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

Number 10 seeds Arkansas Razorbacks Relief no. 2 St. John’s, 75-66, in round 32 on Saturday at Dunkin ‘Donuts’ Donuts in Providence, Rhode Iceland.

In a conflict between the legendary coaches, John Kalipari came out on top of Rick Pitin.

St. John’s first seed number 2 that eliminated from This year’s tournament. The red storm shot only 28% from the field and 2-22 from a 3-point range.

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The Arkansas Razorbacks DJ Wagner celebrates during the second half of the NCAA tournament in the second round against the Red Storm Storm. John’s Red Storms in the March AMICA Pavilion on March 2, 2025. (Brian Fluharty-Imagn Pictures)

Pitino is a Benged Big East Player of Year Rj Luis Jr. at the end of the second half. Luis had nine points and seven rebounds, but he only shot 3-17 from the field.

Zuby Ejiofor was the only player who shot well for St. John’s, scoring 23 points at 7 out of 12 shootings while dragging 12 rebounds. The only other player in double figures for St. John’s was Deivon Smith with 13.

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Red Storm keeper St. John, Rj Luis Jr. (12), Kadary Richmond (1) and teammates on the bench during the second half of the game in the second round of the NCAA tournament against Arkansas Razorbacks in Amica. March 2, 2025. (Brian Fluharty/Imagins Images)

For Arkansas, three players scored double numbers in an upset victory. Billy Richmond III scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while the Knox and Johnll Davis chart had 15 or 13 points.

As a team, Arkansas shot better than St. John but he also fought from Earth with 3 points. Razorbacks shot 42.9% from the field, but 2-19 from the range of 3 points.

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Chief Coach of the Red Storm St. John, Rick Pitino, Left, and Arkansas Chief Coach Razorbacks John Calipari handle after the Raporbacks won the NCAA tournament in the second round in the amica mutual pavilion on March 2, 2025. (Gregory Fisher/Imagins Images)

Despite the shooting from Deep, Razorbacks move to Sweet 16 in the first year of Calipari as a coach.

Arkansas will play the Drake winner with 11 seeds and number 3 seeds Texas Techwho are headed at 6:10 pm on Saturday.

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