National Basketball Association
St. John's 75, Georgetown 73
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 29, 2023
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials:
# Mike Roberts, # Lamar Simpson, # Michael Palau
Attendance:
11455
By Field Level Media
AJ Storr sank the game-winning 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left Sunday afternoon to complete a rousing comeback by host St. John's, lifting the Red Storm to a 75-73 victory over Georgetown in a Big East game at Madison Square Garden.
Andre Curbelo dribbled along the baseline into a double team before kicking out to the open Storr, whose basket capped a St. John's rally from a nine-point second-half deficit.
After a Georgetown timeout, Curbelo knocked away a long pass into the front court. The Hoyas called timeout again with 1.2 seconds left. Primo Spears passed to Bryson Mozone, whose 3-pointer rimmed out.
The winning 3-pointer by Storr capped a game-ending 20-9 run for St. John's (14-8, 4-7 Big East), which snapped a two-game losing streak. David Jones scored 10 of his team-high 17 points in the run, including a pair of free throws that gave the Red Storm a 72-70 lead with 46.2 seconds remaining.
Dylan Addae-Wusu finished with 15 points while Storr had 12. Joel Soriano (12 points, 15 rebounds) posted his 18th double-double of the season.
Primo Spears scored 25 points for Georgetown (6-16, 1-10 Big East), which was trying to win consecutive regular-season conference games for the first time in nearly two years (Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 2021). Brandon Murray had 17 points while Qudus Wahab added 14 points.
St. John's had a pair of 10-point leads in the first half before the Hoyas surged. Georgetown ended the half on a 14-0 run to take a 39-35 lead. Georgetown opened the second of its two nine-point leads on a layup by Murray, making the score 64-55 with 8:22 left.
But after that, St. John's outscored the Hoyas 22-9. The Johnnies twice drew even , the last on a driving layup by Jones, before taking the lead. Mozone responded with a 3-pointer to put Georgetown ahead 73-72 with 24 seconds left.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Georgetown |
|
St. John's |
|
Primo Spears 25 |
Scoring |
David Jones 17 |
|
Akok Akok 2 |
Assists |
AJ Storr 5 |
|
Akok Akok 7 |
Rebounds |
Joel Soriano 15 |
|
Qudus Wahab 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Joel Soriano 6 |
|
Jordan Riley 4 |
Steals |
AJ Storr 4 |
|
Akok Akok 5 |
Blocks |
David Jones 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgetown
|
73 |
43.8 |
7-24 |
10-15 |
6 |
34 |
7 |
11 |
15 |
| St. John's
|
75 |
41.4 |
7-17 |
10-17 |
19 |
39 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
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