December 31, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, United States; St. John’s Red Storm forward Jubi Ejiofor (24) drives to the basket while Georgetown Hoyas center Sil Diouf (14) defends during the first half at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images Zuby Ejiofor scored 23 points as No. 18 St. John’s endured several anxious moments in its final home game of the season and rolled to a 72-69 win over Georgetown on Tuesday night in New York.
Ejiofor, who recorded his first triple-double, made 10 of 13 shots after being honored in a pregame ceremony along with other Red Storm seniors.
Ejiofor had seven rebounds and five assists as St. John’s (24-6, 17-2 Big East) overcame a 12-point second-half deficit.
Joson Sanon scored all 15 of his points in the second half to lead the St. Louis Blues team. Helped John’s return. Dylan Darling had 12 steals and four stolen bases as the Red Storm beat the Hoyas for the school record 11th consecutive game.
The Red Storm overcame a halftime deficit for the third time this season, shooting 39.4 percent and missing 22 of 28 3-point attempts.
Kayvan Mulready scored 20 points for the Hoyas (13-17, 5-14), who have lost seven straight. Jeremiah Williams added 17 but missed a crucial free throw that could have tied the game in the final minute.
Malik Mack contributed 15 goals for Georgetown, which shot 48.2 percent after halftime and committed 9 of 14 turnovers.
The Hoyas took a 23-17 lead on Mack’s jumper with 9:38 left in the first half, prompting Pitino to take a 30-second timeout. Georgetown took a 27-20 lead on Williams’ jumper with 7 minutes, 35 seconds left, and took a 34-26 lead into halftime when Mack hit a difficult jumper with 4 seconds left.
Mack’s layup gave the Hoyas a 48-36 lead with 14:07 left. Over the next seven minutes, St. John’s counterattacked.
Ejiofor’s two free throws made it a 57-57 deadlock with seven minutes left, and on the next possession, Darling broke the tie by stealing the ball from Jeremiah Williams near midcourt and racing to the rim for a layup with 6:43 remaining.
The Red Storm took a 64-60 lead on Sanon’s 3 with 5:50 left and another four-point lead on Ejiofor’s cutting layup with 3:07 left. Oziyah Sellers followed up Ejiofor’s offensive board with a 3-pointer on Mulready’s layup with 2:01 left, and Sanon converted a difficult layup for a 5-point lead with 90 seconds left.
The Hoyas missed a chance to tie the game 70-70 when Jeremiah Williams hit a floater with 16.6 seconds left and then made a long free throw. Bryce Hopkins made two free throws in 16.2 seconds to create a three-point lead, and the game ended when Caleb Williams missed a three-point shot with one second left.
–Field level media
