St. John's vs. Omaha: Player Stats and box score for March 20, 2025 | College basketball season 2024-25

The second-seeded St. John’s Red Storm (31-4) were able to dominate in the second half to win their first-round game against the 15th-seeded Omaha Mavericks 83-53. The Red Storm are going to be facing the 10th-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks in the Round of 32.

St. John’s were able to lean on the production of RJ Luis Jr, as he recorded 22 points and eight rebounds. He was one of four players to reach double-digit points. Omaha struggled to shoot from beyond the arc, and their bench was a major struggle, with the Mavericks scoring six points from their reserves.

Let’s take a closer look at the St. John’s Red Storm vs. Omaha Mavericks box score to see how the game played out.

St. John's vs. Omaha box score

St. John's vs. Omaha box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
St. John's	33	50	83
Omaha	28	25	53

St. John's Red Storm box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Zuby Ejiofor	F	2-4	0-2	6-6	5	7	4	0	3	1	2	10
RJ Luis Jr	G	8-14	5-8	1-2	2	8	2	0	0	3	1	22
Aaron Scott	G	2-7	2-6	0-0	3	7	2	1	2	0	3	6
Kadary Richmond	G	5-10	0-1	0-2	1	8	6	0	0	2	2	10
Simeon Wilcher	G	5-9	3-6	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	13
Ruben Prey	F	2-4	1-2	1-2	0	2	0	2	0	0	3	6
Sadiku Ibine Ayo	F	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	0
Vince Iwuchukwu	C	2-3	0-1	1-1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	5
Lefteris Liotopoulous	G	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Deivon Smith	G	2-7	2-6	2-2	1	6	3	0	0	0	1	8

Omaha Mavericks box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Kamryn Thomas	F	1-3	0-2	1-2	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	3
Marquel Sutton	F	5-12	0-4	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	2	2	10
Isaac Ondekane	C	2-3	0-0	2-2	3	10	1	0	0	0	1	6
Tony Osburn	G	2-7	2-6	0-0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	6
Joshua Streit	F	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
Lance Waddles	G	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ja'Sean Glover	G	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. John’s vs. Omaha Game Summary

The St. John’s Red Storm was able to shoot the basketball at a good clip throughout the game as they were able to shoot 29-of-64 (45.3%) overall, 14-of-37 (37.8%) from beyond the arc, and 11-of-15 (73.3%) from the charity stripe.

The rebounding aspect was able to grab 50/50 balls as the program was able to tally 47 total rebounds (15 offensive, 32 defensive). The passing was a sign of their excellence as the Red Storm had 21 assists compared to eight turnovers.

The defense was able to record three steals and six blocks to bolster that side of the ball. The team played at a methodical pace as they recorded six fast break points and drove to the baske with 26 points in the paint during the game.

St. John’s were in major control throughout the game and made things look more like a laugher by the time the game ended. The Omaha Mavericks had a brutal offensive game as the team shot just 18-of-70 (25.7%) from the floor, 5-of-36 (13.9%) from the 3-point line, and knocked down 12-of-19 shots (63.2%) from the free-throw line.

The team was able to crash the glass well and grab their own misses consistently with 45 total rebounds (24 offensive, 21 defensive) to control the game. They had 10 of their 18 shots assisted so they could keep the ball moving.

The defense posted four steals without having any blocks on this side of the ball. The Mavericks failed to record a single fast break point and just six points off turnovers. Omaha was just completely overwhelmed on all sides of the court and the second half of the game showcased that.