Northern Iowa 53, St. John's 79 - Box Score

NET #72

	H1	H2	T
Northern Iowa	28	25	53
St. John's	47	32	79

St. John's

NET #16

	H1	H2	T
Northern Iowa	28	25	53
St. John's	47	32	79

Fri, Mar 20, 2026Viejas ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Northern Iowa

St. John's

46%

54%

✓ CorrectMargin: +1.1 predicted → +26 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

54.1%→ 41.2

eFG%

56.1 ←51.0%

12.7%→ 8.8

TO Rate

10.7 ←12.2%

20.4%

ORB%

33.6%

25.6%→ 21.1

FT Rate

38.6 ←41.8%

Northern Iowa

Predicted Actual

St. John's

Preview

Northern Iowa's Cinderella Hopes Hinge on St. John's Elimination in Round of 64

One loss sends St. John's home, while Northern Iowa's season hangs in the balance in this March Madness elimination game.

In the NCAA Tournament Round of 64, two evenly matched teams face off in a winner-takes-all showdown. The University of Northern Iowa, a perennial Midwestern Conference contender, will meet St. John's University of New York, a powerhouse from the Big East, at Viejas Arena on March 20th. This neutral...

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Top Performers

Northern Iowa

Tristan Smith23.2

PTS9REB6AST3STL1BLK1

4-11 FG, 1-2 FT

Trey Campbell22.1

PTS14REB3AST1STL3

5-13 FG, 1-4 3PT, 3-5 FT

Will Hornseth18.3

PTS10REB4AST2BLK1

4-8 FG, 2-5 FT

St. John's

Zuby EjioforMVP37.2

PTS14REB11AST2STL1BLK4

4-10 FG, 1-3 3PT, 5-6 FT

Dillon Mitchell22.3

PTS7REB9AST1STL1BLK2

3-4 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-1 FT

Dylan Darling21.5

PTS6REB5AST5STL1

3-10 FG, 0-6 3PT, 0-2 FT

Hot Players

Ruben PreySt. John's+67%

PTS

4.3 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

0.8 avg

67% FG 2-3

Dylan DarlingSt. John's+33%

PTS

6.9 avg

REB

2.5 avg

AST

2.6 avg

30% FG 3-10

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Northern Iowa53

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Trey Campbell	37	14	5-13	1-4	3-5	3	1	3	0	2
Leon Bond III	34	12	6-13	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0
Tristan Smith	30	9	4-11	0-0	1-2	6	3	1	1	1
Max Weisbrod	30	6	2-7	2-7	0-0	3	0	0	0	1
Ben Schwieger	30	2	1-4	0-1	0-0	8	1	1	0	1
Will Hornseth	25	10	4-8	0-0	2-5	4	2	0	1	1
RJ Taylor	8	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Geon Hutchins	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ismael Diouf	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Chase Courbat		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Jacobson		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Pock		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Redek Born	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Levi Valdo	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Wilson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Courbat	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Marino Dubravcic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	53	22-57	3-14	6-12	25	8	6	2	6

St. John's79

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Bryce Hopkins	34	13	5-9	2-3	1-2	6	0	0	0	1
Dylan Darling	33	6	3-10	0-6	0-2	5	5	1	0	0
Dillon Mitchell	32	7	3-4	0-1	1-1	9	1	1	2	2
Zuby Ejiofor	28	14	4-10	1-3	5-6	11	2	1	4	2
Oziyah Sellers	25	11	4-11	3-9	0-0	3	0	0	0	2
Joson Sanon	18	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0
Ruben Prey	12	8	2-3	0-0	4-7	4	0	0	0	0
Ian Jackson	9	9	3-5	1-2	2-2	2	2	0	0	1
Lefteris Liotopoulos	7	5	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	0
Handje Tamba		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Sadiku Ibine Ayo		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Imran Suljanovic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Fotis Konstantinidis	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Casper Pohto	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kelvin Odih	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	79	27-57	10-29	15-22	42	13	3	6	8