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Reynolds scores 26 points, Ajogbor's free throw gives Saint Joseph's 78-77 win over Texas Tech

AP
Nov 22, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) Erik Reynolds II sank six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, but it was Justice Ajogbor's free throw with 13.7 seconds left that gave Saint Joseph's a 78-77 win over Texas Tech on Thursday night in the UKG Legends Classic.

The Hawks (4-1) will take on Texas, a 70-66 winner over Syracuse, in Friday's championship game while the Red Raiders (4-1) will play the Orange.

Reynolds made 6 of 11 from the arc. Xzayvier Brown scored 20 points on just 3-of-10 shooting but made all 13 of his free throws. Rasheer Fleming added 14 points before fouling out with four minutes remaining. The Hawks made 12 of 22 3-point tries.

JT Toppin scored 22 points and had a career-high 18 rebounds, 12 on the offensive glass for Texas Tech. Darrion Williams scored 18 points and Chance McMillian 17 for the Red Raiders, who outrebounded Saint Joseph's 44-28 but made just 4 of 20 3-point attempts.

There were five lead changes and five ties over the final seven minutes before Ajogbor went to the line with the game tied. Ajogbor, an under-50% free-throw shooter this season, missed the first but after a timeout swished the second. Williams missed a jumper in the paint as the game ended.

Texas Tech, trailing by 10 at halftime, got four points from Toppin in an early 8-0 burst to get within three and stayed on the Hawks' heels. A three-point play by McMillian with under seven minutes left gave the Raiders their first lead since the game's opening basket.

The Hawks had a 16-point lead before the Red Raiders closed the first half with six straight points in the final two minutes to trail 45-35.

