March Madness: No. 2-class St. John’s upset by No. 10 Arkansas

The no. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks Updend No. 2 St. John’s, 75-66, in the Tour of 32 Saturday in the Dunkin ‘Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

John Calipari came on top of Rick Pitino in a collision between legendary coaches.

St. John’s is the first no. 2 seeds that are eliminated This year’s tournament. The red storm only shot 28% from the field and 2-22 of 3-point range.

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Arkansas Razorbacks Guard DJ Wagner celebrates NCAA tournament match against St. John’s Red Storm in Amica Mutual Pavilion 22 March 2025 during the second half of a second round of a second round. (Brian Fluhary-IMagnement Images)

Pitino Benched Big East Player of Year RJ Luis Jr. Leave in the second half. Luis had nine points and seven rebounds, but only shot 3-17 from the field.

Zuby Ejiofor was the only player who shoots well for St. John’s and scored 23 points out of 7 out of 12, while he brought in 12 rebounds. The only other double digits player for St. John’s was Deivon Smith with 13.

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St. John’s Red Storm Guard RJ Luis Jr. (12), guard Cadary Richmond (1) and teammates on the bench during the second half of a second round NCAA tournament match against the Arkansas Razorbacks in Amica Mutual Pavilion March 22, 2025. (Brian Fluhary/Imagn images)

For Arkansas, three players in double digits scored in the upset victory. Billy Richmond III scored 16 points and took nine rebounds, while Karter Knox and Johnell Davis had 15 and 13 points respectively.

As a team, Arkansas shot better than St. John’s But also struggled from 3-point country. The razorbacks shot 42.9% from the field, only 2-19 of 3-point range.

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St. John’s Red Storm Head Coach Rick Pitino, Left, and Arkansas Razorback’s head coach John Calipari shakes hands after the Razorbacks won a second round NCAA tournament match in Amica Mutual Pavilion March 22, 2025. (Gregory Fisher/Imagn images)

Despite the shooting peels of Deep, the razorbacks continue to the Sweet 16 in the first year of Calipari as a coach.

Arkansas plays the winner of No. 11-ranked Drake and no. 3 Texas TechThose throw away at 6.10 pm on Saturday.

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