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Baylor vs. St. John's: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Robert Wright III (Nov. 21)

There was an instant classic in the Baha Mar Hoops - Bahamas Championships as the 13th-ranked Baylor Bears defeated the 22nd-ranked St. John’s Red Storm 99-98 in double-overtime on Thursday.

It looked as if the game was going the Red Storm's way, but with four seconds remaining, Zuby Ejofor missed both free throws and the Bears’ Norchad Omier grabbed the rebound. He passed it to Jeremy Roch, who sunk the game-winning three.

The Bears (4-1) got their best win of the season as they fought back from a five-point deficit with 18 seconds left in the second half.

The Red Storm (4-1) lost their first game this season despite finding themselves in outstanding positions to win.

Let’s take a closer look at the box scores and discuss how the game wound up.

Baylor vs. St. John's box score

Baylor vs. St. John's box score

Team

First Half

Second Half

Overtime

Final Score

Baylor

30

47

22

99

St. John’s

44

33

21

98

Baylor Bears box score

Player

Position

FGM-A

3PM-A

FTM-A

OREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

PTS

Josh Oijanwuna

F

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

4

1

1

1

0

1

2

Norchad Omier

F

9-18

0-3

6-10

4

10

3

3

1

2

4

24

VJ Edgecombe

G

4-15

2-5

0-0

1

4

3

3

2

4

2

10

Jayden Nunn

G

4-12

2-5

2-4

1

8

4

2

1

1

3

12

Jeremy Roach

G

7-14

3-5

3-5

1

3

4

1

0

3

2

20

Robert Wright III

G

6-13

4-5

1-2

0

1

3

1

0

3

0

17

Jalen Celestine

G

4-7

4-5

2-2

2

2

0

0

0

1

5

14

Langston Love

G

0-3

0-1

0-0

2

3

4

0

0

1

1

0

St. John's Red Storm box score

Player

Position

FGM-A

3PM-A

FTM-A

OREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

PTS

Zuby Ejofor

F

8-10

0-0

6-12

3

10

2

1

5

4

4

22

RJ Luis Jr.

G

6-13

3-5

1-2

1

6

4

2

2

3

3

16

Kadary Richmond

G

4-11

1-2

5-8

1

4

7

2

1

3

1

14

Simeon Wilcher

G

2-4

2-3

0-0

0

0

1

2

0

4

4

6

Deivon Smith

G

4-8

1-3

1-2

0

6

5

1

2

3

0

10

Ruben Prey

F

1-1

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

2

Brady Dunlap

F

2-5

2-5

0-0

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

6

Vince Iwuchukwu

C

1-2

0-0

0-0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

Aaron Scott

G

6-8

5-6

3-4

0

6

1

0

1

1

3

20

Baylor vs. St. John’s Game Summary

The Baylor Bears had an outstanding game offensively as the team shot 42.2% from the floor, and 51.7% from beyond the arc. They also shot 23 free throws. This team grabbed 41 rebounds, including 16 offensive, to keep putting pressure on the Red Storm.

Robert Wright III had 17 points and was one of six Bears players to score in double digits. Norchad Omier led the way with 24 points and 10 rebounds.

The Bears had 22 assists and stepped up defensively with 11 steals.

The St. John’s Red Storm played extremely well as they shot 54.8% from the field and 58.3% from 3-point range. The difference in this game was the free throw shooting, as they went just 16 of 28.

They recorded nine steals and 11 blocks and led by 18 points with 5:29 remaining in the first half but could not hold on.

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