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1st Half
TXTCH
Red Raiders
35
JOES
Hawks
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		JT Toppin vs. Justice Ajogbor (Derek Simpson gains possession)
19:38		Xzayvier Brown turnover (out of bounds)
19:29	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:16	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	2-3
18:58		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
18:56		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
18:43		Xzayvier Brown misses two point jump shot
18:41		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
18:26		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
18:24		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
18:10	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	2-6
17:50	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)	4-6
17:35		Justice Ajogbor misses two point jump shot
17:33		JT Toppin defensive rebound
17:22		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
17:20		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
17:12	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	4-9
16:54		JT Toppin turnover (lost ball) (Derek Simpson steals)
16:48		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
16:46		Red Raiders defensive rebound
16:36	+3	Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Federiko Federiko assists)	7-9
16:09		Xzayvier Brown turnover (lost ball)
15:58	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point layup (Darrion Williams assists)	9-9
15:52		Darrion Williams personal foul
15:52		TV timeout
15:43		Kevin Overton personal foul
15:27		Christian Anderson shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
15:27	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 3	9-10
15:27	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 3	9-11
15:27	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 3 of 3	9-12
14:59		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
14:57		JT Toppin offensive rebound
14:53		JT Toppin misses two point layup
14:51		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
14:47	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot	9-15
14:29		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
14:27		JT Toppin offensive rebound
14:12	+2	JT Toppin makes two point hook shot	11-15
13:54		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
13:52		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
13:44		Erik Reynolds II personal foul
13:37	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot (Federiko Federiko assists)	13-15
13:22		Anthony Finkley turnover (traveling)
13:15		Federiko Federiko turnover (lost ball) (Xzayvier Brown steals)
13:11		Darrion Williams blocks Xzayvier Brown's two point layup
13:10		Hawks offensive rebound
13:08		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
13:06		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
13:02	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup	13-17
12:48		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
12:46		Hawks defensive rebound
12:29		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
12:27		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
12:18	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	15-17
12:05		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
12:03		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
11:50		Justice Ajogbor shooting foul
11:50		TV timeout
11:50	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-17
11:50	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-17
11:36		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
11:34		Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
11:14		JT Toppin turnover (lost ball)
10:53		Dasear Haskins turnover (traveling)
10:37		Darrion Williams misses two point layup
10:35		Shawn Simmons II defensive rebound
10:26	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot	17-20
10:05		Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Rasheer Fleming steals)
9:53		Xzayvier Brown misses two point jump shot
9:51		Shawn Simmons II offensive rebound
9:49		Shawn Simmons II turnover (lost ball) (JT Toppin steals)
9:33		JT Toppin misses two point hook shot
9:31		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
9:24		Rasheer Fleming turnover (lost ball) (Chance McMillian steals)
9:20		Chance McMillian turnover (bad pass)
8:59		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
8:57		JT Toppin defensive rebound
8:51		Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
8:49		JT Toppin offensive rebound
8:38	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)	19-20
8:05		Chance McMillian shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 3	19-21
8:05	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 3	19-22
8:05	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 3 of 3	19-23
7:50		Kevin Overton turnover
7:47	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup (Rasheer Fleming assists)	19-25
7:47		Christian Anderson shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-26
7:31		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
7:31	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-26
7:31	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-26
7:18	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	21-28
7:04		JT Toppin turnover (lost ball) (Erik Reynolds II steals)
6:59	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup	21-30
6:37		Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
6:35		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
6:27		Chance McMillian personal foul
6:27		Kevin Overton personal foul
6:27	+1	Erik Reynolds II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-31
6:27		Erik Reynolds II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:27		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
6:14		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
6:12		JT Toppin offensive rebound
6:00		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
5:58		Elijah Hawkins offensive rebound
5:55		Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Justice Ajogbor steals)
5:50		Xzayvier Brown turnover (bad pass)
5:38		Justice Ajogbor shooting foul (Kerwin Walton draws the foul)
5:38	+1	Kerwin Walton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-31
5:38	+1	Kerwin Walton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-31
5:23		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
5:21		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
5:02		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
5:00		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
4:51		Elijah Hawkins personal foul (Erik Reynolds II draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Erik Reynolds II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-32
4:51	+1	Erik Reynolds II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-33
4:36	+2	Kerwin Walton makes two point jump shot	25-33
4:36		Derek Simpson shooting foul (Kerwin Walton draws the foul)
4:36	+1	Kerwin Walton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-33
4:24	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	26-36
4:09		Steven Solano blocks Darrion Williams's two point layup
4:07		Steven Solano defensive rebound
3:47	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	26-39
3:27		Steven Solano shooting foul (Federiko Federiko draws the foul)
3:27		TV timeout
3:27		Federiko Federiko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:27	+1	Federiko Federiko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-39
3:13		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
3:09		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
3:09		JT Toppin personal foul
3:09	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-40
3:09		Rasheer Fleming misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:09		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
2:49		Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot
2:47		JT Toppin offensive rebound
2:47		Erik Reynolds II personal foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
2:47	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-40
2:47	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-40
2:18	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Dasear Haskins assists)	29-43
1:55		Kevin Overton turnover (lost ball) (Derek Simpson steals)
1:53		Kevin Overton personal foul
1:53	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-44
1:53	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-45
1:40		JT Toppin misses two point layup
1:38		JT Toppin offensive rebound
1:36	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	31-45
1:21		Derek Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
1:17	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists)	33-45
1:09		Hawks 30 second timeout
0:54		Rasheer Fleming turnover (lost ball) (JT Toppin steals)
0:50	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point jump shot	35-45
0:46		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
0:21		Anthony Finkley turnover (traveling)
0:02		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
0:00		Red Raiders offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXTCH
Red Raiders
42
JOES
Hawks
33

