NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Luis Jr. scored 21 factors and No. 7 St. John’s beat Seton Corridor 71-61 to clinch its first outright regular-season Huge East title since 1985 on Saturday.
The Crimson Storm (26-4, 17-2) improved to 18-0 at dwelling as they performed in entrance of their third straight sellout crowd at Madison Sq. Backyard and with coach Rick Pitino sporting a white swimsuit for the second straight season.
St. John’s moved the sport to MSG after it was initially scheduled to be performed on campus however opted to not minimize down the nets to have fun. After ending off the win, a montage of highlights performed whereas the staff was offered with the trophy for clinching the title as confetti was rained and Pitino gave a quick speech thanking the followers and stated: “We’re simply getting began.”
Zuby Ejiofor added 17 factors and 10 rebounds because the Crimson Storm shot 43.4 p.c and struggled till the ultimate minutes.
Dylan Addae-Wusu scored 18 for Seton Corridor (7-22, 2-16), which is concluding its worst season since 1982-83. Isaiah Coleman added 15 for the Pirates.
Takeaways
Seton Corridor: The Pirates have been aggressive of late and misplaced for the third straight sport by 10 factors or fewer.
St. John’s: Free-throw capturing has been troublesome at instances for St. John’s and the Crimson Storm shot 63.6%.
Key second
After struggling by means of a lot of the first half and taking a four-point lead, St. John’s allowed Seton Corridor to get inside one level six instances earlier than regularly taking management. Luis transformed a monstrous one-handed dunk off a Seton Corridor turnover for a 59-52 lead with 6:43 left.
Key stat
The Crimson Storm entered averaging 11 turnovers and completed with 16.
Up subsequent
Seton Corridor hosts Creighton on Tuesday. St. John’s visits Marquette on March 8.
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