Xavier 88-82 St. John's (18 Jan, 2018) Play-by-Play

St. John's Red Storm

10-9, 0-7 Conference

	1	2	T
SJU	34	48	82
XAV	42	46	88

Xavier Musketeers

17-3, 5-2 Conference

J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Layup.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerem Kanter.
J.P. Macura missed Layup.
Quentin Goodin missed Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Naji Marshall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
Sean O'Mara missed Layup.
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
Paul Scruggs missed Layup.
Paul Scruggs missed Layup.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrique Jones.
Kaiser Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyrique Jones missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Paul Scruggs made Layup.
Kerem Kanter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
Kerem Kanter made Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Quentin Goodin made Layup.
Kaiser Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
Trevon Bluiett made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Sean O'Mara missed Layup.
Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Kerem Kanter made Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
Tyrique Jones missed Jumper.
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
Quentin Goodin missed Layup.
Kerem Kanter made Two Point Tip Shot.
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
Kaiser Gates missed Layup.
J.P. Macura made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Kerem Kanter missed Layup.
Kerem Kanter made Two Point Tip Shot.
Kaiser Gates missed Dunk.
Kaiser Gates made Dunk. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
Kaiser Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Kerem Kanter made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Kerem Kanter missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Two Point Tip Shot.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Naji Marshall made Layup.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Justin Simon made Dunk. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.
Tariq Owens missed Three Point Jumper.
Marvin Clark II missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Simon missed Jumper.
Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Simon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Owens.
Tariq Owens missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Layup.
Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.
Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Simon made Layup. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.
Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
Marvin Clark II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.
Justin Simon made Layup.
Bryan Trimble Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.
Marvin Clark II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.
Shamorie Ponds made Layup. Assisted by Marvin Clark II.
Bashir Ahmed made Jumper.
Justin Simon made Jumper.
Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Layup. Assisted by Kassoum Yakwe.
Justin Simon missed Jumper.
Bryan Trimble Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.
Marvin Clark II made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.
Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Marvin Clark II missed Three Point Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Layup.
Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Jumper.
Tariq Owens missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Layup.
Tariq Owens made Jumper. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.
Bashir Ahmed made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Clark II.
Justin Simon made Jumper.
Justin Simon made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Trimble Jr..
Shamorie Ponds made Three Point Jumper.
Marvin Clark II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.
Marvin Clark II made Jumper. Assisted by Bryan Trimble Jr..
Marvin Clark II made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.
Justin Simon made Jumper.
Justin Simon made Dunk. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.
Shamorie Ponds made Jumper.
Justin Simon missed Jumper.
Tariq Owens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.
Tariq Owens made Layup. Assisted by Justin Simon.
Marvin Clark II missed Layup.
Shamorie Ponds missed Layup.
Shamorie Ponds missed Layup.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Simon missed Layup.
Shamorie Ponds missed Layup.
Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds missed Layup.
Marvin Clark II missed Three Point Jumper.
Bashir Ahmed missed Jumper.
Shamorie Ponds made Three Point Jumper.
Justin Simon made Jumper.
Justin Simon made Jumper. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.
Shamorie Ponds missed Layup.
Bashir Ahmed made Layup.
Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Simon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Owens.

