Ejiofor led them with seven points, but needed eight shots to get there. St. John’s didn’t score a single point in transition, and was limited to three second-chance points on six offensive rebounds.
Luis pulled St. John’s even with a 3-pointer early in the second half.
The Johnnies went ahead for the first time on a Vince Iwuchukwu basket with 11:55 left. Richmond pushed the lead to three on the next possession, and the crowd was getting as loud as it had been the entire evening.
Luis followed with a basket, pushing the lead to five, but Isaac Traudt hit a fadeaway jumper from the left corner as the shot clock expired and Jamiya Neal added a dunk in transition to pull the Bluejays within one.