St. John's 78-57 Butler (Mar 13, 2025) Play-by-Play

Butler Bulldogs

14-19, 6-14 Big East

Final

	1	2	T
BUT	26	31	57
SJU	37	41	78

St. John's Red Storm

28-4, 18-2 Big East

Kadary Richmond missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
Simeon Wilcher made Layup.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
Zuby Ejiofor missed Jumper.
Kadary Richmond made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Scott.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
Aaron Scott missed Jumper.
Simeon Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
Kadary Richmond made Jumper.
Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Three Point Jumper.
Kadary Richmond missed Three Point Jumper.
Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Jumper. Assisted by Lefteris Liotopoulos.
Lefteris Liotopoulos missed Three Point Jumper.
Simeon Wilcher made Layup.
Ruben Prey missed Jumper.
Zuby Ejiofor made Layup.
Sadiku Ibine Ayo missed Three Point Jumper.
Ruben Prey missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Kadary Richmond made Jumper.
Lefteris Liotopoulos made Jumper.
Simeon Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.
Zuby Ejiofor missed Jumper.
Lefteris Liotopoulos made Layup.
Simeon Wilcher missed Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
Kadary Richmond made Jumper.
Lefteris Liotopoulos made Layup. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
Vince Iwuchukwu missed Jumper.
Lefteris Liotopoulos missed Three Point Jumper.
Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
Simeon Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. made Layup.
Aaron Scott made Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
Kadary Richmond made Layup.
Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
Aaron Scott made Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
RJ Luis Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
Vince Iwuchukwu missed Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
Vince Iwuchukwu made Dunk. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
Deivon Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lefteris Liotopoulos.
Deivon Smith missed Layup.
Aaron Scott made Jumper. Assisted by Zuby Ejiofor.
Zuby Ejiofor made Jumper. Assisted by Lefteris Liotopoulos.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.
RJ Luis Jr. made Layup.
Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.
RJ Luis Jr. made Jumper.
Kadary Richmond made Layup.
Deivon Smith missed Layup.
RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.
Simeon Wilcher missed Jumper.
Aaron Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Simeon Wilcher.
Kadary Richmond made Jumper.
Aaron Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
Simeon Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.
Ruben Prey missed Layup.
Vince Iwuchukwu made Layup.
Vince Iwuchukwu made Dunk. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
Pierre Brooks II missed Jumper.
Pierre Brooks II missed Jumper.
Boden Kapke missed Three Point Jumper.
Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.
Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.
Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
Patrick McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.
Landon Moore missed Jumper.
Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.
Jahmyl Telfort made Layup.
Jahmyl Telfort made Jumper.
Kolby King missed Three Point Jumper.
Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Patrick McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.
Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.
Finley Bizjack made Jumper. Assisted by Pierre Brooks II.
Jahmyl Telfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.
Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper.
Boden Kapke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.
Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.
Boden Kapke made Layup.
Finley Bizjack missed Layup.
Boden Kapke missed Three Point Jumper.
Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.
Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.
Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper.
Patrick McCaffery missed Layup.
Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.
Finley Bizjack made Layup.
Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.
Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.
Pierre Brooks II missed Jumper.
Andre Screen made Dunk.
Kolby King missed Jumper.
Pierre Brooks II made Layup. Assisted by Patrick McCaffery.
Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Haywood.
Patrick McCaffery made Layup.
Kolby King missed Layup.
Evan Haywood missed Three Point Jumper.
Boden Kapke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Patrick McCaffery.
Pierre Brooks II missed Layup.
Andre Screen missed Layup.
Evan Haywood missed Three Point Jumper.
Evan Haywood missed Three Point Jumper.
Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Andre Screen missed Layup.
Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kolby King.
Jahmyl Telfort missed Layup.
Kolby King missed Jumper.
Patrick McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.
Patrick McCaffery made Dunk. Assisted by Kolby King.
Evan Haywood made Jumper.
Boden Kapke missed Three Point Jumper.

BUTLER

ST JOHN'S

TIME		BUT	SJU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by St. John's	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by Butler	0	0
19:35	Kadary Richmond missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:33	Butler Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:14	Pierre Brooks II missed Jumper.	0	0
19:10	RJ Luis Jr. Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:05	RJ Luis Jr. Turnover.	0	0
19:05	Pierre Brooks II Steal.	0	0
18:54	Foul on Aaron Scott.	0	0
18:39	Pierre Brooks II missed Jumper.	0	0
18:36	Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:29	Foul on Jahmyl Telfort.	0	0
18:27	Aaron Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.	0	3
18:04	Boden Kapke missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
18:01	Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.	0	3
17:56	Aaron Scott missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
17:55	Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.	0	3
17:55	Foul on Jahmyl Telfort.	0	3
17:55	Jahmyl Telfort subbing out for Butler	0	3
17:55	Landon Moore subbing in for Butler	0	3
17:49	Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.	0	3
17:49	Zuby Ejiofor Turnover.	0	3
17:35	Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.	3	3
17:18	Simeon Wilcher made Layup.	3	5
17:02	Patrick McCaffery Turnover.	3	5
17:02	RJ Luis Jr. Steal.	3	5
16:57	RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.	3	5
16:54	Landon Moore Defensive Rebound.	3	5
16:43	Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.	3	5
16:40	Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.	3	5
16:32	RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.	3	5
16:29	Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.	3	5
16:07	Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.	3	5
16:04	Aaron Scott Defensive Rebound.	3	5
15:54	Zuby Ejiofor missed Jumper.	3	5
15:52	Aaron Scott Offensive Rebound.	3	5
15:48	Kadary Richmond made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Scott.	3	7
15:15	Patrick McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.	3	7
15:13	Simeon Wilcher Defensive Rebound.	3	7
14:57	RJ Luis Jr. missed Layup.	3	7
14:57	Patrick McCaffery Block.	3	7
14:57	RJ Luis Jr. Offensive Rebound.	3	7
14:57	Foul on Boden Kapke.	3	7
14:57	Official TV Timeout	3	7
14:57	Finley Bizjack subbing out for Butler	3	7
14:57	Boden Kapke subbing out for Butler	3	7
14:57	Kolby King subbing in for Butler	3	7
14:57	Andre Screen subbing in for Butler	3	7
14:57	RJ Luis Jr. made Free Throw.	3	8
14:57	RJ Luis Jr. made Free Throw.	3	9
14:40	Landon Moore Turnover.	3	9
14:30	Aaron Scott missed Jumper.	3	9
14:27	Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.	3	9
14:25	Simeon Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.	3	9
14:22	Aaron Scott Offensive Rebound.	3	9
14:17	RJ Luis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.	3	12
13:57	Andre Screen Turnover.	3	12
13:46	Kadary Richmond made Jumper.	3	14
13:46	Foul on Kolby King.	3	14
13:46	Patrick McCaffery subbing out for Butler	3	14
13:46	Jahmyl Telfort subbing in for Butler	3	14
13:46	Kadary Richmond made Free Throw.	3	15
13:42	Foul on Aaron Scott.	3	15
13:42	Aaron Scott subbing out for St. John's	3	15
13:42	Sadiku Ibine Ayo subbing in for St. John's	3	15
13:42	Simeon Wilcher subbing out for St. John's	3	15
13:42	Deivon Smith subbing in for St. John's	3	15
13:31	Foul on Deivon Smith.	3	15
13:29	Foul on Deivon Smith.	3	15
13:29	Deivon Smith subbing out for St. John's	3	15
13:29	Simeon Wilcher subbing in for St. John's	3	15
13:25	Landon Moore missed Jumper.	3	15
13:22	Zuby Ejiofor Defensive Rebound.	3	15
13:13	Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.	3	15
13:11	Jahmyl Telfort Defensive Rebound.	3	15
12:42	Butler Turnover.	3	15
12:29	RJ Luis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.	3	18
12:25	Butler Timeout	3	18
11:57	Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.	3	18
11:53	Kolby King Offensive Rebound.	3	18
11:42	Jahmyl Telfort made Layup.	5	18
11:27	Kadary Richmond Turnover.	5	18
11:27	Pierre Brooks II subbing out for Butler	5	18
11:27	Andre Screen subbing out for Butler	5	18
11:27	Patrick McCaffery subbing in for Butler	5	18
11:27	Boden Kapke subbing in for Butler	5	18
10:58	Jahmyl Telfort made Jumper.	7	18
10:32	RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.	7	18
10:29	Landon Moore Defensive Rebound.	7	18
10:25	Kolby King missed Three Point Jumper.	7	18
10:22	Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.	7	18
10:19	RJ Luis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	7	18
10:16	Boden Kapke Defensive Rebound.	7	18
10:05	Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.	7	18
10:02	Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.	7	18
9:53	Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Three Point Jumper.	7	21
9:32	Patrick McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.	7	21
9:30	Sadiku Ibine Ayo Defensive Rebound.	7	21
9:27	Foul on Kolby King.	7	21
9:27	Zuby Ejiofor subbing out for St. John's	7	21
9:27	Ruben Prey subbing in for St. John's	7	21
9:27	Landon Moore subbing out for Butler	7	21
9:27	Finley Bizjack subbing in for Butler	7	21
9:15	Kadary Richmond missed Three Point Jumper.	7	21
9:15	Butler Defensive Rebound.	7	21
9:15	Kadary Richmond subbing out for St. John's	7	21
9:15	Lefteris Liotopoulos subbing in for St. John's	7	21
8:58	Jahmyl Telfort missed Jumper.	7	21
8:56	Boden Kapke Offensive Rebound.	7	21
8:42	Foul on Ruben Prey.	7	21
8:42	Jahmyl Telfort made Free Throw.	8	21
8:42	Kolby King subbing out for Butler	8	21
8:42	Pierre Brooks II subbing in for Butler	8	21
8:41	Jahmyl Telfort missed Free Throw.	8	21
8:40	Sadiku Ibine Ayo Defensive Rebound.	8	21
8:22	Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Jumper. Assisted by Lefteris Liotopoulos.	8	23
8:22	Foul on Pierre Brooks II.	8	23
8:22	RJ Luis Jr. subbing out for St. John's	8	23
8:22	Zuby Ejiofor subbing in for St. John's	8	23
8:18	Lefteris Liotopoulos missed Three Point Jumper.	8	23
8:16	Ruben Prey Offensive Rebound.	8	23
8:09	Simeon Wilcher made Layup.	8	25
7:44	Finley Bizjack made Jumper. Assisted by Pierre Brooks II.	10	25
7:24	Ruben Prey missed Jumper.	10	25
7:21	Zuby Ejiofor Offensive Rebound.	10	25
7:21	Zuby Ejiofor made Layup.	10	27
7:00	Jahmyl Telfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Finley Bizjack.	13	27
6:45	Sadiku Ibine Ayo missed Three Point Jumper.	13	27
6:42	Ruben Prey Offensive Rebound.	13	27
6:42	Ruben Prey missed Two Point Tip Shot.	13	27
6:40	Boden Kapke Defensive Rebound.	13	27
6:27	Jahmyl Telfort missed Three Point Jumper.	13	27
6:25	Lefteris Liotopoulos Defensive Rebound.	13	27
6:25	Foul on Ruben Prey.	13	27
6:25	Official TV Timeout	13	27
6:25	Ruben Prey subbing out for St. John's	13	27
6:25	Kadary Richmond subbing in for St. John's	13	27
6:25	Boden Kapke missed Free Throw.	13	27
6:23	Sadiku Ibine Ayo Defensive Rebound.	13	27
6:07	Kadary Richmond made Jumper.	13	29
5:41	Finley Bizjack made Three Point Jumper.	16	29
5:25	Lefteris Liotopoulos made Jumper.	16	31
5:03	Boden Kapke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.	19	31
4:47	Simeon Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.	19	31
4:44	Patrick McCaffery Defensive Rebound.	19	31
4:27	Pierre Brooks II missed Three Point Jumper.	19	31
4:24	Boden Kapke Offensive Rebound.	19	31
4:23	Boden Kapke made Layup.	21	31
4:07	Zuby Ejiofor missed Jumper.	21	31
4:05	Pierre Brooks II Defensive Rebound.	21	31
4:04	Pierre Brooks II Turnover.	21	31
4:04	Lefteris Liotopoulos Steal.	21	31
3:59	Lefteris Liotopoulos made Layup.	21	33
3:39	Finley Bizjack missed Layup.	21	33
3:39	Kadary Richmond Block.	21	33
3:36	Simeon Wilcher Defensive Rebound.	21	33
3:34	Simeon Wilcher missed Jumper.	21	33
3:31	Jahmyl Telfort Defensive Rebound.	21	33
3:23	Boden Kapke missed Three Point Jumper.	21	33
3:20	Kadary Richmond Defensive Rebound.	21	33
3:18	St. John's Timeout	21	33
3:18	Sadiku Ibine Ayo subbing out for St. John's	21	33
3:18	RJ Luis Jr. subbing in for St. John's	21	33
3:18	Pierre Brooks II subbing out for Butler	21	33
3:18	Boden Kapke subbing out for Butler	21	33
3:18	Kolby King subbing in for Butler	21	33
3:18	Andre Screen subbing in for Butler	21	33
2:52	RJ Luis Jr. missed Jumper.	21	33
2:48	Patrick McCaffery Defensive Rebound.	21	33
2:32	Patrick McCaffery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahmyl Telfort.	24	33
2:06	Kadary Richmond made Jumper.	24	35
1:36	Jahmyl Telfort Turnover.	24	35
1:36	Kadary Richmond Steal.	24	35
1:30	Lefteris Liotopoulos made Layup. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.	24	37
0:58	Finley Bizjack missed Three Point Jumper.	24	37
0:55	Lefteris Liotopoulos Defensive Rebound.	24	37
0:46	Foul on Andre Screen.	24	37
0:46	Lefteris Liotopoulos subbing out for St. John's	24	37
0:46	Sadiku Ibine Ayo subbing in for St. John's	24	37
0:46	Zuby Ejiofor missed Free Throw.	24	37
0:45	Andre Screen Defensive Rebound.	24	37
0:35	Foul on Jahmyl Telfort.	24	37
0:35	Jahmyl Telfort Turnover.	24	37
0:35	Sadiku Ibine Ayo subbing out for St. John's	24	37
0:35	Zuby Ejiofor subbing out for St. John's	24	37
0:35	Vince Iwuchukwu subbing in for St. John's	24	37
0:35	Lefteris Liotopoulos subbing in for St. John's	24	37
0:35	Jahmyl Telfort subbing out for Butler	24	37
0:35	Pierre Brooks II subbing in for Butler	24	37
0:21	Vince Iwuchukwu missed Jumper.	24	37
0:21	Andre Screen Block.	24	37
0:18	Vince Iwuchukwu Offensive Rebound.	24	37
0:16	Lefteris Liotopoulos missed Three Point Jumper.	24	37
0:13	Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.	24	37
0:04	Foul on RJ Luis Jr..	24	37
0:04	Andre Screen subbing out for Butler	24	37
0:04	Boden Kapke subbing in for Butler	24	37
0:04	Kolby King subbing out for Butler	24	37
0:04	Landon Moore subbing in for Butler	24	37
0:04	Pierre Brooks II made Free Throw.	25	37
0:04	Pierre Brooks II made Free Throw.	26	37
0:01	Kadary Richmond missed Jumper.	26	37
0:00	Pierre Brooks II Defensive Rebound.	26	37
0:00	End of 1st half	26	37

Madison Square Garden

4:00 PM, March 13, 2025Coverage: Peacock

New York, NY

Line: SJU -11.5

Over/Under: 145.5

Attendance: 19,812

Referees:
Brian O'Connell
Matt Potter
Greg Evans

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	28-4
Creighton	15-5	3	23-9
UConn	14-6	4	23-9
Marquette	13-7	5	23-9
Xavier	13-7	5	21-11
Villanova	11-9	7	19-14
Georgetown	8-12	10	17-15
Butler	6-14	12	14-19
Providence	6-14	12	12-20
DePaul	4-16	14	14-19
Seton Hall	2-18	16	7-25

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