St. John's Red Storm at Marquette Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Champagnie scores 22, St. John’s holds off Marquette 75-73
The Red Storm (11-7, 5-6 Big East Conference) led by as many as 10 in the second half before Marquette closed in a rush, coming within a point three times in the last 3-1/2 minutes.
It was 69-68 and Marquette ball with 1:32 remaining when Alexander stripped the ball from D.J. Carton just inside of half court. Alexander raced for fast-break score.
Koby McEwen made it 71-70 with a pair of free throws with 1:06 to play, Dawson Garcia hit a jumper with 12 ticks left, getting within 75-73, and Marquette got the ball back on a Champagnie turnover a second later.
But Rasheem Dunn stole the ball from Carton as time expired and St. John's held on for a fourth-straight win. Dunn added 11 points. Vince Cole had 10 points.
Garcia tied a season high with 20 points and had nine rebounds for the Golden Eagles (8-9, 4-7). Theo John added 16 points and eight rebounds. Jamal Cain had 14 points, Carton 12 and McEwen 11.
The game was a late switch after St. John’s game with visiting UConn was postponed when the Huskies went into modified quarantine for COVID-19 exposure.
Marquette defeated St. John’s 73-71 on Jan. 16.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | St. John's Timeout | 75 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Rasheem Dunn Steal. | 75 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | D.J. Carton Turnover. | 75 - 73 |
Statistics
 SJU |
 MARQ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-63 | FG | 24-57 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 10-10 | FT | 20-24 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 24 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 33-5 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |