St. John's Red Storm vs Kansas Jayhawks, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region 2nd Round

College Basketball

St John's

30-6

67-65

Final

Kansas

24-11

Viejas Arena

Lead tracker

SJU leadsBiggest lead SJU 14, KU 3

KU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
SJU	34	33	67
KU	26	39	65

Who won: St John's 67-65

The St. John's Red Storm beat the Kansas Jayhawks 67-65 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region 2nd Round on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at Viejas Arena. The St John's outscored the Kansas 34-26 in the 1st half. Zuby Ejiofor led the St John's in points (18). Darryn Peterson led the Kansas in points (21).

Win probability

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00
+2
Dylan Darling makes driving layup
SJU 67 - 65 KU
H2 0:03
Foul on Flory Bidunga.
H2 0:06
Foul on Kohl Rosario.
H2 0:11
Foul on Tre White.
H2 0:13
Foul on Kohl Rosario.
H2 0:13
+1
Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2
SJU 65 - 65 KU
H2 0:13
+1
Darryn Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2
SJU 65 - 64 KU
H2 0:13
Foul on Oziyah Sellers.
H2 0:24
Kansas Timeout
H2 0:29
Melvin Council Jr. Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:32
Zuby Ejiofor misses 24-foot three point jumper
H2 1:01
+2
Tre White makes layup (Flory Bidunga assists)
SJU 65 - 63 KU
H2 1:02
Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
H2 1:05
Tre White misses 7-foot floating jump shot
THREEH2 1:29
Three! Jumper, 25 ft
Bryce Hopkins
Bryce Hopkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dylan Darling assists)
SJU 65 - 61 KU
H2 1:56
St. John's Timeout
H2 1:58
+2
Flory Bidunga makes 1-foot tip in layup
SJU 62 - 61 KU
H2 1:58
Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
H2 2:03
Darryn Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
H2 2:05
Melvin Council Jr. Offensive Rebound.
H2 2:10
Melvin Council Jr. misses 7-foot jumper
H2 2:12
Tre White Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:17
Flory Bidunga Block.