ST JOHN'S

XAVIER

TIME		SJU	XAV
20:00	Jump Ball won by St. John's	0	0
19:50	Justin Simon made Dunk. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.	2	0
19:45	Technical Foul on Justin Simon.	2	0
19:45	Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.	2	1
19:28	J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Naji Marshall.	2	4
18:58	Tariq Owens missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
18:58	J.P. Macura Defensive Rebound.	2	4
18:49	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
18:49	J.P. Macura Offensive Rebound.	2	4
18:42	J.P. Macura missed Layup.	2	4
18:42	Tariq Owens Defensive Rebound.	2	4
18:26	Marvin Clark II missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
18:26	Kerem Kanter Defensive Rebound.	2	4
18:14	Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerem Kanter.	2	7
17:47	Justin Simon missed Jumper.	2	7
17:47	Kerem Kanter Defensive Rebound.	2	7
17:38	J.P. Macura missed Layup.	2	7
17:38	Kerem Kanter Offensive Rebound.	2	7
17:36	Foul on Marvin Clark II.	2	7
17:36	Kerem Kanter made Free Throw.	2	8
17:36	Kerem Kanter made Free Throw.	2	9
17:25	Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.	2	9
17:25	Quentin Goodin Defensive Rebound.	2	9
17:17	Naji Marshall Turnover.	2	9
17:17	Marvin Clark II Steal.	2	9
16:49	Justin Simon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Owens.	5	9
16:15	Quentin Goodin missed Jumper.	5	9
16:15	St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.	5	9
15:59	Foul on Naji Marshall.	5	9
15:59	Official TV Timeout	5	9
15:46	Tariq Owens missed Jumper.	5	9
15:46	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	5	9
15:19	J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.	5	9
15:19	Justin Simon Defensive Rebound.	5	9
15:11	Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.	5	9
15:11	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	5	9
14:49	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	5	9
14:49	Marvin Clark II Defensive Rebound.	5	9
14:40	Shamorie Ponds missed Layup.	5	9
14:40	J.P. Macura Defensive Rebound.	5	9
14:32	Naji Marshall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.	5	12
14:12	Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.	5	12
14:12	Tariq Owens Offensive Rebound.	5	12
14:02	Marvin Clark II Turnover.	5	12
13:41	Sean O'Mara missed Layup.	5	12
13:41	Tariq Owens Block.	5	12
13:41	Justin Simon Defensive Rebound.	5	12
13:20	Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.	5	12
13:20	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	5	12
13:13	J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.	5	12
13:13	Justin Simon Defensive Rebound.	5	12
12:47	Justin Simon made Layup. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.	7	12
12:17	J.P. Macura Turnover.	7	12
12:01	Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.	7	12
12:01	Tyrique Jones Defensive Rebound.	7	12
11:49	Paul Scruggs missed Layup.	7	12
11:49	Justin Simon Defensive Rebound.	7	12
11:26	Marvin Clark II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.	10	12
11:11	Paul Scruggs missed Layup.	10	12
11:11	Tariq Owens Block.	10	12
11:11	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	10	12
11:11	Official TV Timeout	10	12
11:00	Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrique Jones.	10	15
10:45	Justin Simon made Layup.	12	15
10:15	Kaiser Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.	12	18
9:58	Bryan Trimble Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.	15	18
9:42	Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.	15	18
9:42	Tyrique Jones Offensive Rebound.	15	18
9:42	Tyrique Jones missed Two Point Tip Shot.	15	18
9:42	Justin Simon Defensive Rebound.	15	18
9:29	Marvin Clark II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.	18	18
9:21	Kaiser Gates Turnover.	18	18
9:21	Marvin Clark II Steal.	18	18
9:15	Shamorie Ponds made Layup. Assisted by Marvin Clark II.	20	18
9:02	Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Macura.	20	21
8:37	Bashir Ahmed made Jumper.	22	21
8:24	Foul on Kassoum Yakwe.	22	21
8:19	Foul on Tyrique Jones.	22	21
8:19	Tyrique Jones Turnover.	22	21
8:04	Kassoum Yakwe Turnover.	22	21
7:44	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	22	21
7:44	Kerem Kanter Offensive Rebound.	22	21
7:32	Foul on Bashir Ahmed.	22	21
7:32	Official TV Timeout	22	21
7:12	Paul Scruggs made Layup.	22	23
6:49	Justin Simon made Jumper.	24	23
6:29	Kerem Kanter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.	24	26
6:10	Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.	24	26
6:10	Naji Marshall Defensive Rebound.	24	26
5:51	Kerem Kanter made Jumper.	24	28
5:34	Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.	24	28
5:34	Kerem Kanter Defensive Rebound.	24	28
5:28	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	24	28
5:28	Kassoum Yakwe Defensive Rebound.	24	28
5:19	Shamorie Ponds made Layup. Assisted by Kassoum Yakwe.	26	28
5:19	Foul on Paul Scruggs.	26	28
5:19	Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.	27	28
5:15	Quentin Goodin made Layup.	27	30
4:51	Justin Simon missed Jumper.	27	30
4:51	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	27	30
4:35	Kaiser Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Macura.	27	33
4:07	Bryan Trimble Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.	30	33
3:55	Foul on Amar Alibegovic.	30	33
3:55	Official TV Timeout	30	33
3:55	Kerem Kanter made Free Throw.	30	34
3:55	Kerem Kanter made Free Throw.	30	35
3:40	Marvin Clark II made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.	32	35
3:35	Trevon Bluiett made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	32	37
3:35	Foul on Amar Alibegovic.	32	37
3:35	Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.	32	38
3:23	Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	32	38
3:23	Kaiser Gates Defensive Rebound.	32	38
3:03	Quentin Goodin Turnover.	32	38
2:58	Marvin Clark II missed Three Point Jumper.	32	38
2:58	Sean O'Mara Defensive Rebound.	32	38
2:47	Sean O'Mara missed Layup.	32	38
2:47	Justin Simon Defensive Rebound.	32	38
2:21	Foul on Kaiser Gates.	32	38
2:21	Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.	32	38
2:21	Quentin Goodin Defensive Rebound.	32	38
2:21	J.P. Macura Turnover.	32	38
2:21	Justin Simon Steal.	32	38
2:05	Shamorie Ponds missed Layup.	32	38
2:05	Tariq Owens Offensive Rebound.	32	38
1:57	Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Jumper.	32	38
1:57	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	32	38
1:47	Foul on Tariq Owens.	32	38
1:47	J.P. Macura missed Free Throw.	32	38
1:47	Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.	32	38
1:47	J.P. Macura made Free Throw.	32	39
1:25	Foul on Quentin Goodin.	32	39
1:18	Tariq Owens missed Jumper.	32	39
1:18	Quentin Goodin Defensive Rebound.	32	39
0:56	Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.	32	39
0:56	St. John's Defensive Rebound.	32	39
0:49	St. John's Timeout	32	39
0:35	Shamorie Ponds made Layup.	34	39
0:15	Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	34	42
0:00	End of 1st half	34	42

Cintas Center

1:30 AM, 18 January 2018

Cincinnati, OH

Attendance: 10,224

Referees:
Lamar Simpson
Kipp Kissinger
Bo Boroski

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
UConn	18-2	-	37-3
Marquette	14-6	4	27-10
Creighton	14-6	4	25-10
Seton Hall	13-7	5	25-12
St. John's	11-9	7	20-13
Providence	10-10	8	21-14
Villanova	10-10	8	18-16
Butler	9-11	9	18-15
Xavier	9-11	9	16-18
Georgetown	2-18	16	9-23
DePaul	0-20	18	3-29

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