Xavier 73-68 St. John's (31 Jan, 2018) Play-by-Play

Xavier Musketeers

20-3, 8-2 Conference

	1	2	T
XAV	37	36	73
SJU	32	36	68

St. John's Red Storm

10-13, 0-11 Conference

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

XAVIER

ST JOHN'S

TIME		XAV	SJU
20:00	Jump Ball won by Xavier	0	0
19:37	Quentin Goodin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Macura.	3	0
19:10	Marvin Clark II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.	3	3
18:49	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	3	3
18:49	Bashir Ahmed Defensive Rebound.	3	3
18:38	Shamorie Ponds made Layup.	3	5
18:15	Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.	3	5
18:15	Bashir Ahmed Defensive Rebound.	3	5
17:56	Shamorie Ponds made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Simon.	3	8
17:43	Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.	5	8
17:20	Bashir Ahmed made Layup.	5	10
17:08	J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.	5	10
17:08	Bashir Ahmed Defensive Rebound.	5	10
16:57	Bashir Ahmed missed Three Point Jumper.	5	10
16:57	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	5	10
16:39	Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.	5	10
16:39	Justin Simon Defensive Rebound.	5	10
16:31	Bashir Ahmed missed Jumper.	5	10
16:31	Bashir Ahmed Offensive Rebound.	5	10
16:26	Bashir Ahmed Turnover.	5	10
16:15	Foul on Bashir Ahmed.	5	10
16:14	Kerem Kanter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	8	10
15:49	Marvin Clark II made Jumper.	8	12
15:40	J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.	8	12
15:40	Shamorie Ponds Defensive Rebound.	8	12
15:31	Bashir Ahmed made Layup. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.	8	14
15:15	Naji Marshall Turnover.	8	14
15:15	Official TV Timeout	8	14
14:51	Tariq Owens missed Three Point Jumper.	8	14
14:51	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	8	14
14:41	Naji Marshall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	11	14
14:24	Justin Simon missed Jumper.	11	14
14:24	Bashir Ahmed Offensive Rebound.	11	14
14:18	Marvin Clark II missed Three Point Jumper.	11	14
14:18	J.P. Macura Defensive Rebound.	11	14
14:06	Kerem Kanter missed Jumper.	11	14
14:06	Tariq Owens Block.	11	14
14:06	Shamorie Ponds Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:48	Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.	11	14
13:48	Paul Scruggs Block.	11	14
13:48	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:34	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	11	14
13:34	Marvin Clark II Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:28	Bashir Ahmed missed Jumper.	11	14
13:28	Kaiser Gates Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:20	Foul on Tariq Owens.	11	14
13:15	J.P. Macura Turnover.	11	14
13:15	Shamorie Ponds Steal.	11	14
13:05	Shamorie Ponds made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bashir Ahmed.	11	17
12:59	Foul on Bashir Ahmed.	11	17
12:46	Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.	14	17
12:16	Shamorie Ponds Turnover.	14	17
12:16	Paul Scruggs Steal.	14	17
11:55	Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	17	17
11:32	Amar Alibegovic missed Three Point Jumper.	17	17
11:32	Sean O'Mara Defensive Rebound.	17	17
11:15	Sean O'Mara made Jumper.	19	17
10:57	Foul on Quentin Goodin.	19	17
10:57	Official TV Timeout	19	17
10:55	Tariq Owens missed Jumper.	19	17
10:55	Kaiser Gates Defensive Rebound.	19	17
10:40	Tyrique Jones Turnover.	19	17
10:26	Marvin Clark II missed Jumper.	19	17
10:26	Tyrique Jones Block.	19	17
10:26	Tyrique Jones Defensive Rebound.	19	17
10:13	Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.	19	17
10:13	Tariq Owens Defensive Rebound.	19	17
10:00	Justin Simon Turnover.	19	17
10:00	Tyrique Jones Steal.	19	17
9:55	J.P. Macura missed Jumper.	19	17
9:55	Tariq Owens Block.	19	17
9:55	Marvin Clark II Defensive Rebound.	19	17
