St. John's Red Storm vs Kansas Jayhawks, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region 2nd Round
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 SJU | 34 | 33 | 67 |
 KU | 26 | 39 | 65 |
Who won: St John's 67-65
The St. John's Red Storm beat the Kansas Jayhawks 67-65 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region 2nd Round on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at Viejas Arena. The St John's outscored the Kansas 34-26 in the 1st half. Zuby Ejiofor led the St John's in points (18). Darryn Peterson led the Kansas in points (21).
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flory BidungaF | 31 | 12 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Bryson TillerF | 27 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Melvin Council Jr.G | 39 | 15 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Tre WhiteG | 28 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Darryn PetersonG | 36 | 21 | 5-15 | 3-8 | 8-10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||
| Paul MbiyaC | 13 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Kohl RosarioG | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jamari McDowellG | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmarko JacksonG | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
