Xavier 97-82 St. John's (7 Jan, 2017) Play-by-Play

St. John's Red Storm

8-9, 2-2 Conference

	1	2	T
SJU	39	43	82
XAV	54	43	97

Xavier Musketeers

13-2, 3-0 Conference

Malcolm Bernard made Layup.
J.P. Macura made Layup.
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Edmond Sumner.
Edmond Sumner made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
Tyrique Jones missed Layup.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyrique Jones missed Layup.
Edmond Sumner missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Layup.
Edmond Sumner made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.
Kaiser Gates made Layup. Assisted by Malcolm Bernard.
Malcolm Bernard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edmond Sumner.
Edmond Sumner made Layup.
Malcolm Bernard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
Kaiser Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Edmond Sumner made Layup.
Edmond Sumner missed Layup.
Quentin Goodin made Dunk.
Edmond Sumner missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
Edmond Sumner made Jumper.
Edmond Sumner made Three Point Jumper.
Kaiser Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edmond Sumner.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edmond Sumner.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaiser Gates.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyrique Jones missed Layup.
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
RaShid Gaston missed Layup.
Kaiser Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edmond Sumner.
RaShid Gaston made Dunk. Assisted by Edmond Sumner.
J.P. Macura made Jumper.
Edmond Sumner missed Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
Edmond Sumner made Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Layup.
Kaiser Gates made Two Point Tip Shot.
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
Tyrique Jones made Layup.
Tyrique Jones made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
J.P. Macura made Dunk. Assisted by Edmond Sumner.
Kaiser Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrique Jones.
Sean O'Mara made Layup.
Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
Sean O'Mara made Dunk. Assisted by Malcolm Bernard.
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
Edmond Sumner made Dunk. Assisted by Malcolm Bernard.
Sean O'Mara missed Layup.
Malcolm Bernard made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
J.P. Macura missed Layup.
Tyrique Jones made Dunk. Assisted by Kaiser Gates.
Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
Kassoum Yakwe missed Jumper.
Kassoum Yakwe missed Jumper.
Malik Ellison made Layup.
Marcus LoVett missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus LoVett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.
Shamorie Ponds made Layup. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.
Marcus LoVett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richard Freudenberg.
Tariq Owens made Layup. Assisted by Marcus LoVett.
Marcus LoVett made Jumper.
Darien Williams missed Jumper.
Federico Mussini missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus LoVett missed Layup.
Federico Mussini missed Three Point Jumper.
Richard Freudenberg missed Layup.
Amar Alibegovic missed Three Point Jumper.
Tariq Owens missed Jumper.
Marcus LoVett missed Three Point Jumper.
Malik Ellison missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Darien Williams missed Jumper.
Tariq Owens made Dunk.
Marcus LoVett made Jumper.
Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.
Tariq Owens missed Layup.
Darien Williams missed Jumper.
Marcus LoVett made Layup.
Bashir Ahmed made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.
Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.
Bashir Ahmed missed Layup.
Bashir Ahmed missed Layup.
Bashir Ahmed missed Layup.
Bashir Ahmed made Layup. Assisted by Kassoum Yakwe.
Bashir Ahmed missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus LoVett made Layup.
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Layup.
Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus LoVett made Layup.
Amar Alibegovic missed Layup.
Federico Mussini missed Three Point Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Two Point Tip Shot.
Federico Mussini missed Three Point Jumper.
Malik Ellison missed Layup.
Marcus LoVett missed Three Point Jumper.
Darien Williams made Layup. Assisted by Malik Ellison.
Marcus LoVett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.
Darien Williams missed Layup.
Marcus LoVett made Jumper. Assisted by Federico Mussini.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus LoVett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.
Federico Mussini made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.
Shamorie Ponds made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kassoum Yakwe.
Shamorie Ponds made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus LoVett.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Federico Mussini missed Jumper.
Tariq Owens made Layup. Assisted by Marcus LoVett.
Bashir Ahmed missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.
Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Bashir Ahmed made Three Point Jumper.

