St. John's University Athletics
Tuesday, February 14
Chicago, Ill. (Wintrust Arena)
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St. John’s Outlasts DePaul in Double Overtime, 92-83
2/15/2023 1:19:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Red Storm junior guard Dylan Addae-Wusu scored 17 of his career-high 24 points in the final 14:18 of the game
CHICAGO – After rallying back from a 13-point deficit with less than seven minutes remaining in regulation, the St. John's men's basketball team outlasted DePaul in double-overtime, earning a 92-83 victory on Tuesday at Wintrust Arena.
Dylan Addae-Wusu set a career-high with 24 points, including a 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds on the clock to force overtime. Both teams scored four points in the first overtime before the Red Storm outscored the Blue Demons 9-0 in the second session to complete the regular season sweep of DePaul (9-17, 3-12 BIG EAST).
With the victory, St. John's (16-11, 6-10 BIG EAST) improved to 2-0 in overtime games this season, as the Johnnies previously knocked off Syracuse in overtime of the Empire Classic championship game. It was also the first double-overtime game for the Red Storm since a 75-68 win over Butler on Feb. 28, 2018 at Carnesecca Arena.
Addae-Wusu matched his career-high with 11 rebounds for just his second career double-double. Joel Soriano registered his 21st double-double of the season with 21 points and 16 boards. The Johnnies' big man shot 6-for-10 from the field and converted 9-of-10 free-throw attempts.
Facing his former team, David Jones produced the Red Storm's third double-double of the night, totaling 13 points and 13 boards. St. John's freshman AJ Storr reached double figures for the eighth time in 10 games with 14 points and a career-best seven boards to go with three assists. Posh Alexander led all players with seven assists, while recording eight boards and six points on Tuesday.
Addae-Wusu took over in the final 4:18 of regulation, scoring 11 of St. John's final 15 points to help force overtime. Trailing by four with 1:05 to play, Addae-Wusu recorded consecutive layups for the Red Storm, the latter coming on a fastbreak after making a key steal at midcourt to knot the game at 76-76 with 29 seconds on the clock.
With time winding down in regulation, DePaul guard Jalen Terry answered for the Blue Demons with a deep 3-pointer to go back up, 79-76, with 5.0 seconds to go. After St. John's advanced the ball to midcourt with 2.6 seconds remaining, Jones delivered a cross court pass to Addae-Wusu who knocked down the clutch three that forced overtime.
Addae-Wusu hit three key free-throws in the first overtime session, and then the Bronx native buried his third 3-pointer of the game in the second overtime to help seal the road win.
As a team, St. John's shot 21-for-26 (80.8 percent) from the free-throw line and outrebounded DePaul, 62-41.
The Blue Demons were led by Javon Johnson who finished with a game-high 26 points and hit six 3-pointers. DePaul shot 11-for-26 (42.3 percent) as a team from distance.
In the opening half, DePaul jumped out to a nine-point edge, 17-8, as Johnson hit two of his four first half 3-pointers six minutes into the contest. However, St. John's countered over the next six minutes, as Addae-Wusu rattled off five-straight points before a Storr 3-pointer and a Soriano slam capped a 16-7 run to even the game at 24 with 7:56 left in the half.
The Blue Demons answered with another 15-8 run to end the half, taking a 39-32 edge into the break. DePaul center Nick Ongenda scored six of his nine first-half points in the final four minutes of the opening stanza.
St. John's came out firing to start the second half, scoring 10 unanswered points over 2:57 to take its first lead of the game, 42-39. Over the next four minutes, Umoja Gibson answered back for the Blue Demons with a pair of 3-pointers and eight points in total to push DePaul out to a 52-48 advantage at the 12:48 mark.
The Johnnies retaliated tying the game at 52 over a minute later, but a trio of 3-pointers and 11 unanswered points helped DePaul open its largest lead of the game, 69-56, at the 6:49 mark.
Soriano and O'Mar Stanley combined for 14 of the team's next 18 points before Alexander sank a pair of free-throws with 1:20 left to bring the Red Storm to within two, 74-72. Stanley finished with 10 points on a perfect 3-of-3 mark from the floor and a 3-for-4 showing from the line.
Gibson's free-throws with just over a minute to play put DePaul up four, setting the stage for Addae-Wusu's heroics and the thrilling finish at Wintrust Arena.
