Richmond scores 24 and hits winning jumper as No. 15 St. John's holds off Providence 68-66
AP
Feb 01, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) Kadary Richmond scored a season-high 24 points, including the tiebreaking jumper with three seconds left, and No. 15 St. John’s held off Providence Friars 68-66 on Saturday after blowing a 19-point lead in the final nine minutes.
RJ Luis Jr. added 19 points and eight rebounds for the Red Storm (19-3, 10-1 Big East), off to the program's best start in 39 years. They have won eight straight games and 14 of 15.
St. John's Red Storm took a one-game lead in the conference standings when No. 9 Marquette lost to No. 25 UConn on Saturday night.
Jabri Abdur-Rahim had a season-high 27 points off the bench to help Providence (11-11, 5-6) rally at Madison Square Garden. He made two of his eight 3-pointers during the furious comeback before Bensley Joseph hit a tying 3 with 33 seconds left - his only basket of the game to go with 12 rebounds and seven assists.
Following a timeout, Richmond used a screen by Zuby Ejiofor to get separation from Jayden Pierre and drain a pull-up jumper from the foul line. Joseph missed a heave from just inside halfcourt at the buzzer.
Richmond shot 10 of 14 from the field and had eight rebounds and eight assists. Ejiofor scored 13 for St. John’s, which shot 38% from the floor.
Providence: Entered averaging 12 turnovers per game but matched that total in the first half and finished with 20 overall.
St. John’s: Point guard Deivon Smith looked rusty at times after missing three of the previous four games with a right shoulder injury. He shot 1 for 10 from the field and finished with three points and six assists in 28 minutes off the bench.
Corey Floyd Jr. and Abdur-Rahim made consecutive 3s that pulled Providence to 62-61 with 2:21 remaining.
Providence’s top two scorers, Joseph and Pierre, combined for only 14 points on 5-of-23 shooting.
Providence hosts Creighton on Wednesday. St. John’s plays Marquette on Tuesday night at MSG before visiting UConn on Friday.
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1st Half
PROV
Friars
21
SJU
Red Storm
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Oswin Erhunmwunse vs. Zuby Ejiofor (Friars gains possession)
19:37
Friars turnover (shot clock violation)
19:23
+3
RJ Luis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zuby Ejiofor assists)
0-3
18:49
Friars turnover (shot clock violation)
18:46
TV timeout
18:27
Ryan Mela personal foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
18:23
RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:21
Kadary Richmond offensive rebound
18:21
Ryan Mela shooting foul (Kadary Richmond draws the foul)
18:21
Kadary Richmond misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:21
+1
Kadary Richmond makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-4
18:08
Jump ball. Corey Floyd Jr. vs. Kadary Richmond (Kadary Richmond gains possession)
18:08
Corey Floyd Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kadary Richmond steals)
17:59
+2
Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot (Simeon Wilcher assists)
0-6
17:28
+2
Jayden Pierre makes two point jump shot (Corey Floyd Jr. assists)
2-6
17:02
Simeon Wilcher misses two point jump shot
17:00
Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
16:53
Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
16:51
Jabri Abdur-Rahim offensive rebound
16:39
Corey Floyd Jr. turnover (traveling)
16:26
Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
16:24
Friars defensive rebound
16:00
Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
15:57
Oswin Erhunmwunse personal foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
15:43
Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Kadary Richmond's two point layup
15:41
Red Storm offensive rebound
15:39
Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
15:37
Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
15:30
Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point layup
15:28
Red Storm defensive rebound
15:19
RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:19
Red Storm offensive rebound
15:19
Oswin Erhunmwunse personal foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
15:15
Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
15:13
Christ Essandoko defensive rebound
15:13
Zuby Ejiofor personal foul (Christ Essandoko draws the foul)
14:58
Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
14:56
Simeon Wilcher defensive rebound
14:51
Zuby Ejiofor misses two point layup
14:49
Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
14:35
Justyn Fernandez misses three point jump shot
14:33
Sadiku Ibine Ayo defensive rebound
14:16
Zuby Ejiofor misses two point jump shot
14:16
Jayden Pierre personal foul (Sadiku Ibine Ayo draws the foul)
14:14
Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Bensley Joseph steals)
14:10
Aaron Scott shooting foul (Wesley Cardet Jr. draws the foul)
14:10
Wesley Cardet Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:10
Wesley Cardet Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:10
Aaron Scott defensive rebound
13:54
Zuby Ejiofor turnover (bad pass)
13:33
+2
Christ Essandoko makes two point layup (Bensley Joseph assists)
4-6
13:17
+2
Simeon Wilcher makes two point jump shot (Aaron Scott assists)
4-8
12:45
Justyn Fernandez misses two point jump shot
12:43
Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
12:39
Jaiden Glover misses three point jump shot
12:37
Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound
12:27
+3
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)
7-8
11:59
Bensley Joseph blocks Deivon Smith's two point jump shot
11:57
Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
11:50
+3
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)
10-8
11:45
Red Storm 30 second timeout
11:45
TV timeout
11:29
Zuby Ejiofor misses two point jump shot
11:27
Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
11:18
Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
11:16
Corey Floyd Jr. offensive rebound
11:11
Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point layup
11:09
Corey Floyd Jr. offensive rebound
11:09
Aaron Scott personal foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul)
11:09
Ruben Prey personal foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul)
11:08
Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Deivon Smith steals)
11:08
Vince Iwuchukwu turnover (offensive goaltending)
10:55
+2
Christ Essandoko makes two point dunk (Jabri Abdur-Rahim assists)
12-8
10:26
Ruben Prey misses two point jump shot
10:24
Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
10:02
Christ Essandoko turnover (bad pass) (Deivon Smith steals)
9:54
Deivon Smith misses two point layup
9:52
RJ Luis Jr. offensive rebound
9:48
RJ Luis Jr. misses two point layup
9:46
Jayden Pierre defensive rebound
9:42
Jabri Abdur-Rahim turnover (bad pass) (Deivon Smith steals)
9:41
Jayden Pierre personal foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
9:31
Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
9:29
Christ Essandoko defensive rebound
9:09
Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
9:07
Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
9:01
Kadary Richmond turnover (lost ball) (Bensley Joseph steals)