| 16:15 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point layup | 6-5 |
| 16:00 | | +2 | Joel Soriano makes two point dunk (Posh Alexander assists) | 6-7 |
| 15:38 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point jump shot | 8-7 |
| 15:29 | | Benny Williams blocks Posh Alexander's two point layup | ||
| 15:27 | | Jesse Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 15:24 | | Joel Soriano blocks Judah Mintz's two point layup | ||
| 15:22 | | Orange offensive rebound | ||
| 15:22 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:11 | | Judah Mintz misses two point layup | ||
| 15:09 | | Judah Mintz offensive rebound | ||
| 15:04 | | Judah Mintz turnover (bad pass) (Joel Soriano steals) | ||
| 14:54 | | Montez Mathis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:52 | | Joel Soriano offensive rebound | ||
| 14:43 | | David Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:41 | | Jesse Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 14:27 | | Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 14:11 | | Joel Soriano misses two point layup | ||
| 14:09 | | Jesse Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 14:00 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point layup | 10-7 |
| 13:48 | | Posh Alexander misses two point layup | ||
| 13:46 | | Joel Soriano offensive rebound | ||
| 13:45 | | Jesse Edwards shooting foul (Joel Soriano draws the foul) | ||
| 13:45 | | +1 | Joel Soriano makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-8 |
| 13:45 | | Joel Soriano misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 13:45 | | Mounir Hima defensive rebound | ||
| 13:42 | | David Jones personal foul (Mounir Hima draws the foul) | ||
| 13:27 | | O'Mar Stanley personal foul (Benny Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 13:20 | | +2 | Benny Williams makes two point jump shot | 12-8 |
| 13:04 | | Andre Curbelo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:02 | | Quadir Copeland defensive rebound | ||
| 12:55 | | O'Mar Stanley shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul) | ||
| 12:55 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-8 |
| 12:55 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-8 |
| 12:45 | | Mounir Hima blocks AJ Storr's two point jump shot | ||
| 12:43 | | Benny Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 12:33 | | +3 | Benny Williams makes three point jump shot (Symir Torrence assists) | 17-8 |
| 12:18 | | Andre Curbelo turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 12:00 | | Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:58 | | Dylan Addae-Wusu defensive rebound | ||
| 11:50 | | AJ Storr turnover (bad pass) (Mounir Hima steals) | ||
| 11:42 | | AJ Storr shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul) | ||
| 11:42 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:42 | | Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:42 | | Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:42 | | David Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Dylan Addae-Wusu turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals) | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point dunk | 19-8 |
| 11:10 | | David Jones turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 10:57 | | Mounir Hima misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Joel Soriano defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Quadir Copeland personal foul (Joel Soriano draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | Andre Curbelo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Symir Torrence defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Red Storm defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | David Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Posh Alexander offensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Mounir Hima defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Mounir Hima misses two point layup | ||
| 9:40 | | Symir Torrence offensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | David Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Mounir Hima shooting foul (Joel Soriano draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | +1 | Joel Soriano makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-9 |
| 9:20 | | +1 | Joel Soriano makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-10 |
| 9:08 | | Andre Curbelo shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:08 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-10 |
| 9:00 | | Dylan Addae-Wusu misses two point layup | ||
| 8:58 | | Mounir Hima defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Mounir Hima turnover (bad pass) (Andre Curbelo steals) | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Andre Curbelo makes two point layup | 20-12 |
| 8:35 | | Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Dylan Addae-Wusu defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Mounir Hima shooting foul (Joel Soriano draws the foul) | ||
| 8:23 | | Joel Soriano misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:23 | | +1 | Joel Soriano makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-13 |
| 8:16 | | +2 | Benny Williams makes two point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists) | 22-13 |
| 8:03 | | +3 | Andre Curbelo makes three point jump shot (David Jones assists) | 22-16 |
| 7:42 | | Quadir Copeland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Benny Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Mounir Hima misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Joel Soriano defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | David Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Joel Soriano offensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Mounir Hima blocks Joel Soriano's two point dunk | ||
| 7:20 | | Orange defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:00 | | Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Mounir Hima offensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Mounir Hima makes two point putback layup | 24-16 |
| 6:41 | | Dylan Addae-Wusu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Mounir Hima defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Mounir Hima offensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Benny Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Joel Soriano defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | +2 | Posh Alexander makes two point jump shot (David Jones assists) | 24-18 |
| 5:36 | | Orange 30 second timeout | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Benny Williams makes two point jump shot (Chris Bell assists) | 26-18 |
| 4:59 | | +3 | David Jones makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists) | 26-21 |
| 4:26 | | Benny Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | David Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | David Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | David Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Mounir Hima blocks David Jones's two point layup | ||
| 3:58 | | Benny Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Judah Mintz misses two point layup | ||
| 3:51 | | Judah Mintz offensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point layup | 28-21 |
| 3:48 | | Montez Mathis turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 3:48 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:22 | | +2 | Chris Bell makes two point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists) | 30-21 |
| 3:06 | | +2 | Joel Soriano makes two point dunk (David Jones assists) | 30-23 |
| 3:05 | | Chris Bell shooting foul (Joel Soriano draws the foul) | ||
| 3:05 | | +1 | Joel Soriano makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-24 |
| 2:37 | | Mounir Hima misses two point layup | ||
| 2:35 | | David Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Posh Alexander makes two point layup (Andre Curbelo assists) | 30-26 |
| 1:53 | | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | Benny Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Chris Bell misses two point layup | ||
| 1:45 | | Joel Soriano defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Joel Soriano turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 1:15 | | +2 | Chris Bell makes two point jump shot | 32-26 |
| 1:00 | | Joel Soriano turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals) | ||
| 0:32 | | Symir Torrence misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | David Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | +3 | Andre Curbelo makes three point jump shot | 32-29 |
| 0:02 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point layup (Benny Williams assists) | 34-29 |
| 0:01 | | Joel Soriano shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-29 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |