Seton Hall Pirates at St. John's Red Storm
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pitino earns 899th win as St. John's storms back from 15 down in 2nd half to beat Seton Hall 65-60
Pitino can reach 900 on Saturday at Xavier with a victory over his son, of all things. Richard Pitino is in his first season coaching the Musketeers.
Bryce Hopkins added 13 points and eight boards for the Red Storm (14-5, 7-1 Big East), who sit just outside the AP Top 25 this week. St. John's has won five straight and 10 of 12.
AJ Staton-McCray scored 16 points to pace the rugged Pirates (14-5, 4-4), who lost their third game in a row. Tajuan Simpkins added 14 off the bench, and Stephon Payne had 13 points and 15 rebounds.
After a one-week stint at No. 25 in the AP poll, Seton Hall didn't receive any votes Monday following home losses to then-No. 3 UConn and Butler.
Seton Hall took a 38-32 lead into halftime and scored the first nine points of the second half to open a 47-32 cushion — matching the largest deficit for St. John's all season.
But the Red Storm got more aggressive on both ends and chipped away, aided by some poor free-throw shooting from the Pirates.
Mitchell's layup with 4:53 remaining put St. John's ahead 55-54, its first lead since there was 6:43 left in the first half. Dylan Darling made a critical steal and two driving layups down the stretch, and Zuby Ejiofor sank three late free throws to help the Johnnies hold on.
St. John's grabbed 27 of its 41 rebounds in the second half and finished with 20 offensive boards, including 13 after halftime.
St. John's plays Saturday at Xavier, pitting 73-year-old Rick Pitino against his son for the first time in a conference game. Richard Pitino is 1/3 in coaching matchups with his father, including a loss last season at MSG with New Mexico.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Oziyah Sellers makes free throw 2 of 2 | 60 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Dillon Mitchell subbing in for St. John's | 60 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Joson Sanon subbing out for St. John's | 60 - 64 |
Statistics
 HALL |
 SJU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-58 | FG | 21-59 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 2-12 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 11-20 | FT | 21-30 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fouls | 12 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 84 | Percent Led | 14 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 13,776 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 9-0 | - | 19-1 |
| St. John's | 8-1 | 1 | 15-5 |
| Villanova | 6-3 | 3 | 15-5 |
| Creighton | 6-3 | 3 | 12-8 |
| Seton Hall | 4-5 | 5 | 14-6 |
| Butler | 4-5 | 5 | 13-7 |
| DePaul | 4-5 | 5 | 12-8 |
| Xavier | 3-6 | 6 | 11-9 |
| Georgetown | 2-7 | 7 | 10-10 |
| Providence | 2-7 | 7 | 9-11 |
| Marquette | 2-8 | 7.5 | 7-14 |