Live Game Thread, Updates for Texas Longhorns vs. St. John's Exhibition

The No. 7 Texas Longhorns and No. 13 St. John's are set for a high-profile exhibition matchup in Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon with the start of the 2026-27 season just around the corner.

"Being able to play in The Garden is a great experience for all of our players," Texas head coach Sean Miller said. "Really grateful that we have a chance to give them that opportunity, and the trip itself, playing a true road game."

Texas is coming off of two closed scrimmages against Arizona State and SMU but will face a new preseason test against the Red Storm, something Miller knows will a true measuring stick for his team.

"When you play against St. John's, it's like going into the athletic crucible," Miller said. "You got to have some toughness. You have to have the ability to get open. You have to play through contact. You have to play full court. You have to play through exhaustion. When a shot goes up, there'll be no team that will try to get second shots more than St. John's. They are relentless in terms of their effort level, and it comes in waves throughout a 40-minute cycle."

Once the game begins, follow along below for live updates, stats and up-to-the-moment takeaways as Texas takes on St. John's at Madison Square Garden.

Starting Lineups

Texas
PG - Isaiah Johnson
SG - Austin Goosby
SF - Elyjah Freeman
PF - David Punch
C - Matas Vokietaitis

St. John's
PG - Quinn Ellis
SG - Ian Jackson
SF - Tounde Yessoufou
PF - Keyshawn Hall
C - Ruben Prey

FIRST HALF

Under-16

The Longhorns got on the board first as Goosby found Vokietaitis for an easy layup after a quick opening set. St. John's responded with a 4-0 run before Jackson hit a corner triple to give the Johnnies a 7-3 lead.

Goosby answered with a corner triple of his own but St. John's forced Texas into another turnover. Hall took advantge and scored two more buckets to extend the lead to 13-6. Johnson answered with a 3-pointer from the top of the key for Texas. St. John's led 15-9 at the under-16 timeout.

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Under-12

Vokietaitis got free for another bucket in the paint before Marcus Spears Jr. got a two-handed dunk off an offensive rebound. However, the success in the paint continued for the Johnnies as Yessoufou got back-to-back layups to give St. John's a 22-13 lead.

Freeman hit two free throws but St. John's led 22-15 at the under-12 timeout.

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Under-8

The sloppy play continued for Texas and St. John's took advantage. After Amari Evans got a tough right-handed layup to go, Babacar Sane scored back-to-back layups of his own for the Johnnies.

Yessoufou kept up his hot start with a triple to give St. John's a 31-17 lead. The Red Storm were dominating every facet of the game: defense, rebounding, transition, and the scoreboard reflected it.

Under-4

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A dunk from Jackson and free throws from Yessoufou gave St. John's a 16-point lead at 35-19 with a little over five minutes to play.

Despite the poor start, Texas battled back. The Longhorns put together a 9-0 run that featured a patient bucket inside for Punch, an and-one from Johnson and two more points from Freeman. Texas had suddenly cut the lead to seven at 35-28.

But the spark was short-lived for the Longhorns.

Yessoufou ended Texas' 9-0 run with a vicious baseline dunk. Punch answered back with a triple but Jackson hit one of his own on the next possession to extend the lead back to nine for St. John's.

The Red Storm answered Texas' run with an 11-3 run of their own. St. John's didn't blink and headed into halftime with a 49-31 lead after a 12-0 run.

HALFTIME: St. John's 49, Texas 31

SECOND HALF

Under-16

Prey began the second half with a hook shot to extend the lead to 20 before Vokietaitis scored four straight to answer back.

But St. John's didn't budge. Hall continued his productive day with an and-one off an offensive rebound before Ellis scored off a Texas turnover.

Hall scored again before the under-16 timeout to push the lead to 58-36 for St. John's.

Under-12

Vokietaitis stayed busy at the foul line and made four straight free throws to chip into the deficit.

After a dunk from Reed Bailey, Johnson made two free throws of his own before Goosby hit a triple in transistion.

Theo Edema answered with a dunk before Johnson kept his productive second half going with another two-point bucket. Prior to the 12-minute mark, St. John's was still comfortably in front with a 65-49 lead.

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Under-8

Johnson kept rolling with an impressive step-back triple in transition before going 1 of 2 at the foul line. Punch did the same.

The Longhorns were trying to chip into the lead, and simply couldn't afford to leave points at the line.

St. John's took advantage. Hall continued to get whatever he wanted in the paint and looked like a potential Big East Player of the Year while doing so, scoring back-to-back buckets down low to push the lead to 71-54.

Under-4

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Ellis kept up his impressive afternoon with another effortless drive to the rim for two points at the 7:39 mark.

Freeman answere with a midrange jumper for Texas but the Longhorns were still down 73-57. Jackson then hit another triple, delivering a massive blow to any chance Texas had at rallying.

Still, the Longhorns fought hard in the final few minutes. Punch scored on a two-handed jam off an offensive rebound while Spears Jr. had five points in the final four minutes.

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Bo Ogden also got on the board with a triple from the wing, as Texas managed to cut the lead to 10 at 82-72 with 1:10 to play but it wasn't enough.

FINAL SCORE: St. John's 87, Texas 74

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