St. John's Red Storm vs Xavier Musketeers

College Basketball

St John's

15-5

88-83

Final

Xavier

11-9

Cintas Center

Lead tracker

SJU leadsBiggest lead SJU 9, XAV 16

XAV leads

Team	1H	2H	T
SJU	37	51	88
XAV	49	34	83

Who won: St John's 88-83

The St. John's Red Storm beat the Xavier Musketeers 88-83 on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Cintas Center. The St John's outscored the Xavier 51-34 in the 2nd half. Bryce Hopkins led the St John's in points (18). Tre Carroll led the Xavier in points (31).

Player of the game

Dillon Mitchell

SJU · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL

8.4

Win probability

67%SJU final

SJUXAV

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00
III Offensive Rebound
Roddie Anderson III Offensive Rebound.
R. Anderson III · 4 PTS
H2 0:02
Misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
Malik Messina-Moore misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
M. Messina-Moore · 18 PTS
H2 0:05
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 2 of 2
B. Hopkins · 18 PTS
SJU 88 - 83 XAV
H2 0:05
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 1 of 2
B. Hopkins · 18 PTS
SJU 87 - 83 XAV
H2 0:05
Foul on Tre Carroll
Foul on Tre Carroll.
T. Carroll · 31 PTS
H2 0:07
Defensive rebound
Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:07
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Malik Messina-Moore misses free throw 2 of 2
M. Messina-Moore · 18 PTS
H2 0:07XAV
Regulartimeout
Xavier Timeout
H2 0:07
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Malik Messina-Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
M. Messina-Moore · 18 PTS
SJU 86 - 83 XAV
H2 0:07
Foul on Dylan Darling
Foul on Dylan Darling.
D. Darling · 11 PTS
H2 0:15
+2
Tip in layup, 1 ft
Ruben Prey makes 1-foot tip in layup
R. Prey · 2 PTS
SJU 86 - 82 XAV
H2 0:15
Offensive Rebound
Ruben Prey Offensive Rebound.
R. Prey · 2 PTS
H2 0:17
Block
Anthony Robinson Block.
A. Robinson
H2 0:17
Misses driving layup
Dylan Darling misses driving layup
D. Darling · 11 PTS
H2 0:44SJU
Defensive rebound
St. John's Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:44
Misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot
Tre Carroll misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot
T. Carroll · 31 PTS
THREEH2 0:53
Three! Jumper, 23 ft
D. Darling · 11 PTS
Dylan Darling makes 23-foot three point jumper
SJU 84 - 82 XAV
H2 1:12
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 1
Filip Borovicanin makes free throw 1 of 1
F. Borovicanin · 9 PTS
SJU 81 - 82 XAV
H2 1:12
Foul on Zuby Ejiofor
Foul on Zuby Ejiofor.
Z. Ejiofor · 13 PTS
H2 1:12
+2
Pullup jump shot, 9 ft
Filip Borovicanin makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Malik Messina-Moore assists)
F. Borovicanin · 9 PTS · ast M. Messina-Moore
SJU 81 - 81 XAV
H2 1:20
+2
Driving layup
Dylan Darling makes driving layup
D. Darling · 11 PTS
SJU 81 - 79 XAV
H2 1:35SJU
Regulartimeout
St. John's Timeout
H2 1:38
+2
Driving layup
Malik Messina-Moore makes driving layup (Tre Carroll assists)
M. Messina-Moore · 18 PTS · ast T. Carroll
SJU 79 - 79 XAV