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Game information
Who: No. 13 St. John’s Red Storm (1-1) vs. William & Mary Tribe (2-1)
When: Saturday, November 16, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, New York
TV: truTV
Radio: ESPN New York 880 / 1050
Series History: St. John’s leads all-time series, 3-0. The Red Storm won their last meeting with the Tribe in their season opener of the 2011-12 season on November 7, 2011, 74-59. One month before he announced his mid-season transfer, sophomore Nurideen Lindsey led the Johnnies with 19 points on opening night. Freshmen Moe Harkless, God’sgift Achiuwa, and D’Angelo Harrison scored in double figures in their college debuts.
KenPom Predicted Score: St. John’s to win 98-75 (98 percent chance of win)
Pregame links
- Oziyah Sellers is the best St. John’s shooter ‘by far’ — and Rick Pitino doesn’t want him passing anything up — Howie Kussoy, New York Post
- Rick Pitino criticizes ESPN over sports betting hypocrisy — Adam Zagoria, NJ.com
- St. John’s basketball focused on present but preparing for Las Vegas tournament — Kevin Connelly, Storm The Paint
- St. John’s University will reopen their Gate 4 parking lot in time for Saturday’s game — Isabella Athanasiou, The Torch
- Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins played — and beat! — Kevin Durant and streaming superstar iShowSpeed in a game of 2-on-2 on the YouTuber’s video released earlier this week. If that doesn’t sound too absurd, the video was also narrated Liev Schreiber. Check it out below.