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup	37-45
19:26	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	37-48
18:56		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
18:54		JT Toppin offensive rebound
18:51	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	39-48
18:27		JT Toppin blocks Justice Ajogbor's two point layup
18:25		Hawks offensive rebound
18:24		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
18:22		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	41-48
17:52		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
17:50		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
17:39		Rasheer Fleming personal foul
17:27		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
17:27		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:27	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-48
17:06		Darrion Williams shooting foul (Steven Solano draws the foul)
17:06		Steven Solano misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:06		Steven Solano misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:06		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
16:52		Steven Solano shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
16:52	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-48
16:52		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:52		Steven Solano defensive rebound
16:38		Chance McMillian shooting foul (Steven Solano draws the foul)
16:38		Steven Solano misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:38		Steven Solano misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:38		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
16:20		Kerwin Walton misses two point jump shot
16:18		Steven Solano defensive rebound
16:18		JT Toppin personal foul
16:02		Steven Solano turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
15:52		Kevin Overton misses two point jump shot
15:50		Steven Solano defensive rebound
15:37		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
15:35		JT Toppin defensive rebound
15:24		Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
15:22		Steven Solano defensive rebound
15:11		Elijah Hawkins personal foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
15:11		TV timeout
14:53		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
14:51		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
14:44		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
14:42		JT Toppin offensive rebound
14:38		JT Toppin turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Finkley steals)
14:33		Erik Reynolds II turnover (traveling)
14:24		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
14:22		Darrion Williams offensive rebound
14:18	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point hook shot	45-48
14:02		Kevin Overton personal foul
13:48	+2	Shawn Simmons II makes two point dunk (Erik Reynolds II assists)	45-50
13:33		Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot
13:31		JT Toppin offensive rebound
13:28	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	47-50
13:17		Kerwin Walton shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
13:17	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-51
13:17	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-52
13:06		Shawn Simmons II shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
13:06	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-52
13:06	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-52
12:53		Shawn Simmons II offensive foul
12:53		Shawn Simmons II turnover (offensive foul)
12:44		Darrion Williams misses two point layup
12:42		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
12:33	+3	Erik Reynolds II makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	49-55
11:59	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)	52-55
11:44		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
11:42		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
11:23		Darrion Williams misses two point layup
11:21		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
11:13		Christian Anderson misses two point jump shot
11:11		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
11:00	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point layup (Xzayvier Brown assists)	52-57
10:58		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
10:58		TV timeout
10:34		JT Toppin misses two point layup
10:32		Devan Cambridge offensive rebound
10:30		Devan Cambridge misses two point layup
10:28		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
10:23	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup (Justice Ajogbor assists)	52-59
10:23		Kerwin Walton shooting foul (Dasear Haskins draws the foul)
10:23		TV timeout
10:23	+1	Dasear Haskins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-60
9:52	+2	Christian Anderson makes two point jump shot	54-60
9:35		JT Toppin blocks Dasear Haskins's two point layup
9:33		JT Toppin defensive rebound
9:19		Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot
9:17		JT Toppin offensive rebound
9:15	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	56-60
8:52		Elijah Hawkins personal foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-61
8:52	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-62
8:29		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
8:27		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
8:08		Justice Ajogbor misses two point jump shot
8:06		Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
7:52	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)	59-62
7:25		Xzayvier Brown misses two point layup
7:23		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
7:18	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)	61-62
7:13		Hawks 30 second timeout
7:13		TV timeout
7:02		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
7:00		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
6:45	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)	63-62
6:44		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (Chance McMillian draws the foul)
6:44	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-62
6:31	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point dunk (Erik Reynolds II assists)	64-64
6:14	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot	66-64
5:45	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	66-67
5:19	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup	68-67
5:03		JT Toppin shooting foul (Erik Reynolds II draws the foul)
5:03	+1	Erik Reynolds II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-68
5:03		Erik Reynolds II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:03		JT Toppin defensive rebound
4:42		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
4:40		JT Toppin offensive rebound
4:37		Jump ball. JT Toppin vs. Xzayvier Brown (Xzayvier Brown gains possession)
4:37		JT Toppin turnover (lost ball) (Xzayvier Brown steals)
4:23		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
4:21		Red Raiders defensive rebound
4:07		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-68
4:07	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-68
3:55	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point layup (Xzayvier Brown assists)	70-70
3:55		Christian Anderson shooting foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:55		JT Toppin defensive rebound
3:39		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
3:37		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
3:33	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	70-72
3:08		Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
3:06		JT Toppin offensive rebound
3:04	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	72-72
2:46	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point jump shot	72-74
2:28	+3	Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)	75-74
2:06	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Justice Ajogbor assists)	75-77
1:34		Justice Ajogbor blocks JT Toppin's two point layup
1:32		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
1:26		Xzayvier Brown misses two point layup
1:24		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
1:21		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
1:19		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
1:07	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Darrion Williams assists)	77-77
1:06		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
0:39		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
0:37		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
0:15		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
0:13		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
0:13		JT Toppin personal foul (Justice Ajogbor draws the foul)
0:13		Justice Ajogbor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:13		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
0:13	+1	Justice Ajogbor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-78
0:01		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
0:00		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Anthony Finkley defensive rebound