NEW YORK (AP) Joel Soriano's 18 points helped St. John's Red Storm defeat Xavier Musketeers 81-66 on Wednesday night in the Big East Conference opener for both teams.
Soriano added 14 rebounds, five assists, and six blocks for the Red Storm (8-3). Nahiem Alleyne scored 15 points, going 6 of 11 and 3 of 3 from the free throw line. Chris Ledlum was 4 of 11 shooting, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 13 points, while adding six rebounds and three steals.
The Musketeers (6-6) were led in scoring by Desmond Claude, who finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Quincy Olivari added 13 points for Xavier. Trey Green also had 10 points.
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1st Half
XAV
Musketeers
36
SJU
Red Storm
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Abou Ousmane vs. Joel Soriano (Daniss Jenkins gains possession)
19:45
+2
Daniss Jenkins makes two point jump shot
0-2
19:31
Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball)
19:16
Glenn Taylor Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:14
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
19:11
+3
Daniss Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Joel Soriano assists)
0-5
18:42
Lazar Djokovic misses two point jump shot
18:40
Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
18:35
Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot
18:33
Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
18:25
Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Chris Ledlum steals)
18:19
+3
Glenn Taylor Jr. makes three point jump shot (Daniss Jenkins assists)
0-8
17:54
Joel Soriano blocks Abou Ousmane's two point jump shot
17:52
Chris Ledlum defensive rebound
17:34
Joel Soriano misses two point jump shot
17:32
Desmond Claude defensive rebound
17:24
Chris Ledlum blocks Desmond Claude's two point jump shot
17:22
Desmond Claude offensive rebound
17:19
+3
Lazar Djokovic makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)
3-8
16:51
Chris Ledlum misses three point jump shot
16:49
Red Storm offensive rebound
16:43
Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
16:41
Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
16:29
Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
16:27
Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
16:24
Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
16:22
Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound
16:20
Lazar Djokovic offensive foul (Daniss Jenkins draws the foul)
16:20
Lazar Djokovic turnover (offensive foul)
16:14
+2
Daniss Jenkins makes two point layup
3-10
15:55
Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
15:53
Joel Soriano defensive rebound
15:44
Chris Ledlum misses two point layup
15:42
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
15:33
+2
Joel Soriano makes two point layup
3-12
15:31
+2
Abou Ousmane makes two point dunk (Quincy Olivari assists)
5-12
15:08
Lazar Djokovic shooting foul (Chris Ledlum draws the foul)
15:08
TV timeout
15:08
+1
Chris Ledlum makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-13
15:08
+1
Chris Ledlum makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-14
14:44
+2
Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot
7-14
14:32
Chris Ledlum turnover (bad pass)
14:28
Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball)
14:21
+2
Chris Ledlum makes two point layup
7-16
14:13
Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
14:11
Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
14:01
Daniss Jenkins misses two point jump shot
13:59
Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
13:55
Daniss Jenkins shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
13:55
Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:55
+1
Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-16
13:43
Daniss Jenkins misses three point jump shot
13:41
Desmond Claude defensive rebound
13:22
+2
Trey Green makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)
10-16
13:04
Desmond Claude shooting foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
13:04
Zuby Ejiofor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:04
+1
Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-17
12:44
+3
Trey Green makes three point jump shot
13-17
12:28
Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
12:26
Desmond Claude defensive rebound
12:21
Nahiem Alleyne shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
12:21
+1
Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-17
12:21
+1
Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-17
12:09
Glenn Taylor Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
11:40
Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
11:38
Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
11:31
+3
Jordan Dingle makes three point jump shot (Nahiem Alleyne assists)
15-20
11:21
Jordan Dingle personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
11:21
TV timeout
11:16
Quincy Olivari turnover (lost ball)
11:06
Dailyn Swain personal foul (Chris Ledlum draws the foul)
11:02
Jordan Dingle misses two point jump shot
11:00
Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
10:48
Quincy Olivari turnover (bad pass)
10:39
Daniss Jenkins misses two point jump shot
10:37
Jordan Dingle offensive rebound
10:33
Jordan Dingle misses two point layup
10:31
Chris Ledlum offensive rebound
10:28
Chris Ledlum misses three point jump shot
10:26
Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
10:14
+2
Abou Ousmane makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)
17-20
10:04
Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Chris Ledlum draws the foul)
10:04
+1
Chris Ledlum makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-21
10:04
Chris Ledlum misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:04
Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
9:38
Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
9:36
Joel Soriano defensive rebound
9:29
+2
Chris Ledlum makes two point layup (Daniss Jenkins assists)
17-23
9:09
Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
9:07
Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound
8:55
Glenn Taylor Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:53
Joel Soriano offensive rebound
8:44
+2
Glenn Taylor Jr. makes two point layup (Joel Soriano assists)
17-25
8:24
+2
Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot
19-25
8:24
Red Storm 30 second timeout
8:24
TV timeout
8:11
Chris Ledlum turnover (lost ball)
7:56
Chris Ledlum personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
7:54
Trey Green turnover (lost ball) (Chris Ledlum steals)