9:41	Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.	19	17
9:41	Quentin Goodin Defensive Rebound.	19	17
9:32	Foul on Tariq Owens.	19	17
9:31	Foul on Bashir Ahmed.	19	17
9:23	Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.	19	17
9:23	Naji Marshall Offensive Rebound.	19	17
9:22	Foul on Amar Alibegovic.	19	17
9:22	Naji Marshall made Free Throw.	20	17
9:22	Naji Marshall made Free Throw.	21	17
9:06	Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	21	17
9:06	Tyrique Jones Defensive Rebound.	21	17
8:55	Quentin Goodin made Jumper.	23	17
8:32	Justin Simon missed Three Point Jumper.	23	17
8:32	Marvin Clark II Offensive Rebound.	23	17
8:32	Marvin Clark II missed Layup.	23	17
8:32	Naji Marshall Defensive Rebound.	23	17
8:19	Naji Marshall Turnover.	23	17
8:19	Shamorie Ponds Steal.	23	17
8:05	Shamorie Ponds made Three Point Jumper.	23	20
7:43	Kerem Kanter Turnover.	23	20
7:43	Shamorie Ponds Steal.	23	20
7:40	Shamorie Ponds Turnover.	23	20
7:40	Naji Marshall Steal.	23	20
7:28	J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.	23	20
7:28	Justin Simon Defensive Rebound.	23	20
7:15	Shamorie Ponds missed Three Point Jumper.	23	20
7:15	Kerem Kanter Defensive Rebound.	23	20
7:06	J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.	26	20
6:46	Foul on Kerem Kanter.	26	20
6:46	Official TV Timeout	26	20
6:46	Marvin Clark II made Free Throw.	26	21
6:46	Marvin Clark II made Free Throw.	26	22
6:27	Trevon Bluiett made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	28	22
5:54	Marvin Clark II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamorie Ponds.	28	25
5:40	Foul on Bryan Trimble Jr..	28	25
5:40	J.P. Macura made Free Throw.	29	25
5:40	J.P. Macura made Free Throw.	30	25
5:30	Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	30	25
5:30	Kerem Kanter Defensive Rebound.	30	25
5:18	Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.	30	25
5:18	Justin Simon Defensive Rebound.	30	25
5:08	Marvin Clark II missed Three Point Jumper.	30	25
5:08	Xavier Defensive Rebound.	30	25
4:49	Foul on Amar Alibegovic.	30	25
4:49	Kerem Kanter missed Free Throw.	30	25
4:49	Shamorie Ponds Defensive Rebound.	30	25
4:42	Shamorie Ponds made Layup.	30	27
4:42	Foul on Paul Scruggs.	30	27
4:42	Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.	30	28
4:24	Foul on Amar Alibegovic.	30	28
4:24	Paul Scruggs made Free Throw.	31	28
4:24	Paul Scruggs missed Free Throw.	31	28
4:24	Marvin Clark II Defensive Rebound.	31	28
4:10	Foul on J.P. Macura.	31	28
3:57	Marvin Clark II missed Jumper.	31	28
3:57	Justin Simon Offensive Rebound.	31	28
3:44	Justin Simon missed Jumper.	31	28
3:44	Naji Marshall Defensive Rebound.	31	28
3:31	Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.	31	28
3:31	Sean O'Mara Offensive Rebound.	31	28
3:26	Sean O'Mara made Layup.	33	28
2:56	Foul on Naji Marshall.	33	28
2:56	Official TV Timeout	33	28
2:36	Justin Simon Turnover.	33	28
2:16	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	33	28
2:16	Marvin Clark II Defensive Rebound.	33	28
2:02	Marvin Clark II made Jumper.	33	30
1:42	Paul Scruggs made Jumper.	35	30
1:28	Shamorie Ponds missed Jumper.	35	30
1:28	Kaiser Gates Defensive Rebound.	35	30
1:18	Naji Marshall Turnover.	35	30
1:18	Marvin Clark II Steal.	35	30
1:09	Foul on Paul Scruggs.	35	30
1:09	Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.	35	31
1:09	Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.	35	32
0:44	Quentin Goodin made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.	37	32
0:21	Justin Simon missed Jumper.	37	32
0:21	J.P. Macura Defensive Rebound.	37	32
0:02	Quentin Goodin Turnover.	37	32
0:02	Justin Simon Steal.	37	32
0:00	End of 1st half	37	32

Carnesecca Arena

1:30 AM, 31 January 2018

Queens, NY

Attendance: 5,344

Referees:
Pat Driscoll
Wally Rutecki
Tony Chiazza

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

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