Rick Pitino defeats his son in their latest coaching clash as No. 22 St. John's tops New Mexico
NEW YORK (AP) Rick Pitino defeated his son in their latest coaching clash as No. 22 St. John's passed its first real test this season, topping New Mexico 85-71 on Sunday behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from RJ Luis Jr.
Deivon Smith added 15 points and all five starters scored in double figures for the Red Storm (4-0) to make a winner of their Hall of Fame coach in a family affair at Madison Square Garden.
Richard Pitino, coach of the Lobos, fell to 1-3 in matchups against his father. The previous two losses came when Rick Pitino was at Louisville.
Richard Pitino beat his dad’s Iona team two years ago at The Pit.
With the Red Storm in control late, St. John’s students chanted, “Who’s your daddy?”
Kadary Richmond had 14 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals for St. John's. Aaron Scott also scored 14, and Zuby Ejiofor finished with 13 points and 10 boards. Luis added a career-best seven assists.
Mustapha Amzil and Nelly Junior Joseph each had 16 points for New Mexico (3-1).
New Mexico: The Lobos fell to 1-1 against ranked opponents. They beat then-No. 22 UCLA 72-64 in Nevada on Nov. 8, but had trouble with the Red Storm's size on both ends of the floor.
St. John’s: After winning their first three games by more than 20 points apiece at Carnesecca Arena on campus, the Red Storm impressed against stiffer competition in the first of eight home games at The Garden this season.
New Mexico had trimmed a 16-point deficit to four when Smith recovered the ball after his jumper was blocked and fed Scott for a 3-pointer with 7:34 left. That began a 9-2 spurt for St. John's, and the Lobos never got closer than five again.
St. John's outrebounded the Lobos 49-32.
New Mexico: Will host Grambling State on Thursday night.
St. John's: Heads to the Bahamas to play No. 12 Baylor on Thursday night and either No. 11 Tennessee or Virginia the following day in the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Nelly Junior Joseph vs. Zuby Ejiofor (Donovan Dent gains possession) | ||
| 19:48 |  | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Mustapha Amzil assists) | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | | Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:16 | | Aaron Scott offensive rebound | ||
| 19:11 | | Kadary Richmond misses two point layup | ||
| 19:09 | | Kadary Richmond offensive rebound | ||
| 19:06 | | +2 | Kadary Richmond makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | | +2 | Tru Washington makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists) | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | | +2 | RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | | Mustapha Amzil misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:57 | | Aaron Scott defensive rebound | ||
| 17:47 | | Zuby Ejiofor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:45 | | Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound | ||
| 17:33 | | Kadary Richmond shooting foul (Tru Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 17:33 | | +1 | Tru Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | | +1 | Tru Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-4 |
| 17:19 | | Zuby Ejiofor turnover (bad pass) (Mustapha Amzil steals) | ||
| 17:05 | | Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (lost ball) (Kadary Richmond steals) | ||
| 16:56 | | Kadary Richmond misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:54 | | Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound | ||
| 16:48 | | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup (Zuby Ejiofor assists) | 6-6 |
| 16:38 | | Deivon Smith shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul) | ||
| 16:38 | | Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 16:38 | | Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 16:38 | | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 16:11 | | Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:09 | | Tru Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 15:46 | | Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup | ||
| 15:44 | | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 15:41 | | RJ Luis Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 15:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:15 | | Donovan Dent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:13 | | Simeon Wilcher defensive rebound | ||
| 15:00 | | Kadary Richmond turnover (bad pass) (CJ Noland steals) | ||
| 14:54 | | +2 | Mustapha Amzil makes two point layup (CJ Noland assists) | 8-6 |
| 14:32 | | Donovan Dent personal foul | ||
| 14:28 | | +2 | Simeon Wilcher makes two point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists) | 8-8 |
| 14:03 | | CJ Noland turnover (bad pass) (Zuby Ejiofor steals) | ||
| 13:48 | | +2 | Kadary Richmond makes two point jump shot | 8-10 |
| 13:31 | | Donovan Dent turnover (bad pass) (Kadary Richmond steals) | ||
| 13:24 | | +2 | Ruben Prey makes two point layup (RJ Luis Jr. assists) | 8-12 |
| 12:56 | | +3 | Mustapha Amzil makes three point jump shot | 11-12 |
| 12:36 | | Simeon Wilcher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:34 | | RJ Luis Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 12:31 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 12:29 | | Red Storm offensive rebound | ||
| 12:27 | | Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:25 | | Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound | ||
| 12:07 | | Braden Appelhans misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:03 | | Ruben Prey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:48 | | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup | 11-14 |
| 11:23 | | Donovan Dent misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Aaron Scott defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Atiki Ally Atiki shooting foul (Ruben Prey draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:14 | | Ruben Prey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:14 | | Ruben Prey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:14 | | Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Ruben Prey shooting foul (CJ Noland draws the foul) | ||
| 11:07 | | +1 | CJ Noland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-14 |
| 11:07 | | +1 | CJ Noland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-14 |
| 10:52 | | Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Atiki Ally Atiki steals) | ||
| 10:44 | | Ibrahima Sacko turnover (Aaron Scott steals) | ||
| 10:35 | | Deivon Smith turnover (lost ball) (Kayde Dotson steals) | ||
| 10:26 | | Tru Washington turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Scott steals) | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | Simeon Wilcher makes two point jump shot (Zuby Ejiofor assists) | 13-16 |
| 9:52 | | Atiki Ally Atiki misses two point hook shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Atiki Ally Atiki offensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | CJ Noland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Simeon Wilcher defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Atiki Ally Atiki shooting foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +1 | Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-17 |
| 9:38 | | +1 | Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-18 |
| 9:27 | | Kayde Dotson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Brady Dunlap defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | +2 | Brady Dunlap makes two point jump shot | 13-20 |
| 9:04 | | Tru Washington misses two point layup | ||
| 9:02 | | Simeon Wilcher defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Mustapha Amzil blocks Simeon Wilcher's two point layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Kadary Richmond defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Zuby Ejiofor turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:20 | | Zuby Ejiofor blocks Mustapha Amzil's two point layup | ||
| 8:18 | | Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 8:11 | | Aaron Scott offensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | Kadary Richmond misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup | 13-22 |
| 8:02 | | Lobos 30 second timeout | ||
| 7:42 | | Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (lost ball) (Kadary Richmond steals) | ||
| 7:24 | | +3 | RJ Luis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists) | 13-25 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point layup | 15-25 |
| 6:57 | | +3 | Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (RJ Luis Jr. assists) | 15-28 |
| 6:44 | | Aaron Scott shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul) | ||
| 6:44 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:44 | | Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:44 | | Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:44 | | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Kadary Richmond turnover (lost ball) (Tru Washington steals) | ||
| 6:13 | | Tru Washington misses two point layup | ||
| 6:11 | | Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup | 17-28 |
| 5:52 | | Nelly Junior Joseph blocks Deivon Smith's two point layup | ||
| 5:50 | | Red Storm offensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | RJ Luis Jr. makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists) | 17-30 |
| 5:49 | | Tru Washington shooting foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:49 | | Lobos defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Zuby Ejiofor personal foul | ||
| 5:38 | | +2 | Donovan Dent makes two point layup | 19-30 |
| 5:14 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Kadary Richmond offensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | Deivon Smith misses two point layup | ||
| 5:05 | | Tru Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Tru Washington misses two point layup | ||
| 4:57 | | Donovan Dent offensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot (RJ Luis Jr. assists) | 19-32 |
| 4:35 | | Aaron Scott blocks Donovan Dent's two point layup | ||
| 4:33 | | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup (RJ Luis Jr. assists) | 19-34 |
| 4:03 | | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup (Donovan Dent assists) | 21-34 |
| 3:52 | | Kadary Richmond turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 3:52 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:37 | | CJ Noland misses two point layup | ||
| 3:35 | | Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Donovan Dent defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Filip Borovicanin turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 2:40 | | +2 | Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup (RJ Luis Jr. assists) | 21-36 |
| 2:12 | | +3 | Mustapha Amzil makes three point jump shot (Tru Washington assists) | 24-36 |
| 1:46 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Deivon Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup | 24-38 |
| 1:42 | | Tru Washington shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:42 | | Kayde Dotson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Kayde Dotson turnover (carrying) | ||
| 1:27 | | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point layup (Simeon Wilcher assists) | 24-40 |
| 1:14 | | RJ Luis Jr. personal foul | ||
| 1:10 | | Simeon Wilcher shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul) | ||
| 1:10 | | Donovan Dent misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:10 | | +1 | Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-40 |
| 0:48 | | Kadary Richmond turnover (lost ball) (CJ Noland steals) | ||
| 0:42 | | Kayde Dotson misses two point layup | ||
| 0:40 | | Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | +2 | Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup | 27-40 |
| 0:36 | | Red Storm 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:12 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 0:10 | | RJ Luis Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | RJ Luis Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 0:04 | | Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | CJ Noland makes two point layup (Kayde Dotson assists) | 29-40 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |