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

Lead tracker

UNI leadsBiggest lead UNI 0, SJU 26

SJU leads

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).

Win probability

100%SJU final

UNISJU

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:24
Ian Jackson Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:26
RJ Taylor misses 29-foot three point jumper
H2 0:35
Northern Iowa Offensive Rebound.
H2 0:36
Trey Campbell misses 26-foot three point jumper
H2 0:45
+2
Ian Jackson makes driving layup
UNI 53 - 79 SJU
H2 0:49
Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:51
Leon Bond III misses layup
SLAMH2 0:57
Alley oop dunk, 1 ft
Dillon Mitchell
Dillon Mitchell makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Ian Jackson assists)
UNI 53 - 77 SJU
THREEH2 1:25
Three! Jumper, 24 ft
Max Weisbrod
Max Weisbrod makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tristan Smith assists)
UNI 53 - 75 SJU
H2 1:39
+2
Ian Jackson makes driving layup
UNI 50 - 75 SJU
H2 1:48
Dillon Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
H2 1:52
Zuby Ejiofor misses 25-foot three point jumper
H2 2:17
Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:20
Trey Campbell misses free throw 1 of 1
H2 2:20
Official TV Timeout
H2 2:20
Foul on Dylan Darling.
H2 2:31
Max Weisbrod Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:35
Zuby Ejiofor misses 27-foot three point jumper
H2 3:00
Dillon Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
H2 3:03
Tristan Smith misses layup
THREEH2 3:20
Three! Jumper, 23 ft
Joson Sanon
Joson Sanon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dylan Darling assists)
UNI 50 - 73 SJU
H2 3:30
Dylan Darling Defensive Rebound.
H2 3:37
Zuby Ejiofor Block.