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Luis Jr. scores 24 points, leads St. John's past Seton Hall 79-51

AP
Jan 18, 2025

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) RJ Luis Jr.'s 24 points helped St. John's defeat Seton Hall 79-51 on Saturday night.

Luis added eight rebounds for the Red Storm (16-3, 7-1 Big East Conference). Zuby Ejiofor scored 15 points while shooting 4 of 9 from the field and 7 for 8 from the line and added nine rebounds. Kadary Richmond finished 5 of 7 from the field to finish with 12 points.

The Pirates (6-12, 1-6) were led by Isaiah Coleman, who recorded 11 points and six rebounds. Jahseem Felton added nine points for Seton Hall. Prince Aligbe and Garwey Dual had eight points apiece.

Luis Jr. led the Red Storm with 13 points in the first half to help build a 39-16 lead at the break.

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1st Half
SJU
Red Storm
39
HALL
Pirates
16

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jump ball. Emmanuel Okorafor vs. Zuby Ejiofor (Kadary Richmond gains possession)
19:35	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point dunk (Kadary Richmond assists)	2-0
19:02		Scotty Middleton misses three point jump shot
19:00		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
18:50		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
18:48		RJ Luis Jr. offensive rebound
18:44		RJ Luis Jr. misses two point layup
18:42		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
18:41		Zuby Ejiofor misses two point tip layup
18:39		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
18:37		RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:35		Pirates defensive rebound
18:20		Chaunce Jenkins misses three point jump shot
18:18		Red Storm defensive rebound
18:01		Scotty Middleton shooting foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
18:01		Zuby Ejiofor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:01	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-0
17:35		Chaunce Jenkins misses two point turnaround jump shot
17:33		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
17:21	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup	5-0
16:54		Zuby Ejiofor blocks Emmanuel Okorafor's two point layup
16:52		Prince Aligbe offensive rebound
16:46		Pirates turnover (shot clock violation)
16:35		Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
16:33		RJ Luis Jr. offensive rebound
16:23	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point driving layup	7-0
16:08		Zuby Ejiofor shooting foul (Isaiah Coleman draws the foul)
16:08		Isaiah Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:08	+1	Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-1
15:53	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point layup	9-1
15:36	+2	Prince Aligbe makes two point layup	9-3
15:26		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
15:24		Isaiah Coleman defensive rebound
15:18		Isaiah Coleman misses two point layup
15:16		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
15:08	+3	RJ Luis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	12-3
15:06		Red Storm 30 second timeout
15:06		TV timeout
14:52		Chaunce Jenkins misses two point jump shot
14:50		Gus Yalden offensive rebound
14:50		Aaron Scott shooting foul (Gus Yalden draws the foul)
14:50		Gus Yalden misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:50		Gus Yalden misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:50		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
14:21	+3	RJ Luis Jr. makes three point jump shot	15-3
13:55		Prince Aligbe misses two point jump shot
13:51		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
13:42		Gus Yalden shooting foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
13:42	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-3
13:42	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-3
13:17		Chaunce Jenkins misses two point layup
13:15		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
13:15		Zuby Ejiofor turnover (lost ball) (Gus Yalden steals)
13:13		Gus Yalden misses two point layup
13:12		Gus Yalden offensive rebound
13:12		Zuby Ejiofor shooting foul (Gus Yalden draws the foul)
13:12		Gus Yalden misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:12	+1	Gus Yalden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-4
12:50		RJ Luis Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Chaunce Jenkins steals)
12:47		Garwey Dual turnover (bad pass) (Kadary Richmond steals)
12:46		Gus Yalden personal foul
12:43		Garwey Dual blocks Simeon Wilcher's two point layup
12:41		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
12:39		Garwey Dual personal foul
12:33		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
12:31		Ruben Prey offensive rebound
12:31		Prince Aligbe personal foul
12:23		RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:21		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
12:16		Aaron Scott turnover (bad pass) (Chaunce Jenkins steals)
12:09		Ruben Prey personal foul
12:07		Simeon Wilcher shooting foul (Isaiah Coleman draws the foul)
12:07	+1	Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 3	17-5
12:07	+1	Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 3	17-6
12:07	+1	Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 3 of 3	17-7