The Red Storm will try for its third-straight victory on Saturday at Carnesecca Arena when St. John's hosts No. 18/19 Creighton at 7:30 p.m. on FS1.
Dylan Addae-Wusu set a career-high with 24 points, including a 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds on the clock to force overtime. Both teams scored four points in the first overtime before the Red Storm outscored the Blue Demons 9-0 in the second session to complete the regular season sweep of DePaul (9-17, 3-12 BIG EAST).
With the victory, St. John's (16-11, 6-10 BIG EAST) improved to 2-0 in overtime games this season, as the Johnnies previously knocked off Syracuse in overtime of the Empire Classic championship game. It was also the first double-overtime game for the Red Storm since a 75-68 win over Butler on Feb. 28, 2018 at Carnesecca Arena.
Addae-Wusu matched his career-high with 11 rebounds for just his second career double-double. Joel Soriano registered his 21st double-double of the season with 21 points and 16 boards. The Johnnies' big man shot 6-for-10 from the field and converted 9-of-10 free-throw attempts.
Facing his former team, David Jones produced the Red Storm's third double-double of the night, totaling 13 points and 13 boards. St. John's freshman AJ Storr reached double figures for the eighth time in 10 games with 14 points and a career-best seven boards to go with three assists. Posh Alexander led all players with seven assists, while recording eight boards and six points on Tuesday.
Addae-Wusu took over in the final 4:18 of regulation, scoring 11 of St. John's final 15 points to help force overtime. Trailing by four with 1:05 to play, Addae-Wusu recorded consecutive layups for the Red Storm, the latter coming on a fastbreak after making a key steal at midcourt to knot the game at 76-76 with 29 seconds on the clock.
With time winding down in regulation, DePaul guard Jalen Terry answered for the Blue Demons with a deep 3-pointer to go back up, 79-76, with 5.0 seconds to go. After St. John's advanced the ball to midcourt with 2.6 seconds remaining, Jones delivered a cross court pass to Addae-Wusu who knocked down the clutch three that forced overtime.
Addae-Wusu hit three key free-throws in the first overtime session, and then the Bronx native buried his third 3-pointer of the game in the second overtime to help seal the road win.
As a team, St. John's shot 21-for-26 (80.8 percent) from the free-throw line and outrebounded DePaul, 62-41.
The Blue Demons were led by Javon Johnson who finished with a game-high 26 points and hit six 3-pointers. DePaul shot 11-for-26 (42.3 percent) as a team from distance.
In the opening half, DePaul jumped out to a nine-point edge, 17-8, as Johnson hit two of his four first half 3-pointers six minutes into the contest. However, St. John's countered over the next six minutes, as Addae-Wusu rattled off five-straight points before a Storr 3-pointer and a Soriano slam capped a 16-7 run to even the game at 24 with 7:56 left in the half.
The Blue Demons answered with another 15-8 run to end the half, taking a 39-32 edge into the break. DePaul center Nick Ongenda scored six of his nine first-half points in the final four minutes of the opening stanza.
St. John's came out firing to start the second half, scoring 10 unanswered points over 2:57 to take its first lead of the game, 42-39. Over the next four minutes, Umoja Gibson answered back for the Blue Demons with a pair of 3-pointers and eight points in total to push DePaul out to a 52-48 advantage at the 12:48 mark.
The Johnnies retaliated tying the game at 52 over a minute later, but a trio of 3-pointers and 11 unanswered points helped DePaul open its largest lead of the game, 69-56, at the 6:49 mark.
Soriano and O'Mar Stanley combined for 14 of the team's next 18 points before Alexander sank a pair of free-throws with 1:20 left to bring the Red Storm to within two, 74-72. Stanley finished with 10 points on a perfect 3-of-3 mark from the floor and a 3-for-4 showing from the line.
Gibson's free-throws with just over a minute to play put DePaul up four, setting the stage for Addae-Wusu's heroics and the thrilling finish at Wintrust Arena.
The Red Storm will try for its third-straight victory on Saturday at Carnesecca Arena when St. John's hosts No. 18/19 Creighton at 7:30 p.m. on FS1.
Team Stats
SJU
DePaul
FG%
.372
.395
3FG%
.304
.423
FT%
.808
.706
RB
62
41
TO
17
15
STL
9
9
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
9
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
9
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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