St. John’s greatest season in 25 years retains getting higher.
Now, it has a trademark win so as to add to that gaudy file.
A return to the NCAA Event is wanting increasingly more probably, particularly after this gutty 70-64 victory over No. 11 Marquette at a thunderous Backyard on Tuesday evening.
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The Twelfth-ranked Johnnies rode their tenacious protection and rebounding prowess to a ninth straight win and fifteenth in 16 video games.
It was nearer than it ought to’ve been – the results of St. John’s lacking 14 free throws – however it was but once more the higher crew in crunch time, because it has been all through this successful streak.
It outscored Marquette 13-7 over the ultimate 4:10, taking the lead for good on two Zuby Ejiofor free throws.
When Aaron Scott slammed house a Kadary Richmond feed, the lead was seven with 1:38 left. Quickly, chants of “We Want UConn,” have been heard coming from the scholar part.
St. John’s (20-3, 11-1) was dominant on the glass, out-rebounding Marquette 50-28, and was plus-eight within the paint.
Richmond (18 factors, 11 rebounds, eight assists), Ejiofor (13 factors, 13 rebounds) and RJ Luis (17 factors, 11 rebounds) all had double-doubles, and the Johnnies held Marquette to 29 % taking pictures within the second half.
Kam Jones scored 15 factors for Marquette in 25 foul-plagued minutes.