11:55	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point alley-oop layup (Ruben Prey assists)	19-7
11:35		David Tubek misses three point jump shot
11:33		Simeon Wilcher defensive rebound
11:15	+3	RJ Luis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ruben Prey assists)	22-7
10:51		Chaunce Jenkins misses two point stepback jump shot
10:49		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
10:44		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
10:42		RJ Luis Jr. offensive rebound
10:41		David Tubek personal foul
10:41		TV timeout
10:38	+2	Simeon Wilcher makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists)	24-7
10:13		Isaiah Coleman misses three point jump shot
10:11		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
10:02		Simeon Wilcher misses two point dunk
10:00		Jahseem Felton defensive rebound
9:33		Jahseem Felton misses two point jump shot
9:31		Simeon Wilcher defensive rebound
9:26		Kadary Richmond offensive foul (Isaiah Coleman draws the foul)
9:26		Kadary Richmond turnover (offensive foul)
9:06		Godswill Erheriene misses two point layup
9:04		Godswill Erheriene offensive rebound
9:04		Godswill Erheriene turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Scott steals)
8:58	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point alley-oop dunk (Deivon Smith assists)	26-7
8:29		Ruben Prey blocks Prince Aligbe's two point layup
8:27		Ruben Prey defensive rebound
8:12		Simeon Wilcher turnover (bad pass) (Prince Aligbe steals)
8:06		Scotty Middleton misses two point jump shot
8:04		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
7:56		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
7:54		Prince Aligbe defensive rebound
7:35		Isaiah Coleman misses three point jump shot
7:33		Isaiah Coleman offensive rebound
7:27		Aaron Scott blocks Godswill Erheriene's two point layup
7:25		Godswill Erheriene offensive rebound
7:22		Godswill Erheriene misses two point layup
7:20		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
6:57		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
6:55		Isaiah Coleman defensive rebound
6:52		Ruben Prey blocks Isaiah Coleman's two point layup
6:51		Pirates offensive rebound
6:51		TV timeout
6:45	+3	Chaunce Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Prince Aligbe assists)	26-10
6:16	+3	Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	29-10
5:57		Scotty Middleton misses three point jump shot
5:55		Scotty Middleton offensive rebound
5:50	+2	Scotty Middleton makes two point jump shot	29-12
5:34		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
5:32		Chaunce Jenkins defensive rebound
5:20		Prince Aligbe turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Scott steals)
5:11		Emmanuel Okorafor shooting foul (Kadary Richmond draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Kadary Richmond makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-12
5:11	+1	Kadary Richmond makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-12
4:49		Vince Iwuchukwu personal foul
4:49		Chaunce Jenkins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:48		Vince Iwuchukwu defensive rebound
4:33	+3	Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	34-12
4:03		Vince Iwuchukwu shooting foul (Emmanuel Okorafor draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Emmanuel Okorafor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-13
4:03		Emmanuel Okorafor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:00		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
3:40		Ruben Prey turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Coleman steals)
3:36		Jahseem Felton turnover (lost ball)
3:36		TV timeout
3:15	+3	Jaiden Glover makes three point jump shot (RJ Luis Jr. assists)	37-13
2:45	+2	Isaiah Coleman makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	37-15
2:45		Kadary Richmond shooting foul (Isaiah Coleman draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-16
2:26		Godswill Erheriene blocks Ruben Prey's two point jump shot
2:25		Red Storm offensive rebound
2:25		Red Storm 30 second timeout
2:16		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
2:14		Chaunce Jenkins defensive rebound
2:04		Ruben Prey blocks Isaiah Coleman's two point layup
2:03		Pirates offensive rebound
1:53		Godswill Erheriene turnover (lost ball)
1:29		Godswill Erheriene blocks Ruben Prey's two point reverse layup
1:27		Pirates defensive rebound
1:09		Garwey Dual misses two point layup
1:07		Garwey Dual offensive rebound
1:00		Garwey Dual turnover (lost ball)
0:46		Aaron Scott offensive foul (Garwey Dual draws the foul)
0:46		Aaron Scott turnover (offensive foul)
0:35		Chaunce Jenkins misses three point jump shot
0:33		Pirates offensive rebound
0:25		Chaunce Jenkins turnover (lost ball) (Ruben Prey steals)
0:22		Garwey Dual blocks Deivon Smith's two point layup
0:20		Garwey Dual defensive rebound
0:19		Garwey Dual turnover (lost ball) (Sadiku Ibine Ayo steals)
0:13	+2	Jaiden Glover makes two point layup (Sadiku Ibine Ayo assists)	39-16
0:03		Ruben Prey blocks Isaiah Coleman's two point layup
0:02		Pirates offensive rebound
0:01		Isaiah Coleman misses two point layup
0:00		Ruben Prey defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SJU
Red Storm
40
HALL
Pirates
35

