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Smith scores 20 and St. John's defeats Delaware 97-76

AP
Dec 28, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) Deivon Smith's 20 points helped St. John's defeat Delaware 97-76 on Saturday night.

Smith added 13 rebounds, eight assists, and three steals for the Red Storm (11-2). Zuby Ejiofor scored 16 points and added seven rebounds. RJ Luis shot 7 of 9 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points, while adding three steals. The Red Storm picked up their sixth straight victory.

John Camden led the Fightin' Blue Hens (7-6) in scoring, finishing with 35 points, four assists and three steals. Niels Lane added 14 points for Delaware. Izaiah Pasha finished with 10 points and five assists.

St. John's took the lead with 17:49 remaining in the first half and never looked back. The score was 48-29 at halftime, with Smith racking up 13 points. St. John's outscored Delaware by two points over the final half, while Luis led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.

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1st Half
DEL
Fightin' Blue Hens
29
SJU
Red Storm
48

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Blue Hens gains possession)
19:41		Kadary Richmond blocks John Camden's two point layup
19:39		Blue Hens offensive rebound
19:31	+2	Niels Lane makes two point layup	2-0
19:02		Simeon Wilcher turnover (bad pass) (Cavan Reilly steals)
18:53		Cavan Reilly misses three point jump shot
18:51		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
18:47		Erik Timko blocks Zuby Ejiofor's two point layup
18:46		Red Storm offensive rebound
18:46		Simeon Wilcher misses two point jump shot
18:44		John Camden defensive rebound
18:29		Izaiah Pasha misses three point jump shot
18:27		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
18:17		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
18:15		John Camden defensive rebound
18:07		Ruben Prey blocks Izaiah Pasha's two point layup
18:05		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
18:03		Izaiah Pasha personal foul
17:51		Simeon Wilcher misses two point jump shot
17:49		Red Storm offensive rebound
17:49		John Camden technical foul
17:49	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes technical free throw 1 of 2	2-1
17:49	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
17:46	+2	Simeon Wilcher makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists)	2-4
17:27		Zuby Ejiofor personal foul
17:21		Cavan Reilly misses two point layup
17:19		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
17:09		Zuby Ejiofor turnover
16:54	+3	Erik Timko makes three point jump shot (John Camden assists)	5-4
16:33	+3	Simeon Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Zuby Ejiofor assists)	5-7
16:16	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Izaiah Pasha assists)	8-7
16:03	+2	Simeon Wilcher makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists)	8-9
15:43		John Camden misses three point jump shot
15:41		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
15:33		Izaiah Pasha shooting foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
15:33		TV timeout
15:33		Zuby Ejiofor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:33	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-10
15:19		Deivon Smith personal foul
15:15		John Camden turnover (Deivon Smith steals)
15:11	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	8-12
14:49	+2	Niels Lane makes two point layup	10-12
14:39		Erik Timko personal foul
14:31	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists)	10-14
14:00		Niels Lane misses three point jump shot
13:58		Cavan Reilly offensive rebound
13:54		Cavan Reilly turnover (Simeon Wilcher steals)
13:40		Simeon Wilcher turnover (Trent Middleton Jr. steals)
13:37		Trent Middleton Jr. misses two point layup
13:35		Niels Lane offensive rebound
13:34	+2	Niels Lane makes two point jump shot	12-14
13:21	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point layup (RJ Luis Jr. assists)	12-16
13:05		Niels Lane turnover (RJ Luis Jr. steals)
12:53	+3	Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	12-19
12:41		Simeon Wilcher personal foul
12:35		Trent Middleton Jr. offensive foul
12:35		Trent Middleton Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
12:16	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Aaron Scott assists)	12-22
12:11		Blue Hens 30 second timeout
12:11		TV timeout
11:45		John Camden misses two point jump shot
11:43		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
11:39		RJ Luis Jr. turnover (John Camden steals)
11:19		Niels Lane misses two point layup
11:17		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
11:08	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	12-25
11:00	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Trent Middleton Jr. assists)	15-25
10:38		RJ Luis Jr. misses two point layup
10:36		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
10:31		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
10:30		Blue Hens defensive rebound
10:30		RJ Luis Jr. personal foul
10:12		Macon Emory turnover (Aaron Scott steals)
10:06	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	15-27
9:32		Blue Hens turnover (shot clock violation)
9:22		Cavan Reilly shooting foul (Kadary Richmond draws the foul)
9:22		Kadary Richmond misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:22		Kadary Richmond misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:22		Red Storm offensive rebound
9:12		RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:10		Cavan Reilly defensive rebound
8:47		Niels Lane misses two point layup
8:45		Kevin Kogbara offensive rebound
8:40		Blue Hens turnover (shot clock violation)
8:24		Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
8:22		Cavan Reilly defensive rebound
8:12		Erik Timko misses three point jump shot
8:10		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
8:03		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
8:01		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
8:00	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot	15-29
7:53	+2	John Camden makes two point layup (Niels Lane assists)	17-29
7:42	+2	Vince Iwuchukwu makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	17-31
7:27		Niels Lane turnover (Deivon Smith steals)
7:22	+2	Vince Iwuchukwu makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	17-33
6:58		Ruben Prey personal foul
6:58		TV timeout
6:40		Izaiah Pasha turnover (Simeon Wilcher steals)
6:26		Sadiku Ibine Ayo misses two point layup
6:24		Cavan Reilly defensive rebound
6:16		Gabe Moss misses two point layup
6:14		Blue Hens offensive rebound
6:10		Sadiku Ibine Ayo blocks Izaiah Pasha's two point layup
6:08		Red Storm defensive rebound
5:56		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
5:54		Vince Iwuchukwu offensive rebound
5:53		Gabe Moss shooting foul (Vince Iwuchukwu draws the foul)
5:53		Vince Iwuchukwu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:53	+1	Vince Iwuchukwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-34
5:44	+2	Trent Middleton Jr. makes two point layup	19-34
5:13		Vince Iwuchukwu turnover (bad pass)
4:53		Jaiden Glover blocks Erik Timko's two point jump shot
4:51		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
4:41	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot	19-37
4:14		Cavan Reilly misses three point jump shot
4:12		Red Storm defensive rebound
3:59		Deivon Smith turnover (John Camden steals)
3:54	+2	Gabe Moss makes two point layup (Trent Middleton Jr. assists)	21-37
3:33	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point dunk	21-39
3:33		Gabe Moss shooting foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul)
3:33		TV timeout
3:33		RJ Luis Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:33		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
3:32		Trent Middleton Jr. shooting foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-40
3:32	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-41
3:18		Trent Middleton Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:16		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
3:02	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point dunk (RJ Luis Jr. assists)	21-43
3:02		Gabe Moss shooting foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
3:02	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-44
2:44		Izaiah Pasha misses two point jump shot
2:42		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
2:33		Jaiden Glover misses two point layup
2:31		John Camden defensive rebound
2:14	+2	Niels Lane makes two point dunk	23-44
1:56		Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot
1:54		Cavan Reilly defensive rebound
1:51	+2	Cavan Reilly makes two point layup	25-44
1:41		Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
1:39		Cavan Reilly defensive rebound
1:29		Niels Lane misses three point jump shot
1:27		Red Storm defensive rebound
1:17	+2	Ruben Prey makes two point layup (RJ Luis Jr. assists)	25-46
1:02	+2	John Camden makes two point layup	27-46
0:46	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot	27-48
0:30		Cavan Reilly turnover (RJ Luis Jr. steals)
0:20		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
0:18		John Camden defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Izaiah Pasha makes two point layup	29-48
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DEL
Fightin' Blue Hens
47
SJU
Red Storm
49

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Zuby Ejiofor misses two point layup
19:48		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
19:46	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup	29-50
19:34	+2	Niels Lane makes two point dunk (John Camden assists)	31-50
19:16		Simeon Wilcher misses two point jump shot
19:14		Blue Hens defensive rebound
19:01		John Camden turnover (lost ball) (Kadary Richmond steals)
18:55	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point layup	31-52
18:42	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot	34-52
18:20	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot	34-54
18:07		Deivon Smith blocks Izaiah Pasha's two point layup
18:05		Blue Hens offensive rebound
17:56		Kadary Richmond personal foul
17:42	+2	John Camden makes two point jump shot (Izaiah Pasha assists)	36-54
17:17	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point jump shot	36-56
16:55		Izaiah Pasha misses three point jump shot
16:53		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
16:45		Kadary Richmond misses three point jump shot
16:43		Blue Hens defensive rebound
16:43		Zuby Ejiofor personal foul
16:28		Cavan Reilly misses three point jump shot
16:26		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
16:16	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	36-58
16:04	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Izaiah Pasha assists)	39-58
15:50		Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot
15:48		Erik Timko defensive rebound
15:35		Izaiah Pasha offensive foul
15:35		Izaiah Pasha turnover (offensive foul)
15:35		TV timeout
15:18		Simeon Wilcher turnover
15:08		Zuby Ejiofor blocks Cavan Reilly's two point layup
15:06		Blue Hens offensive rebound
14:56	+2	Erik Timko makes two point layup	41-58
14:37	+3	Simeon Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	41-61
14:07	+2	Gabe Moss makes two point layup (Erik Timko assists)	43-61
13:45		Gabe Moss personal foul
13:34		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
13:32		Red Storm offensive rebound
13:24	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup	43-63
13:09		Simeon Wilcher shooting foul (Niels Lane draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Niels Lane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-63
13:09	+1	Niels Lane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-63
12:51	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup	45-65
12:37		Macon Emory misses two point dunk
12:35		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
12:33		Niels Lane personal foul
12:24	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point layup	45-67
12:07	+2	Niels Lane makes two point layup (John Camden assists)	47-67
11:49		Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
11:47		Niels Lane defensive rebound
11:39	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Trent Middleton Jr. assists)	50-67
11:37		Blue Hens 30 second timeout
11:37		TV timeout
11:32		Trent Middleton Jr. personal foul
11:32		TV timeout
11:25	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point layup	50-69
11:25		Izaiah Pasha shooting foul (Kadary Richmond draws the foul)
11:25		Kadary Richmond misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:25		Macon Emory defensive rebound
10:58		Zuby Ejiofor blocks Niels Lane's two point jump shot
10:56		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
10:44	+2	Jaiden Glover makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists)	50-71
10:19		John Camden misses two point layup
10:17		Simeon Wilcher defensive rebound
10:07		Aaron Scott turnover
9:49	+2	Erik Timko makes two point layup (John Camden assists)	52-71
9:49		Simeon Wilcher shooting foul (Erik Timko draws the foul)
9:49		Erik Timko misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:49		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
9:37		Kadary Richmond turnover (Cavan Reilly steals)
9:23		Niels Lane turnover (RJ Luis Jr. steals)
9:20		Niels Lane shooting foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul)
9:20	+1	RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-72
9:20	+1	RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-73
9:02	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Erik Timko assists)	55-73
8:46	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point dunk (Zuby Ejiofor assists)	55-75
8:38		Erik Timko misses three point jump shot
8:36		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
8:26		Zuby Ejiofor misses two point jump shot
8:24		Erik Timko defensive rebound
8:19	+2	Izaiah Pasha makes two point layup	57-75
7:55	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Zuby Ejiofor assists)	57-78
7:41		TV timeout
7:36		Cavan Reilly misses three point jump shot
7:34		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
7:28	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point dunk (Kadary Richmond assists)	57-80
7:18	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Izaiah Pasha assists)	60-80
6:55	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup	60-82
6:39	+2	Izaiah Pasha makes two point layup	62-82
6:20		Erik Timko shooting foul (Simeon Wilcher draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Simeon Wilcher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-83
6:20	+1	Simeon Wilcher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-84
5:52		Izaiah Pasha turnover (bad pass)
5:40		Vince Iwuchukwu turnover (John Camden steals)
5:37	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot	65-84
5:36		Blue Hens 60 second timeout
5:26		Simeon Wilcher misses two point layup
5:24		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
5:22	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot	65-86
5:06		Vince Iwuchukwu blocks Izaiah Pasha's two point layup
5:04		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
4:58	+2	Vince Iwuchukwu makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	65-88
4:37		Deivon Smith personal foul
4:27	+2	Izaiah Pasha makes two point layup	67-88
4:00		RJ Luis Jr. turnover (Erik Timko steals)
3:55	+2	Izaiah Pasha makes two point layup (Erik Timko assists)	69-88
3:45		Red Storm 30 second timeout
3:45		TV timeout
3:26	+2	Vince Iwuchukwu makes two point jump shot	69-90
3:10	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Izaiah Pasha assists)	72-90
2:54		Vince Iwuchukwu misses two point jump shot
2:52		Erik Timko defensive rebound
2:47		Erik Timko misses three point jump shot
2:45		Ruben Prey defensive rebound
2:40	+3	Jaiden Glover makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	72-93
2:11		Cavan Reilly misses three point jump shot
2:09		Vince Iwuchukwu defensive rebound
2:01	+2	Vince Iwuchukwu makes two point layup (Ruben Prey assists)	72-95
1:48		Ruben Prey personal foul
1:31		John Camden misses three point jump shot
1:29		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
1:05		Deivon Smith turnover
0:52		Jaiden Glover shooting foul (Erik Timko draws the foul)
0:52		Erik Timko misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:52		Blue Hens offensive rebound
0:52	+1	Erik Timko makes regular free throw 2 of 3	73-95
0:48	+1	Erik Timko makes regular free throw 3 of 3	74-95
0:48	+2	Lefteris Liotopoulos makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	74-97
0:25		Izaiah Pasha turnover (Deivon Smith steals)
0:23		Deivon Smith misses two point dunk
0:21		Kobe Jerome defensive rebound
0:10	+2	John Camden makes two point layup (Kobe Jerome assists)	76-97
0:00		End of period

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John Camden makes two point layup (Kobe Jerome assists)