St. John's 16-3 St. John's and Xavier are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. Both will face off in a Big East battle at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
In his second season on the job, Rick Pitino is at it again. This time, the Hall of Fame coach has St. John's evoking the glory days in Queens decades ago. Riding the program's best start in 39 years,
The St. John's Red Storm extended their lead over the Xavier Musketeers after Zuby Ejiofor scored with a foul.
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 16 points in overtime and No. 20 St. John's erased a 16-point deficit in the second half to rally past Xavier 79-71 on Wednesday night. Kadary Richmond had a season-high 19 points for the Red Storm (17-3,
The Red Storm sit atop the Big East following Saturday’s thumping of Seton Hall in South Orange, NJ, 79-51. RJ Luis, Jr. led St. John’s with 24 points. Xavier is fresh off a monster win at Marquette this past Saturday, 59-57. Zach Freemantle led the Musketeers with 14 points.
Xavier led by as many as 16 in the second half before St. John's stormed back to win it in overtime Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
St. John's enters the matchup against Seton Hall as losers of three straight games. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.
The Georgetown Hoyas will host conference opponent St. John's. The teams match up Wednesday for the first time this season.
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 16 points in overtime for No. 20 St. John's, which overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Xavier 79-71 on Wednesday night in New York.
Xavier nearly doubled its NCAA Tournament chances with an upset of Marquette. Another Quadrant 1 opportunity awaits Wednesday vs. St. John's at MSG.
BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall hosts St. John’s after Chaunce Jenkins scored 21 points in Seton Hall’s 82-77 loss to the Butler Bulldogs.
St. John's 16-3 St. John's and Xavier are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. Both will face off in a Big East battle at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.