Wednesday, March 9
New York, N.Y.
6:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
15-16,6-14Big East
73
at
92
St. John's
17-14,8-11Big East
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2
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DePaul
29
44
73
St. John's (NY)
49
43
92
Blue Demons Drop BIG EAST Opener
3/9/2022 10:00:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Four players score in double figures in first round loss against St. John's
NEW YORK – Javon Freeman-Liberty scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures, but DePaul dropped its BIG EAST Tournament opener, 92-73, to St. John's. Nick Ongenda added 13 points while David Jones and Brandon Johnson each scored 11 points.
The Blue Demons started quickly with a 12-2 lead just over three minutes into the game as Freeman-Liberty led the way early with six points during the opening run.
St. John's reeled off nine straight points that started a 24-5 run over an eight-plus minute run. The final basket of the run with 8:05 left in the first half gave the Red Storm a 26-17 lead.
DePaul (15-16) pulled to within two after a pair of Ongenda buckets, a Freeman-Liberty free throw and a basket in the paint for Brandon Johnson. Julian Champagnie anwered with 12 straight points for St. John's that only saw two free throws by Yor Anei.
St. John's (17-14) scored the final 11 points of the first half to take command of the game. Philmon Gebrewhit's three-pointer with 3:21 until intermission was the final basket for the Blue Demons and the Red Storm took a 49-29 lead at the break.
The second half played even, but the Blue Demons couldn't put together an extensive run to close the deficit.
Freeman-Liberty added six rebounds and five assists while Jones and Ongenda grabbed a team-high eight rebounds each.
Julian Champagnie led St. John's with a game-high 26 points.
The Blue Demons started quickly with a 12-2 lead just over three minutes into the game as Freeman-Liberty led the way early with six points during the opening run.
St. John's reeled off nine straight points that started a 24-5 run over an eight-plus minute run. The final basket of the run with 8:05 left in the first half gave the Red Storm a 26-17 lead.
DePaul (15-16) pulled to within two after a pair of Ongenda buckets, a Freeman-Liberty free throw and a basket in the paint for Brandon Johnson. Julian Champagnie anwered with 12 straight points for St. John's that only saw two free throws by Yor Anei.
St. John's (17-14) scored the final 11 points of the first half to take command of the game. Philmon Gebrewhit's three-pointer with 3:21 until intermission was the final basket for the Blue Demons and the Red Storm took a 49-29 lead at the break.
The second half played even, but the Blue Demons couldn't put together an extensive run to close the deficit.
Freeman-Liberty added six rebounds and five assists while Jones and Ongenda grabbed a team-high eight rebounds each.
Julian Champagnie led St. John's with a game-high 26 points.
Team Stats
DePaul
SJU
FG%
.483
.500
3FG%
.167
.333
FT%
.824
.786
RB
39
32
TO
15
2
STL
1
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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