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St. John's Red Storm and Northern Iowa Panthers play in the opening round of NCAA Tournament
St. John's enters the NCAA Tournament with a 28-6 record, facing Northern Iowa, which finished 23-12, in a closely matched first-round game in the West Region.
- On Friday, St. John's Red Storm faces Northern Iowa Panthers in San Diego at 7:10 p.m.
- St. John's constructed a balanced, high-output attack averaging 74.4 points and 34.4 rebounds while forward Zuby Ejiofor averaged 16.3 points and 7.1 rebounds.
- Against that backdrop, oddsmakers list St. John's as a 9.5-point favorite with an over/under of 131.5, and the teams' three-point numbers—6.9 made by St. John's versus 6.4 allowed by Northern Iowa—shape expectations.
- Northern Iowa brings a high-powered offense, averaging 75.3 points and 51.9% shooting, while The Associated Press used Data Skrive and Sportradar for national coverage.
- Players to watch include Trey Campbell, Northern Iowa guard shooting 44.0% and averaging 13.7 points, Joson Sanon with 1.6 made 3-pointers, and Will Hornseth averaging 13.4 points over the last 10 games.
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