St. John's pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Georgetown, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-7 record this season.
The St. John’s Red Storm (17-3, 8-1 Big East) will try to continue a six-game winning run when visiting the Georgetown Hoyas (13-7, 4-5 Big East) on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at Capital One Arena. It airs at 6:30 PM ET on Fox Sports 1.
BOTTOM LINE: Providence will try to end its four-game road skid when the Friars take on St. John's. The Red Storm are 5-5 on their home court. St. John's averages 61.3 points and has outscored opponents by 5.7 points per game. The Friars are 2-7 in conference matchups. Providence is 5-11 against opponents with a winning record.
The St. John's Red Storm extended their lead over the Xavier Musketeers after Zuby Ejiofor scored with a foul.
BOTTOM LINE: St. John’s is looking to stop its three-game slide with a win against Seton Hall. The Pirates have gone 9-2 at home. Seton Hall ranks eighth in the Big East in rebounding averaging 29.7 rebounds. Faith Misonius leads the Pirates with 5.0 boards.
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.
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,
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.
Georgetown hosts the No. 15 St. John's Red Storm after Micah Peavy scored 27 points in Georgetown's 78-68 loss to the Providence Friars
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.
On Monday, St. John’s ascended to No. 15 in the AP Top 25, up five spots from a week ago, and while it sits behind No. 9 Marquette, it has leapfrogged No. 25 UConn, the two-time defending national champion.