St. John's Red Storm vs Northern Iowa Panthers
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round
53
23-13
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 25 | 53 | |
SJU | 47 | 32 | 79 |
79
29-6
Northern Iowa Panthers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 9 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 25 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | 12 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 37 | 14 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
53 | 22-57 | 3-14 | 6-12 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 18 | |
39% | 21% | 50% |
St. John's Red Storm
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 32 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 28 | 14 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 34 | 13 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 25 | 11 | 4-11 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 12 | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
79 | 27-57 | 10-29 | 15-22 | 45 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 12 | |
47% | 34% | 68% |
UNI vs SJU Videos
Bryce Hopkins swishes the trey
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Game Information
San Diego, CA

Referee:Rick Crawford
Referee:Pat Adams
Referee:Nathan Hall

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Missouri Valley ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 33-5 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |
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