Jeremy Roach's buzzer-beating 3 gives No. 13 Baylor 99-98 win over No. 22 St. John's in 2OT
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) Jeremy Roach made a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and No. 13. Baylor rallied from five points down in the final 18 seconds of the second overtime to beat No. 22 St. John's 99-98 on Thursday night at the Baha Mar Championship.
St. John's led 98-93 when Deivon Smith made one of two free throws with 18 seconds left. The Bears cut it to two on VJ Edgecombe's 3-pointer and then fouled the Red Storm's Zuby Ejiofor, who missed both free throws.
Norchad Omier rebounded the second miss with 4.1 seconds left, dribbled up the floor and passed to Roach. The Duke transfer elevated over Smith and swished the game-winning 3.
Omier had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Roach scored 20 points for the Bears (4-1), who rallied from an 18-point first-half deficit. Roach's 3 gave Baylor a 77-74 lead late in regulation, but Kadary Richmond's jumper with 7 seconds left sent the game to overtime.
Ejiofor had 22 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, and Aaron Scott scored 20 points for St. John's (4-1).
St. John’s: The Red Storm showed they could play elite defense, especially in the first half. They held the Bears to 36.7% shooting as they took a 44-30 lead at the break.
Baylor: The Bears stormed back thanks to 10 3-pointers in the second half and the two extra periods.
Richmond made a pair of free throws with 25 seconds left in the first OT and Roach missed a jumper at the buzzer.
Despite being even in the rebounding battle, Baylor outscored St. John’s 22-8 in second-chance points.
Baylor faces the winner of Thursday night’s late game between No. 11 Tennessee and Virginia in the championship game Friday night. St. John's will play in Friday's consolation game.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Josh Ojianwuna vs. Zuby Ejiofor (VJ Edgecombe gains possession) | Â |
| 19:48 |  | Â | VJ Edgecombe misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:46 | | Â | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:21 | | Â | RJ Luis Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 19:03 | | Â | Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:01 | | Â | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | Jump ball. RJ Luis Jr. vs. Norchad Omier (Red Storm gains possession) | Â |
| 18:42 | | +3 | Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Simeon Wilcher assists) | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | | Â | VJ Edgecombe misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:18 | | Â | Norchad Omier offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:18 | | Â | Zuby Ejiofor blocks Norchad Omier's two point layup | Â |
| 18:18 | | Â | Kadary Richmond defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:05 | | Â | Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:03 | | Â | Jayden Nunn defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:55 | | Â | Zuby Ejiofor blocks Jayden Nunn's two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:53 | | Â | Deivon Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:50 | | Â | Deivon Smith misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:48 | | Â | Zuby Ejiofor offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:46 | | +2 | Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup | 0-5 |
| 17:25 | | Â | Jeremy Roach turnover (lost ball) (RJ Luis Jr. steals) | Â |
| 17:20 | | +2 | RJ Luis Jr. makes two point dunk | 0-7 |
| 17:14 | | Â | Bears 30 second timeout | Â |
| 16:51 | | +2 | Jeremy Roach makes two point layup | 2-7 |
| 16:34 | | Â | Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:32 | | Â | VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:30 | | Â | Simeon Wilcher personal foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:28 | | Â | VJ Edgecombe turnover (bad pass) (Simeon Wilcher steals) | Â |
| 16:24 | | Â | Simeon Wilcher turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Roach steals) | Â |
| 16:09 | | Â | Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:07 | | Â | Red Storm defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:48 | | Â | Norchad Omier shooting foul (Zuby Ejiofor draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:48 | | +1 | Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-8 |
| 15:48 | | +1 | Zuby Ejiofor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-9 |
| 15:23 | | +3 | Robert O. Wright III makes three point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists) | 5-9 |
| 14:57 | | +3 | Kadary Richmond makes three point jump shot (Zuby Ejiofor assists) | 5-12 |
| 14:36 | | Â | Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:34 | | Â | Jalen Celestine offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:21 | | +2 | Jeremy Roach makes two point layup (Langston Love assists) | 7-12 |
| 14:02 | | +2 | Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup (Kadary Richmond assists) | 7-14 |
| 13:36 | | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Langston Love assists) | 9-14 |
| 13:25 | | +3 | Simeon Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists) | 9-17 |
| 12:57 | | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Robert O. Wright III assists) | 11-17 |
| 12:37 | | Â | Kadary Richmond turnover (bad pass) (Norchad Omier steals) | Â |
| 12:33 | | +2 | Robert O. Wright III makes two point layup | 13-17 |
| 12:21 | | +2 | Zuby Ejiofor makes two point dunk (RJ Luis Jr. assists) | 13-19 |
| 12:05 | | Â | Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | Jalen Celestine personal foul (RJ Luis Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:41 | | +2 | Vince Iwuchukwu makes two point dunk (Brady Dunlap assists) | 13-21 |
| 11:21 | | +3 | Robert O. Wright III makes three point jump shot (VJ Edgecombe assists) | 16-21 |
| 11:00 | | +3 | Brady Dunlap makes three point jump shot (Aaron Scott assists) | 16-24 |
