St. John’s men’s basketball completes comeback in Senior Night win over Georgetown

Zuby Ejiofor has experienced plenty of winning over these last three seasons. Some of those victories have been more dramatic than they ever needed to be.

So there couldn’t have been a more fitting swan-song for Ejiofor and the Red Storm’s senior class than St. John’s rallying from a 12-point deficit to defeat Georgetown in a 72-69 thriller.

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On a night of offensive frustration for the Red Storm, Zuby Ejiofor reliably scored in both halves, posting a game-high 23 points, seven rebounds, and five assists to go along with two steals and two blocks. However, the Red Storm’s late rally doesn’t happen without Joson Sanon. The sophomore guard scored all of his 15 points in the second half, shooting 5-of-9 from the field and 3-of-7 from deep after halftime.

Whatever rhythm St. John’s had when they crushed Villanova was missing in the first half on Tuesday night. Excluding the 18 combined points from Zuby Ejiofor and Dylan Darling, the rest of the Red Storm shot 3-of-16 before halftime (18.8%).

The opposite could be said for the Hoyas, who hit 50% from the field in the first half. Defensive specialist Jeremiah Williams was having one of his best offensive nights of the season, scoring 11 early points, before he exited the game with a leg injury with 1:08 left in the first half. The Hoyas would take a 34-26 lead into halftime, but their momentum wasn’t stalled by Williams’s absence.

While Williams nursed his leg injury for the first few minutes of the second half, Kayvaun Mulready picked up the scoring slack. The sophomore scored eight of his team-high 20 points in the first five minutes of the half. Williams joined his team again, and Georgetown was firmly in the driver’s seat. Malik Mack made a layup to bring the Georgetown lead to 48-36 with 14:08 remaining.

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The Red Storm struggled to find a jolt up until Ian Jackson made a layup and the free throw, which was originally ruled a foul on the floor by Kayvaun Mulready before the officials…

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