Jayla Everett made a go-ahead shot with 0.3 seconds left and St. John’s edged Purdue 66-64 on Thursday night in a First Four game in Columbus, Ohio. St. John’s (23-8), a No. 11 seed making its 11th…
Everett finished with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting and Unique Drake added 16 points with four 3-pointers for St. John’s.
Drake was 4 of 6 from distance, Everett made 3 of 6 and St. John’s finished 11 of 23 after entering averaging just 6.2 makes per game. Everett was called for a technical foul with 3:48 remaining in the fourth quarter for arguing with an official after she appeared to cleanly block a shot. Unique Drake was on fire off the bench for St. John’s. She was 4-for-6 from 3-point range and scored 16 points.The two fouls offset, but Everett went to the bench with four fouls before returning with 2:07 left.
Red Storm guard Mimi Reid pushes the ball during the first half. Reid had seven points, five rebounds and three assists in the win.Petree had 20 points and eight rebounds for Purdue , which was making its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2017.Everett scored nine points in the third quarter and Drake made St. John’s 11th 3-pointer late in the frame for a 60-45 lead — its largest of the game.
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