Northern Iowa Panthers vs St. John's Red Storm, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region 1st Round

College Basketball

Northern Iowa

23-13

53-79

Final

St John's

29-6

Viejas Arena

Team	1H	2H	T
UNI	28	25	53
SJU	47	32	79

Who won: St John's 79-53

The St. John's Red Storm beat the Northern Iowa Panthers 79-53 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region 1st Round on Friday, March 20, 2026 at Viejas Arena. The St John's outscored the Northern Iowa 47-28 in the 1st half. Zuby Ejiofor led the St John's in points (14). Trey Campbell led the Northern Iowa in points (14).