St. John's beat Florida State for best start since 2018-19
AP
Dec 17, 2022
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Joel Soriano scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and St. John's Red Storm beat Florida State Seminoles 93-79 in an Orange Bowl Basketball Classic doubleheader on Saturday.
Reserve Dylan Addae-Wusu's 3-pointer with 12:06 before halftime broke a tie at 18 and the Red Storm (11-1) led the rest of the way. St. John's outscored Florida State 30-19 for the remainder of the half and was up 48-37 at intermission.
St. John's all but sealed it starting the second half with a 13-4 run for its first 20-point lead of the contest at 61-41. Chandler Jackson's 3 got Florida State within 77-70 with 5:35 left but the Red Storm closed it out outscoring Florida State 16-9.
Addae-Wusu scored 20 points for St. John's, David Jones 16 and Andre Curbelo 14. St. John's shot 33 for 63 (52.4%) and made 19 of 23 (82.6%) foul shots.
Darin Green Jr. scored a career-high 30 points for Florida State on 10-for-14 shooting including 8 for 11 from distance; also a career high.
The Seminoles' (3-10) Matthew Cleveland also posted career highs scoring 23 points and securing 13 rebounds. Caleb Mills added 11 points for Florida State.
It was the first-ever meeting between the two schools. St. John's has won three of its last four contests with ACC opponents, including a 76-69 overtime win earlier this season against Syracuse at Barclays Center to take home the 2022 Empire Classic title.
St. John's is off to its best 12-game start since winning its first 12 to start the 2018-19 season. The Red Storm lost in a First Four NCAA Tournament contest against Arizona State to end that season.
The Red Storm resume Big East Conference play when they face Villanova on the road on Wednesday. Florida State returns to ACC action when it hosts Notre Dame also on Wednesday.
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1st Half
SJU
Red Storm
48
FSU
Seminoles
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Red Storm gains possession)
19:42
Andre Curbelo misses two point jump shot
19:40
Caleb Mills defensive rebound
19:33
+2
Caleb Mills makes two point jump shot
0-2
19:19
Caleb Mills blocks Joel Soriano's two point layup
19:17
Red Storm offensive rebound
19:17
Joel Soriano misses two point dunk
19:15
Darin Green Jr. defensive rebound
19:12
Darin Green Jr. turnover (bad pass) (David Jones steals)
19:08
+2
Posh Alexander makes two point layup (David Jones assists)
2-2
18:57
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
2-4
18:57
Montez Mathis shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
18:57
Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:57
David Jones defensive rebound
18:43
+2
David Jones makes two point layup
4-4
18:18
+2
Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk (Caleb Mills assists)
4-6
18:06
Jalen Warley personal foul
17:59
Montez Mathis misses three point jump shot
17:57
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
17:50
+2
Joel Soriano makes two point dunk (David Jones assists)
6-6
17:25
Caleb Mills misses two point jump shot
17:23
Joel Soriano defensive rebound
17:16
+2
David Jones makes two point layup
8-6
16:47
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot (Darin Green Jr. assists)
8-8
16:32
+2
Joel Soriano makes two point layup (Andre Curbelo assists)
10-8
16:00
+3
Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)
10-11
15:49
Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
15:47
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
15:37
Cameron Corhen misses two point layup
15:35
Andre Curbelo defensive rebound
15:29
Darin Green Jr. shooting foul
15:29
TV timeout
15:29
Joel Soriano misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:29
+1
Joel Soriano makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-11
15:08
Joel Soriano blocks Chandler Jackson's two point layup
15:06
Dylan Addae-Wusu defensive rebound
14:47
David Jones turnover (lost ball) (Matthew Cleveland steals)
14:27
Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:25
Joel Soriano defensive rebound
14:18
+2
David Jones makes two point layup
13-11
14:07
Seminoles turnover (5-second violation)
14:05
+3
Dylan Addae-Wusu makes three point jump shot (Rafael Pinzon assists)
16-11
13:47
Rafael Pinzon shooting foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul)
13:47
+1
Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-12
13:47
+1
Caleb Mills makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-13
13:26
Rafael Pinzon misses two point jump shot
13:24
O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
13:19
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup
18-13
13:05
+3
Caleb Mills makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)
18-16
12:47
David Jones turnover (bad pass)
12:31
+2
Jalen Warley makes two point layup
18-18
12:06
+3
Dylan Addae-Wusu makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)
21-18
11:30
+2
Caleb Mills makes two point layup (Jalen Warley assists)
21-20
11:09
+2
Posh Alexander makes two point jump shot
23-20
11:09
Chandler Jackson shooting foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul)
11:09
TV timeout
11:09
Posh Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:09
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
10:42
Caleb Mills turnover (traveling)
10:31
+2
Dylan Addae-Wusu makes two point layup (Andre Curbelo assists)
25-20
10:02
Jalen Warley misses two point layup
10:00
Dylan Addae-Wusu defensive rebound
9:48
Dylan Addae-Wusu misses three point jump shot
9:46
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
9:39
Naheem McLeod turnover (out of bounds)
9:19
+3
AJ Storr makes three point jump shot (Andre Curbelo assists)
28-20
8:56
Caleb Mills misses two point jump shot
8:54
Seminoles offensive rebound
8:40
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot (Caleb Mills assists)
28-22
8:26
+3
David Jones makes three point jump shot (Joel Soriano assists)
31-22
8:14
+3
Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot (Caleb Mills assists)
31-25
7:52
Montez Mathis misses three point jump shot
7:50
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
7:46
AJ Storr shooting foul
7:46
TV timeout
7:46
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-26
7:46
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-27
7:29
AJ Storr turnover (bad pass) (Darin Green Jr. steals)
7:22
David Jones shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
7:22
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-28
7:22
+1
Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-29
7:08
David Jones misses three point jump shot
7:06
Red Storm offensive rebound
6:51
+2
David Jones makes two point jump shot
33-29
6:33
Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:31
David Jones defensive rebound
6:21
+2
Andre Curbelo makes two point layup
35-29
6:10
Montez Mathis personal foul
5:52
Darin Green Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Andre Curbelo steals)
5:46
David Jones misses two point layup
5:44
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
5:41
+2
Joel Soriano makes two point layup
37-29
5:15
Naheem McLeod misses two point jump shot
5:13
Joel Soriano defensive rebound
5:00
Dylan Addae-Wusu misses two point layup
4:58
Seminoles defensive rebound
4:57
Seminoles 30 second timeout
4:45
Caleb Mills misses two point jump shot
4:43
Joel Soriano defensive rebound
4:24
+2
Joel Soriano makes two point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)
39-29
3:56
Naheem McLeod misses two point jump shot
3:54
Posh Alexander defensive rebound
3:48
David Jones misses two point layup
3:46
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
3:29
+3
Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot (Caleb Mills assists)
39-32
3:11
Chandler Jackson personal foul
3:11
TV timeout
3:06
Posh Alexander misses two point jump shot
3:04
Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
2:54
+2
Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup
39-34
2:42
+3
David Jones makes three point jump shot (Andre Curbelo assists)
