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St. John's beats Butler 76-63 in Big East first round
NEW YORK (AP) Joel Soriano scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead St. John's over Butler 76-63 on Wednesday in the first round of the Big East Conference Tournament.
Eight-seeded St. John's takes on top-seeded Marquette in Thursday's quarterfinals.
AJ Storr was 4 of 7 shooting and 6 of 8 from the free throw line to add 15 points for the Red Storm (18-14). Posh Alexander recorded 13 points and was 5-of-10 shooting, 3 for 7 from distance.
The ninth-seeded Bulldogs (14-17) were led by Simas Lukosius, who had 23 points and three steals. Jalen Thomas added 20 points, six rebounds and two steals for Butler. Myles Tate had 10 points.
St. John's led 44-29 at the break.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Jalen Thomas vs. Joel Soriano (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
| 19:41 |  | Â | Jalen Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:39 | | Â | Dylan Addae-Wusu defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:34 | | Â | AJ Storr misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:32 | | Â | O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:29 | | +2 | O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | | Â | Ali Ali turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 18:56 | | Â | Posh Alexander turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 18:38 | | +2 | Jalen Thomas makes two point hook shot | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point jump shot | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | | Â | Jalen Thomas misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:00 | | Â | O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:53 | | Â | Dylan Addae-Wusu turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Thomas steals) | Â |
| 17:47 | | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Chuck Harris assists) | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | | +2 | O'Mar Stanley makes two point dunk (Posh Alexander assists) | 5-6 |
| 17:25 | | +2 | Jalen Thomas makes two point dunk (Jayden Taylor assists) | 7-6 |
| 17:14 | | Â | Dylan Addae-Wusu misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:12 | | Â | Ali Ali defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:04 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:02 | | Â | Dylan Addae-Wusu defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:56 | | +3 | Posh Alexander makes three point jump shot | 7-9 |
| 16:31 | | Â | Ali Ali misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:29 | | Â | Joel Soriano defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:22 | | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point layup | 7-11 |
| 16:03 | | Â | Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Jayden Taylor offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:52 | | +3 | Simas Lukosius makes three point jump shot (Jalen Thomas assists) | 10-11 |
| 15:29 | | +2 | Joel Soriano makes two point dunk (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists) | 10-13 |
| 15:08 | | Â | Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:06 | | Â | Joel Soriano defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:54 | | Â | O'Mar Stanley misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:52 | | Â | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:47 | | Â | Ali Ali misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:45 | | Â | AJ Storr defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:26 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:21 | | Â | Pierce Thomas shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:21 | | Â | AJ Storr misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 14:21 | | +1 | AJ Storr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-14 |
| 14:11 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:09 | | Â | Joel Soriano defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:00 | | Â | Jalen Thomas shooting foul (Joel Soriano draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:00 | | Â | Joel Soriano misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 14:00 | | +1 | Joel Soriano makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-15 |
| 13:33 | | Â | Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 13:21 | | Â | Joel Soriano turnover (bad pass) (Simas Lukosius steals) | Â |
| 13:16 | | +2 | Simas Lukosius makes two point layup | 12-15 |
| 13:02 | | Â | Joel Soriano misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:00 | | Â | Joel Soriano offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:57 | | +2 | Joel Soriano makes two point layup | 12-17 |
| 12:38 | | Â | Pierce Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:36 | | Â | Joel Soriano defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | David Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:27 | | Â | Jalen Thomas defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:22 | | +2 | Myles Tate makes two point jump shot | 14-17 |
| 12:00 | | Â | Kolby King misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:58 | | Â | Jalen Thomas defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:47 | | Â | Red Storm defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:20 | | Â | David Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:18 | | Â | Esahia Nyiwe offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:18 | | Â | Connor Turnbull personal foul (Esahia Nyiwe draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:16 | | Â | Dylan Addae-Wusu misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:14 | | Â | Kolby King offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:09 | | +2 | David Jones makes two point jump shot | 14-19 |
| 10:49 | | Â | Connor Turnbull offensive foul (Kolby King draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Connor Turnbull turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 10:38 | | Â | O'Mar Stanley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:36 | | Â | Esahia Nyiwe offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Myles Tate shooting foul (Kolby King draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Kolby King misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 10:30 | | +1 | Kolby King makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-20 |
| 10:07 | | Â | Kolby King personal foul (Myles Tate draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:01 | | Â | Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Kolby King steals) | Â |
| 9:56 | | Â | Dylan Addae-Wusu misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:54 | | Â | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:42 | | Â | Jalen Thomas misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:40 | | Â | Simas Lukosius offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:38 | | +2 | Simas Lukosius makes two point layup | 16-20 |
| 9:30 | | Â | Jalen Thomas blocks David Jones's two point layup | Â |
| 9:29 | | Â | Red Storm offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:20 | | +2 | David Jones makes two point layup | 16-22 |
| 8:48 | | Â | Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Dylan Addae-Wusu defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:44 | | +2 | David Jones makes two point dunk (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists) | 16-24 |
| 8:20 | | Â | Dylan Addae-Wusu personal foul (Chuck Harris draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:17 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Jalen Thomas offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:13 | | Â | Jalen Thomas turnover (lost ball) (O'Mar Stanley steals) | Â |
| 8:09 | | Â | O'Mar Stanley turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Thomas steals) | Â |
| 8:05 | | Â | Ali Ali turnover (bad pass) (Posh Alexander steals) | Â |
| 8:01 | | +2 | Posh Alexander makes two point layup | 16-26 |
| 7:47 | | +2 | Jalen Thomas makes two point jump shot | 18-26 |
| 7:28 | | Â | O'Mar Stanley misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:26 | | Â | Ali Ali defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:16 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:14 | | Â | Jayden Taylor offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:03 | | +3 | Ali Ali makes three point jump shot (Jalen Thomas assists) | 21-26 |
| 6:44 | | +3 | Posh Alexander makes three point jump shot | 21-29 |
| 6:16 | | Â | Esahia Nyiwe personal foul (Pierce Thomas draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:16 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:08 | | +2 | Ali Ali makes two point jump shot | 23-29 |
| 5:56 | | Â | Jayden Taylor blocks Dylan Addae-Wusu's two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:54 | | Â | Dylan Addae-Wusu offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:46 | | Â | Ali Ali personal foul (AJ Storr draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Joel Soriano makes two point jump shot (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists) | 23-31 |
| 5:14 | | Â | Joel Soriano blocks Ali Ali's two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:12 | | Â | Dylan Addae-Wusu defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:05 | | +2 | Joel Soriano makes two point layup (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists) | 23-33 |
| 4:34 | | +2 | Jalen Thomas makes two point hook shot (Jayden Taylor assists) | 25-33 |
| 4:22 | | Â | AJ Storr misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:20 | | Â | Joel Soriano offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:14 | | +3 | Dylan Addae-Wusu makes three point jump shot (Joel Soriano assists) | 25-36 |
| 3:53 | | Â | Jayden Taylor offensive foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:53 | | Â | Jayden Taylor turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:43 | | +2 | Posh Alexander makes two point jump shot | 25-38 |
| 3:18 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:16 | | Â | Posh Alexander defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:01 | | +2 | David Jones makes two point jump shot | 25-40 |
| 2:36 | | Â | Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:34 | | Â | O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Joel Soriano makes two point jump shot | 25-42 |
| 2:17 | | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 2:13 | | Â | David Jones personal foul (Simas Lukosius draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:43 | | Â | Kolby King turnover (lost ball) (Pierce Thomas steals) | Â |
| 1:34 | | Â | David Jones shooting foul (Chuck Harris draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:34 | | +1 | Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-42 |
| 1:34 | | +1 | Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-42 |
| 1:22 | | +2 | Kolby King makes two point jump shot | 27-44 |
| 0:59 | | +2 | Jalen Thomas makes two point hook shot (Ali Ali assists) | 29-44 |
| 0:32 | | Â | Joel Soriano misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:30 | | Â | Simas Lukosius defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:21 | | Â | Joel Soriano blocks Chuck Harris's two point layup | Â |
| 0:19 | | Â | Joel Soriano defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:14 | | Â | AJ Storr turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 0:07 | | Â | Myles Tate misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:05 | | Â | Drissa Traore defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Red Storm offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |