The first high seed has gone down in the 2025 NCAA tournament.
John Calipari’s No. 10 Arkansas got the best of Rick Pitino’s No. 2 St. John’s in a 75-66 West region upset that was dominated by fouls and key players in foul trouble.
The Red Storm trailed by 13 at one point in the second half and cut Arkansas’ lead to 66-64 with 4:11 to go. But a Billy Richmond III jumper with 2:58 remaining restored the lead back to four, and a steal by Boogie Fland and a bucked by D.J. Wagner immediately after a St.