ST JOHN'S

XAVIER

TIME		SJU	XAV
20:00	Jump Ball won by St. John's	0	0
19:57	Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.	0	0
19:57	Malcolm Bernard Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:48	Malcolm Bernard made Layup.	0	2
18:53	Kassoum Yakwe missed Jumper.	0	2
18:53	J.P. Macura Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:29	J.P. Macura made Layup.	0	4
18:18	Kassoum Yakwe missed Jumper.	0	4
18:18	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:30	Foul on Marcus LoVett.	0	4
17:01	J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Edmond Sumner.	0	6
17:01	Malik Ellison made Layup.	2	6
17:00	Foul on RaShid Gaston.	2	6
17:00	RaShid Gaston Turnover.	2	6
17:00	Marcus LoVett missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
17:00	Bashir Ahmed Offensive Rebound.	2	6
16:59	Bashir Ahmed Turnover.	2	6
16:59	Edmond Sumner Steal.	2	6
16:25	Edmond Sumner made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Macura.	2	8
15:59	Foul on Bashir Ahmed.	2	8
15:59	Bashir Ahmed Turnover.	2	8
15:59	Official TV Timeout	2	8
15:59	Official TV Timeout	4	8
15:57	Foul on RaShid Gaston.	2	8
15:57	RaShid Gaston Turnover.	2	8
15:54	Foul on Shamorie Ponds.	2	8
15:54	Edmond Sumner Turnover.	2	8
15:52	Marcus LoVett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.	5	8
15:51	Foul on Malik Ellison.	5	8
15:51	J.P. Macura made Free Throw.	5	9
15:51	Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.	5	9
15:51	J.P. Macura missed Free Throw.	5	9
15:50	Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.	6	9
15:49	Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.	6	9
15:49	Marcus LoVett Defensive Rebound.	6	9
15:49	Shamorie Ponds made Layup. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.	8	9
15:47	Shamorie Ponds Turnover.	8	9
15:45	Foul on Sean O'Mara.	8	9
15:02	Foul on J.P. Macura.	8	9
15:02	Foul on Bashir Ahmed.	8	9
15:02	Bashir Ahmed Turnover.	8	9
15:02	Tyrique Jones missed Layup.	8	9
15:02	Shamorie Ponds Defensive Rebound.	8	9
14:40	Marcus LoVett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richard Freudenberg.	11	9
14:26	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	11	9
14:26	Marcus LoVett Defensive Rebound.	11	9
13:39	Tariq Owens made Layup. Assisted by Marcus LoVett.	13	9
12:53	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	13	9
12:53	Kassoum Yakwe Defensive Rebound.	13	9
12:50	Foul on Tyrique Jones.	13	9
12:50	Marcus LoVett made Jumper.	15	9
12:35	Tyrique Jones missed Layup.	15	9
12:35	Darien Williams Block.	15	9
12:35	Richard Freudenberg Defensive Rebound.	15	9
11:56	Foul on J.P. Macura.	15	9
11:56	Marcus LoVett made Free Throw.	16	9
11:56	Marcus LoVett made Free Throw.	17	9
11:56	Marcus LoVett made Free Throw.	18	9
11:50	Edmond Sumner missed Three Point Jumper.	18	9
11:50	Trevon Bluiett Offensive Rebound.	18	9
11:36	Trevon Bluiett made Layup.	18	11
11:36	Darien Williams missed Jumper.	18	11
11:36	Quentin Goodin Defensive Rebound.	18	11
11:36	Foul on Federico Mussini.	18	11
11:36	Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.	18	12
11:36	Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.	18	13
11:36	Federico Mussini missed Three Point Jumper.	18	13
11:36	Marcus LoVett Offensive Rebound.	18	13
11:36	Marcus LoVett missed Layup.	18	13
11:36	St. John's Offensive Rebound.	18	13
11:36	Federico Mussini missed Three Point Jumper.	18	13
11:36	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	18	13
11:36	Trevon Bluiett Turnover.	18	13
11:36	Marcus LoVett Steal.	18	13
11:36	Richard Freudenberg missed Layup.	18	13
11:36	Xavier Defensive Rebound.	18	13
11:36	Official TV Timeout	18	13
11:29	Edmond Sumner made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	18	15
11:11	Malik Ellison Turnover.	18	15
11:10	Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.	18	15
11:10	Malcolm Bernard Offensive Rebound.	18	15
10:56	Kaiser Gates made Layup. Assisted by Malcolm Bernard.	18	17
10:37	Foul on Kassoum Yakwe.	18	17
10:37	Kaiser Gates made Free Throw.	18	18
10:36	Federico Mussini Turnover.	18	18
10:36	Quentin Goodin Steal.	18	18
10:23	Sean O'Mara Turnover.	18	18
10:21	Amar Alibegovic missed Three Point Jumper.	18	18
10:21	Edmond Sumner Defensive Rebound.	18	18
9:40	Malcolm Bernard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edmond Sumner.	18	21
9:40	Tariq Owens missed Jumper.	18	21
9:40	Shamorie Ponds Offensive Rebound.	18	21
9:20	Foul on Sean O'Mara.	18	21
9:20	Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.	19	21
9:20	Shamorie Ponds missed Free Throw.	19	21
9:20	Kaiser Gates Defensive Rebound.	19	21
9:16	Edmond Sumner made Layup.	19	23