| 10:39 | | +2 | Jayden Nunn makes two point layup | 18-24 |
| 10:29 | | Â | RJ Luis Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:27 | | Â | Red Storm offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:21 | | Â | Vince Iwuchukwu misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:19 | | Â | Kadary Richmond offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:18 | | +2 | Kadary Richmond makes two point layup | 18-26 |
| 9:56 | | Â | VJ Edgecombe turnover (bad pass) (Kadary Richmond steals) | Â |
| 9:50 | | Â | Kadary Richmond turnover (bad pass) (Robert O. Wright III steals) | Â |
| 9:45 | | Â | Robert O. Wright III misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:43 | | Â | Bears offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:38 | | Â | Aaron Scott shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:38 | | +1 | Norchad Omier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-26 |
| 9:38 | | Â | Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 9:38 | | Â | Vince Iwuchukwu defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:26 | | +3 | Aaron Scott makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists) | 19-29 |
| 9:06 | | Â | Jayden Nunn turnover (bad pass) (Ruben Prey steals) | Â |
| 8:54 | | +3 | Brady Dunlap makes three point jump shot (Kadary Richmond assists) | 19-32 |
| 8:34 | | Â | Jeremy Roach turnover (lost ball) (Kadary Richmond steals) | Â |
| 8:30 | | +2 | Ruben Prey makes two point dunk (Kadary Richmond assists) | 19-34 |
| 8:22 | | Â | Bears 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:58 | | Â | Langston Love misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:56 | | Â | Aaron Scott defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Kadary Richmond misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:30 | | Â | Norchad Omier defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Kadary Richmond shooting foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:12 | | +1 | Jeremy Roach makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-34 |
| 7:12 | | +1 | Jeremy Roach makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-34 |
| 7:04 | | Â | RJ Luis Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:02 | | Â | Jeremy Roach defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:56 | | Â | Robert O. Wright III misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:54 | | Â | Aaron Scott defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:44 | | Â | Robert O. Wright III defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | Zuby Ejiofor blocks Norchad Omier's two point layup | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Brady Dunlap defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:27 | | +3 | RJ Luis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Brady Dunlap assists) | 21-37 |
| 5:55 | | Â | Jalen Celestine misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:53 | | Â | Brady Dunlap defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:41 | | Â | Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:39 | | Â | VJ Edgecombe defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | VJ Edgecombe turnover (bad pass) (RJ Luis Jr. steals) | Â |
| 5:29 | | +2 | Zuby Ejiofor makes two point dunk (RJ Luis Jr. assists) | 21-39 |
| 4:56 | | Â | VJ Edgecombe misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:54 | | Â | Aaron Scott defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:44 | | Â | VJ Edgecombe blocks Zuby Ejiofor's two point dunk | Â |
| 4:42 | | Â | Norchad Omier defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:35 | | Â | Aaron Scott blocks Jeremy Roach's two point layup | Â |
| 4:33 | | Â | Jeremy Roach offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:31 | | +3 | Robert O. Wright III makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists) | 24-39 |
| 4:29 | | Â | Red Storm 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:29 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 4:07 | | +3 | RJ Luis Jr. makes three point jump shot | 24-42 |
| 3:48 | | +3 | Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists) | 27-42 |
| 3:23 | | Â | Simeon Wilcher turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | Jeremy Roach misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Josh Ojianwuna offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | RJ Luis Jr. blocks Robert O. Wright III's two point layup | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | RJ Luis Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:53 | | Â | Jayden Nunn blocks RJ Luis Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 2:51 | | Â | Jayden Nunn defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:49 | | Â | Jeremy Roach turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 2:31 | | Â | RJ Luis Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:29 | | Â | Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Jeremy Roach misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:06 | | Â | Red Storm defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:43 | | Â | Simeon Wilcher turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 1:33 | | Â | Norchad Omier offensive foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:33 | | Â | Norchad Omier turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 1:12 | | +2 | Zuby Ejiofor makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists) | 27-44 |
| 0:56 | | +3 | Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Robert O. Wright III assists) | 30-44 |
| 0:35 | | Â | Simeon Wilcher turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 0:05 | | Â | Deivon Smith blocks Robert O. Wright III's three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:05 | | Â | Bears offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Norchad Omier turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |