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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 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 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		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)
8:55	+2	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes two point dunk	14-8
8:40		Simeon Wilcher turnover (bad pass)
8:24		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point layup
8:22		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
8:11		RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:09		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
8:03		Jump ball. Oswin Erhunmwunse vs. Simeon Wilcher (Oswin Erhunmwunse gains possession)
7:49		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
7:47		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
7:36		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
7:34		Kadary Richmond offensive rebound
7:31	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point layup	14-10
7:15	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	17-10
6:49	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	17-12
6:27		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
6:25		Christ Essandoko offensive rebound
6:23		Deivon Smith personal foul (Christ Essandoko draws the foul)
6:23		TV timeout
6:09		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
6:07		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
5:58		Christ Essandoko blocks Zuby Ejiofor's two point layup
5:56		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
5:51	+3	RJ Luis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	17-15
5:24	+2	Justyn Fernandez makes two point layup	19-15
5:16		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
5:14		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
5:09		Justyn Fernandez turnover (traveling)
4:52		Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
4:50		Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound
4:46		Corey Floyd Jr. turnover (lost ball)
4:33	+3	Kadary Richmond makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	19-18
4:16		Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul)
4:16		Oswin Erhunmwunse turnover (offensive foul)
4:02		RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:00		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
3:55		TV timeout
3:37	+2	Rich Barron makes two point jump shot	21-18
3:14	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot (Simeon Wilcher assists)	21-20
2:48		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point layup
2:46		Christ Essandoko offensive rebound
2:42		Christ Essandoko misses two point layup
2:40		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
2:32		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
2:30		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
2:19		Rich Barron offensive foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
2:19		Rich Barron turnover (offensive foul)
1:56		Kadary Richmond misses two point layup
1:54		Friars defensive rebound
1:41		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:39		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
1:18	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	21-23
0:33		Friars turnover (shot clock violation)
0:17	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	21-25
0:11		Friars 30 second timeout
0:01		Jayden Pierre misses two point jump shot
0:00		Friars offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PROV
Friars
45
SJU
Red Storm
43

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Aaron Scott turnover (out of bounds)
19:23		Ryan Mela turnover (lost ball)
19:08		Corey Floyd Jr. shooting foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
19:08	+1	Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-26
19:08	+1	Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-27
18:59		Bensley Joseph misses two point jump shot
18:57		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
18:49	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot	21-29
18:17		Ryan Mela misses two point jump shot
18:15		Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
18:08		Simeon Wilcher misses two point jump shot
18:06		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
17:52		Jayden Pierre misses two point jump shot
17:50		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
17:42		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
17:40		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
17:31		Red Storm 30 second timeout
17:31		TV timeout
17:30	+2	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point layup (Jayden Pierre assists)	23-29
17:30		Simeon Wilcher shooting foul (Oswin Erhunmwunse draws the foul)
17:30	+1	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-29
17:15	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot (Simeon Wilcher assists)	24-31
16:54	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists)	27-31
16:54		Aaron Scott shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
16:54	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-31
16:35		RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:33		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
16:27		Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Kadary Richmond steals)
16:20	+3	RJ Luis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	28-34
15:57		Jayden Pierre misses two point jump shot
15:55		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
15:50	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists)	28-36
15:50		Friars 30 second timeout
15:50		TV timeout
15:41		RJ Luis Jr. personal foul (Jayden Pierre draws the foul)
15:25		Kadary Richmond personal foul (Justyn Fernandez draws the foul)
15:16		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
15:14		Red Storm defensive rebound
15:01		Justyn Fernandez shooting foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
15:01	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-37
15:01	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-38
14:41		Justyn Fernandez misses two point jump shot
14:39		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
14:33		Kadary Richmond misses two point layup
14:31		Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound
14:30	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point dunk	28-40
14:04		Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:02		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
13:57	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	28-42
13:57		Friars 30 second timeout
13:35		Bensley Joseph misses two point layup
13:33		Bensley Joseph offensive rebound
13:31		Jayden Pierre turnover (traveling)
13:26		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
13:24		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
13:17	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists)	31-42
12:57		RJ Luis Jr. turnover (traveling)
12:39		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
12:37		Red Storm defensive rebound
12:21	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	31-44
12:06		Aaron Scott personal foul (Bensley Joseph draws the foul)
12:01		Eli DeLaurier turnover (bad pass)
11:39	+3	Simeon Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	31-47
11:11	+3	Jayden Pierre makes three point jump shot (Jabri Abdur-Rahim assists)	34-47
10:44	+3	Kadary Richmond makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	34-50
10:25		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
10:23		Kadary Richmond defensive rebound
10:14		Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot
10:12		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
10:09		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
10:07		Eli DeLaurier defensive rebound
10:05		Eli DeLaurier turnover (lost ball) (Kadary Richmond steals)
10:02	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point layup	34-52
10:02		Eli DeLaurier shooting foul (Kadary Richmond draws the foul)
10:02		TV timeout
10:02	+1	Kadary Richmond makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-53
10:01		Simeon Wilcher personal foul (Jayden Pierre draws the foul)
9:48		Corey Floyd Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
9:27		Kadary Richmond turnover (bad pass) (Oswin Erhunmwunse steals)
9:16		Jayden Pierre turnover (bad pass)
9:00		Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Deivon Smith's two point layup
8:58		Rich Barron defensive rebound
8:35		Jayden Pierre misses two point layup
8:33		Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive rebound
8:32	+2	Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point dunk	36-53
8:12		Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Zuby Ejiofor's two point layup
8:10		Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound
7:52		Kadary Richmond shooting foul (Justyn Fernandez draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:52		Justyn Fernandez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:52	+1	Justyn Fernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-53
7:35		Oswin Erhunmwunse personal foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul)
7:26		Jaiden Glover misses two point jump shot
7:24		Red Storm offensive rebound
7:24		Christ Essandoko personal foul (Vince Iwuchukwu draws the foul)
7:22	+2	Vince Iwuchukwu makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists)	37-55
7:02		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
7:00		Christ Essandoko offensive rebound
6:57	+2	Christ Essandoko makes two point layup	39-55
6:57		Vince Iwuchukwu shooting foul (Christ Essandoko draws the foul)
6:57	+1	Christ Essandoko makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-55
6:41		Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot
6:39		Vince Iwuchukwu offensive rebound
6:38		Vince Iwuchukwu misses two point layup
6:36		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
6:28	+3	Justyn Fernandez makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists)	43-55
6:00		Simeon Wilcher misses two point layup
6:00		Friars defensive rebound
6:00		Vince Iwuchukwu personal foul (Jayden Pierre draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Jayden Pierre makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-55
6:00	+1	Jayden Pierre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-55
5:49	+2	Zuby Ejiofor makes two point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists)	45-57
5:29	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists)	48-57
5:11	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	48-59
5:01	+2	Christ Essandoko makes two point dunk (Bensley Joseph assists)	50-59
4:59		Red Storm 30 second timeout
4:48		Christ Essandoko personal foul (Kadary Richmond draws the foul)
4:42		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
4:40		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
4:31	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	53-59
4:13		RJ Luis Jr. misses two point layup
4:11		RJ Luis Jr. offensive rebound
4:07		Christ Essandoko shooting foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
4:07		Zuby Ejiofor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:07		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
3:48	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point layup	55-60
3:28	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point jump shot	55-62
3:11		Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot
3:09		RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound
3:07		RJ Luis Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Bensley Joseph steals)
3:03	+3	Corey Floyd Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	58-62
2:40		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
2:38		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
2:21	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists)	61-62
2:19		Red Storm 30 second timeout
2:19		TV timeout
1:59		Zuby Ejiofor misses two point layup
1:57		Red Storm offensive rebound
1:57		Corey Floyd Jr. personal foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul)
1:57	+1	RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-63
1:57		RJ Luis Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:57		RJ Luis Jr. offensive rebound
1:56		Bensley Joseph personal foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul)
1:56		RJ Luis Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:56		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
1:31		Christ Essandoko turnover (lost ball) (Zuby Ejiofor steals)
1:28		Christ Essandoko blocks Zuby Ejiofor's two point layup
1:26		RJ Luis Jr. offensive rebound
1:26		Jayden Pierre shooting foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul)
1:26	+1	RJ Luis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-64
1:26		RJ Luis Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:26		Jayden Pierre defensive rebound
1:15		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
1:13		Friars offensive rebound
0:59	+2	Jayden Pierre makes two point layup	63-64
0:38	+2	RJ Luis Jr. makes two point jump shot	63-66
0:33	+3	Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot	66-66
0:32		Friars 60 second timeout
0:03	+2	Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot	66-68
0:01		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
0:00		Friars offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Friars offensive rebound