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Dec 23, 2025; Queens, New York, USA; St. John’s Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino at Carnesecca Arena. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nZuby Ejiofor led five double digit scorers as St John’s got its first true road win of the season to bring 2025 to a close as the Red Storm downed Georgetown 95-83 on Wednesday night in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Ejiofor finished with 25 points on 7-for-9 shooting and added in 10 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and a block. Oziyah Sellers (16 points), Ian Jackson (14 points), Joson Sanon (13 points) and Dylan Darling (11 points) rounded out the high scoring for St. John’s (9-4, 2-0 Big East).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Red Storm harassed Georgetown (9-5, 1-2) throughout, scoring 15 points off 12 Hoyas turnovers. They were efficient on the other end of the floor shooting 30-for-60 from the field (50%) and making a season-high 15 3-pointers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n This was St. John’s first win on New Year’s Eve since 1960. The Red Storm had previously lost 10 in a row.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n KJ Lewis finished with 27 points and Malik Mack turned in 18 points and eight assists for the Hoyas who dropped their 10th straight to the Red Storm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Darling hit two dead-on 3-pointers for a quick 8-0 spurt and St. John’s opened up a 73-58 lead with 11:45 left to play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Hopkins notched a mid-range jumper and Jackson hit a 3-pointer to open up the Red Storm’s biggest lead of the night. Ejiofor hit a free throw and St John’s led 91-69 with 3:24 to play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Both teams came out the gates red-hot from 3-point range with the Hoyas and Red Storm combining to make seven of the first 10 shots from behind the arc.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n After a back-and-forth first few minutes, Georgetown forced St John’s into a nearly four-minute scoring drought and opened up a 9-0 run for a 22-17 lead nine minutes in.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Hoyas opened up a first half-high seven-point lead, but the Red Storm immediately answered with a 13-3 run to retake the lead. Sellers made a 3 and a pull-up jumper and Ejiofor made a pair of free throws for a 41-38 lead with 4:08 left in the half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Both Sellers (13 points) and Ejiofor (17 points) were a perfect 5-for-5 from the field in the first half to help St. John’s head into the break with a 52-47 lead. The Red Storm had 10 offensive rebounds and 14 second-chance points in the first half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n