9:05	Marcus LoVett Turnover.	19	23
9:05	Edmond Sumner Steal.	19	23
8:57	Foul on Tariq Owens.	19	23
8:57	Edmond Sumner made Free Throw.	19	24
8:57	Edmond Sumner missed Free Throw.	19	24
8:57	Malik Ellison Defensive Rebound.	19	24
8:49	Foul on Tyrique Jones.	19	24
8:49	Malik Ellison made Free Throw.	20	24
8:49	Malik Ellison made Free Throw.	21	24
8:42	Malcolm Bernard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.	21	27
8:27	Bashir Ahmed Turnover.	21	27
8:27	Kaiser Gates Steal.	21	27
8:16	Kaiser Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	21	30
7:35	St. John's Timeout	21	30
7:35	Official TV Timeout	21	30
7:29	Foul on Malcolm Bernard.	21	30
7:29	Shamorie Ponds missed Free Throw.	21	30
7:29	St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.	21	30
7:29	Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.	22	30
7:26	Edmond Sumner Turnover.	22	30
7:23	Marcus LoVett missed Three Point Jumper.	22	30
7:23	Kaiser Gates Defensive Rebound.	22	30
7:10	Foul on Malik Ellison.	22	30
7:10	Tyrique Jones missed Free Throw.	22	30
7:10	Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.	22	30
7:10	Tyrique Jones made Free Throw.	22	31
7:06	Marcus LoVett Turnover.	22	31
7:06	Edmond Sumner Steal.	22	31
6:48	Edmond Sumner made Layup.	22	33
6:34	Malik Ellison missed Jumper.	22	33
6:34	Tyrique Jones Block.	22	33
6:34	Tariq Owens Offensive Rebound.	22	33
6:14	Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.	22	33
6:14	Malik Ellison Offensive Rebound.	22	33
5:57	Foul on Malcolm Bernard.	22	33
5:57	Malik Ellison made Free Throw.	23	33
5:57	Malik Ellison missed Free Throw.	23	33
5:57	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	23	33
5:53	Edmond Sumner missed Layup.	23	33
5:53	Tariq Owens Defensive Rebound.	23	33
5:37	Malik Ellison Turnover.	23	33
5:37	Quentin Goodin Steal.	23	33
5:27	Quentin Goodin made Dunk.	23	35
5:22	St. John's Timeout	23	35
5:20	Darien Williams missed Jumper.	23	35
5:20	Tariq Owens Offensive Rebound.	23	35
5:10	Tariq Owens made Dunk.	25	35
4:59	Edmond Sumner missed Three Point Jumper.	25	35
4:59	Sean O'Mara Offensive Rebound.	25	35
4:45	Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.	25	38
4:32	Marcus LoVett made Jumper.	27	38
4:22	Foul on Malik Ellison.	27	38
4:22	Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.	27	39
4:22	Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.	27	40
4:20	Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.	27	40
4:20	Tyrique Jones Defensive Rebound.	27	40
4:07	Edmond Sumner made Jumper.	27	42
3:59	Tariq Owens missed Layup.	27	42
3:59	Quentin Goodin Defensive Rebound.	27	42
3:45	Edmond Sumner made Three Point Jumper.	27	45
3:39	Foul on Edmond Sumner.	27	45
3:11	Official TV Timeout	27	45
3:11	Marcus LoVett made Free Throw.	28	45
3:11	Marcus LoVett made Free Throw.	29	45
2:56	Kaiser Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edmond Sumner.	29	48
2:29	Darien Williams missed Jumper.	29	48
2:29	Edmond Sumner Defensive Rebound.	29	48
2:21	Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edmond Sumner.	29	51
2:06	Marcus LoVett made Layup.	31	51
2:06	Foul on Edmond Sumner.	31	51
2:06	Marcus LoVett made Free Throw.	32	51
1:42	Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaiser Gates.	32	54
1:27	Foul on Sean O'Mara.	32	54
1:27	Bashir Ahmed made Free Throw.	33	54
1:27	Bashir Ahmed made Free Throw.	34	54
1:09	Xavier Timeout	34	54
1:06	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	34	54
1:06	Shamorie Ponds Defensive Rebound.	34	54
0:50	Bashir Ahmed made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.	37	54
0:43	Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.	37	54
0:43	Tyrique Jones Offensive Rebound.	37	54
0:36	Tyrique Jones missed Layup.	37	54
0:36	Amar Alibegovic Defensive Rebound.	37	54
0:27	Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.	37	54
0:27	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	37	54
0:04	Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.	37	54
0:04	Amar Alibegovic Defensive Rebound.	37	54
0:01	Foul on Malcolm Bernard.	37	54
0:01	Amar Alibegovic made Free Throw.	38	54
0:01	Amar Alibegovic made Free Throw.	39	54
0:00	End of 1st half	39	54

Cintas Center

7:30 PM, 7 January 2017

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Referees:
Pat Driscoll
Wally Rutecki
Jeffrey Anderson

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Marquette	2-0	-	11-2
Georgetown	2-0	-	10-2
St. John's	2-0	-	10-2
UConn	2-0	-	10-3
Creighton	1-1	1	8-5
Villanova	1-1	1	8-5
Providence	1-1	1	7-6
DePaul	0-2	2	8-4
Xavier	0-2	2	8-5
Butler	0-2	2	7-6
Seton Hall	0-2	2	5-8

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