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Kadary Richmond personal foul
19:24	+2	Godswill Erheriene makes two point layup (Isaiah Coleman assists)	39-18
19:08	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point layup	41-18
18:46		Isaiah Coleman turnover (lost ball) (RJ Luis Jr. steals)
18:42	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point dunk	43-18
18:11	+3	Jahseem Felton makes three point jump shot (Garwey Dual assists)	43-21
17:55		Simeon Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (Garwey Dual steals)
17:51		Isaiah Coleman misses three point jump shot
17:49		Prince Aligbe offensive rebound
17:48		Prince Aligbe misses two point layup
17:46		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
17:34		Kadary Richmond misses three point jump shot
17:32		Isaiah Coleman defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Prince Aligbe makes two point layup (Isaiah Coleman assists)	43-23
17:24		Red Storm 30 second timeout
17:24		TV timeout
17:00		RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:58		Prince Aligbe defensive rebound
16:51		Jahseem Felton misses three point jump shot
16:49		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
16:38	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point pullup jump shot	45-23
16:12		RJ Luis Jr. shooting foul (Isaiah Coleman draws the foul)
16:12	+1	Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-24
16:12	+1	Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-25
16:06		Kadary Richmond turnover (lost ball) (Garwey Dual steals)
16:02	+2	Garwey Dual makes two point dunk	45-27
15:54		Kadary Richmond turnover (bad pass) (Garwey Dual steals)
15:51	+2	Prince Aligbe makes two point layup (Garwey Dual assists)	45-29
15:32		Godswill Erheriene personal foul
15:32		TV timeout
15:15		Zuby Ejiofor misses two point layup
15:13		Pirates defensive rebound
14:45		Prince Aligbe misses two point layup
14:43		Godswill Erheriene offensive rebound
14:41		Godswill Erheriene misses two point tip layup
14:39		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
14:37		Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
14:35		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
14:35		Aaron Scott misses two point tip layup
14:33		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
14:33		Godswill Erheriene personal foul
14:28		Godswill Erheriene personal foul
14:10	+2	Simeon Wilcher makes two point dunk	47-29
13:51		Jahseem Felton turnover (bad pass) (Simeon Wilcher steals)
13:47		Garwey Dual blocks Simeon Wilcher's two point layup
13:45		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
13:42	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup	49-29
13:37		Pirates 30 second timeout
13:25		Prince Aligbe turnover (lost ball)
13:22		Isaiah Coleman personal foul
13:03		Zuby Ejiofor misses two point jump shot
13:01		Isaiah Coleman defensive rebound
12:52		Isaiah Coleman misses two point layup
12:50		Godswill Erheriene offensive rebound
12:49	+2	Godswill Erheriene makes two point tip layup	49-31
12:39		Godswill Erheriene flagrant 1 (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
12:39		Official timeout
12:39	+1	Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-31
12:39	+1	Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-31
12:33		Scotty Middleton shooting foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul)
12:33	+1	RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-31
12:33	+1	RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-31
12:04	+3	Scotty Middleton makes three point jump shot	53-34
11:32		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
11:30		Pirates defensive rebound
11:30		TV timeout
11:12	+3	Garwey Dual makes three point jump shot (Prince Aligbe assists)	53-37
11:04		Garwey Dual personal foul
11:04	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-37
11:04	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-37
10:38		Garwey Dual misses two point jump shot
10:36		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
10:28		Aaron Scott turnover (bad pass) (Garwey Dual steals)
10:26	+2	Prince Aligbe makes two point layup (Garwey Dual assists)	55-39
10:26		Aaron Scott shooting foul (Prince Aligbe draws the foul)
10:26		Prince Aligbe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:25		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
10:11		Zuby Ejiofor misses two point jump shot
10:09		Isaiah Coleman defensive rebound
9:58		Prince Aligbe turnover (bad pass) (RJ Luis Jr. steals)
9:53	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	57-39
9:35		Garwey Dual turnover (bad pass) (Kadary Richmond steals)
9:32		Gus Yalden flagrant 1 (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
9:32	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-39
9:32	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-39
9:29		Kadary Richmond turnover (bad pass) (Garwey Dual steals)
9:21		Isaiah Coleman misses three point jump shot
9:19		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
8:58		Gus Yalden personal foul
8:58		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:58		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:56		Pirates defensive rebound
8:45		Ruben Prey shooting foul (Isaiah Coleman draws the foul)
8:45	+1	Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-40
8:45	+1	Isaiah Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-41
8:39		Gus Yalden shooting foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
8:39	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-41
8:39	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-41
8:25		RJ Luis Jr. personal foul
8:13		Isaiah Coleman misses three point jump shot
8:11		Godswill Erheriene offensive rebound
8:11		Simeon Wilcher personal foul
8:11		Godswill Erheriene misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:08		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
7:46	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup	63-41
7:30		TV timeout
7:14		David Tubek misses two point layup
7:12		David Tubek offensive rebound
7:12		Ruben Prey blocks David Tubek's two point layup
7:10		Godswill Erheriene offensive rebound
7:10		Zuby Ejiofor personal foul
7:10	+1	Godswill Erheriene makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-42
7:10		Godswill Erheriene misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:09		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
7:03	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point driving layup	65-42
6:44	+2	Garwey Dual makes two point stepback jump shot	65-44
6:33		Simeon Wilcher misses two point jump shot
6:31		Pirates defensive rebound
6:07		Isaiah Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Scott steals)
6:04		Scotty Middleton shooting foul (Simeon Wilcher draws the foul)
6:04		Simeon Wilcher misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:04	+1	Simeon Wilcher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-44
5:45		RJ Luis Jr. personal foul
5:45	+1	Garwey Dual makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-45
5:45		Garwey Dual misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:43		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
5:34		RJ Luis Jr. offensive foul
5:34		RJ Luis Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
5:20		Zuby Ejiofor blocks Isaiah Coleman's two point layup
5:18		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
5:11		Kadary Richmond misses two point driving layup
5:09		David Tubek defensive rebound
5:02		Godswill Erheriene turnover (bad pass)
4:33		Zuby Ejiofor misses two point jump shot
4:31		Kadary Richmond offensive rebound
4:23	+3	RJ Luis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	69-45
3:59		Jahseem Felton misses two point driving layup
3:57		Sadiku Ibine Ayo defensive rebound
3:51		RJ Luis Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Garwey Dual steals)
3:36	+2	Jahseem Felton makes two point layup	69-47
3:17	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point dunk (RJ Luis Jr. assists)	71-47
2:51		Scotty Middleton misses three point jump shot
2:49		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
2:42		Red Storm 30 second timeout
2:42		TV timeout
2:37	+2	Sadiku Ibine Ayo makes two point layup (RJ Luis Jr. assists)	73-47
2:22		Garwey Dual turnover (bad pass) (Sadiku Ibine Ayo steals)
2:18	+2	Vince Iwuchukwu makes two point dunk (RJ Luis Jr. assists)	75-47
2:12		Vince Iwuchukwu blocks Godswill Erheriene's two point layup
2:10		Jaiden Glover defensive rebound
1:56	+2	Jaiden Glover makes two point layup	77-47
1:44		Jahseem Felton turnover (lost ball) (Lefteris Liotopoulos steals)
1:40	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point dunk (Lefteris Liotopoulos assists)	79-47
1:16		Jaiden Glover personal foul
1:16	+1	Jahseem Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-48
1:16	+1	Jahseem Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-49
1:00		Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses two point layup
0:59		Godswill Erheriene defensive rebound
0:59		Vince Iwuchukwu personal foul
0:59		Godswill Erheriene misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:59		Godswill Erheriene misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:59		Garwey Dual offensive rebound
0:55		Garwey Dual misses two point jump shot
0:53		Ruben Prey defensive rebound
0:36		Lefteris Liotopoulos misses three point jump shot
0:34		Lefteris Liotopoulos offensive rebound
0:31		Lefteris Liotopoulos turnover (lost ball) (Jahseem Felton steals)
0:30		Sadiku Ibine Ayo personal foul
0:30	+1	Jahseem Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-50
0:30	+1	Jahseem Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-51
0:00		End of period

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Jahseem Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2