Dylan Darling brought No. 5 St. John’s to the Sweet 16, but his missed three-point shot ended the Red Storm’s season in the Sweet 16 against No. 1 Duke,
Mar 27, 2026; Washington, DC, USA;St. John’s Red Storm forward Bryce Hopkins reacts after losing to Duke Blue Devils during a Sweet Sixteen game of the East Regional of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena.
to the Sweet 16, but his missed three-point shot ended the Red Storm’s season in the Sweet 16 against No. 1 Duke, 80-75, on Friday at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Isiah Evans led Duke with 25 points, while All-American forward Cameron Boozer scored 22. Reigning Big East Player of the Year Zuby Ejiofor led the Johnnies with 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a game they once led by 10. Mar 27, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; St. John’s Red Storm forward Zuby Ejiofor reacts after losing to Duke Blue Devils during a Sweet Sixteen game of the East Regional of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena.After drawing a foul, Ejiofor went to the line but missed his second attempt with 14 seconds remaining. With the final shot in his possession, Darling came up short from long range.after Darling made a miraculous game winning shot to push them past Kansas. Duke, meanwhile, was able to punch their ticket to the third round by outpacing TCU. Dillon Mitchell scored the Red Storm’s first four points to match the Blue Devils. The senior forward stripped Boozer, taking it to the rim on a layup after Darling drilled a deep three pointer. This put an end to a near three-minute Johnnies scoring drought. Threes from Ian Jackson and Ruben Prey put St. John’s in front. Stiff defense kept the opposition off the board, as the Red Storm went on a 15-4 run. Proficient rebounding and defense from Prey gave them multiple opportunities to extend their lead. Despite four missed shots, Bryce Hopkins and Mitchell connected on deep threes. This came as St. John’s gave up four points on defense. Ejiofor drilled a deep three, cutting Duke’s lead down to three. Prey followed his teammates lead by hitting consecutive triples. The boost in shooting put the Johnnies ahead by one at halftime, forcing the Blue Devils to play from behind. Mar 27, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Cameron Boozer dribbles the ball past St. John’s Red Storm forward Zuby Ejiofor in the first half during a Sweet Sixteen game of the East Regional of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena.Forcing turnovers and scoring 10 straight points kept the Red Storm in front to start the second half. Duke ended its four-minute scoring drought by scoring three baskets, cutting the deficit down to three. But five points brought St. John’s lead back up to four. Both teams then traded triples to tie the game with 6:23 remaining. After falling behind, Hopkins recovered the ball during a chaotic sequence to tie the game before Duke reclaimed the lead. A three from Ejiofor brought his team back within five points. Hopkins scored on a layup, as they faced a three point deficit.in which they shot 41% from three and made 45% of their attempts. Duke, meanwhile, made 54% of its attempts, including 36% from long range. Another long offseason awaits St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino with seniors Ejiofor, Hopkins, Mitchell and Oziyah Sellers all graduating from the program in May.BREAKING: St. John’s gets No. 2 seed in West Region at 2025 NCAA TournamentNew Yorkers filed more federal unfair labor standards cases than any other state last year How many of the newest NYC subway trains will have open gangways? MTA says that depends on numerous challenges City’s ‘Pothole Blitz’ resumes on Saturday for third straight weekend of repairing dangerous craters on roadways across QueensMan found guilty for trying to rape woman in Central Park
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