St. John's Red Storm at Xavier Musketeers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rick Pitino gets 900th victory as St. John's rallies for 88-83 victory over Xavier and son, Richard
Pitino is the fourth coach in Division I to reach the milestone, joining Mike Krzyzewski (1,202), Jim Boeheim (1,116) and Roy Williams (903).
The milestone victory came at the expense of his son, Richard, who is in his first season coaching the Musketeers. The elder Pitino has won four of five meetings against his son, who previously coached at Florida International, Minnesota and New Mexico.
It is also the 20th time in 23 Division I matchups the father has defeated the son.
Bryce Hopkins led St. John's (15-5, 8-1 Big East), with 18 points. Dillon Mitchell added 17 and Ian Jackson 16 for the Red Storm, who have won six straight.
Xavier's Tre Carroll had a career-high 31 points, with 18 coming in the second half. It is the third straight game with at least 29 points for Carroll.
Malik Messina-Moore scored 17 points, including 15 in the first half, and Jovan Milicevic had 14 points before fouling out for the Musketeers (11-9, 3-6)
Xavier was up 49-37 at halftime and 55-39 early in the second half before the Red Storm countered with a 16-1 flurry.
St. John's jumped out to an early 20-11 lead before Xavier shifted momentum, scoring 17 of the next 22 points to grab a 28-25 lead midway through the first half.
A layup by Zuby Ejiofor got the Red Storm within one point before the Musketeers countered with a 19-6 run. Two straight 3-pointers by Messina-Moore gave Xavier a 47-33 advantage with 2:11 remaining in the first half.
Xavier: At Seton Hall of Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 88 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Roddie Anderson III Offensive Rebound. | 88 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Malik Messina-Moore misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot | 88 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Bryce Hopkins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 88 - 83 |
Statistics
 SJU |
 XAV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-68 | FG | 29-61 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 15-23 | FT | 16-19 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 34 | Percent Led | 59 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 10,399 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 10-0 | - | 20-1 |
| St. John's | 8-1 | 1.5 | 15-5 |
| Villanova | 6-3 | 3.5 | 15-5 |
| Creighton | 6-3 | 3.5 | 12-8 |
| Seton Hall | 4-5 | 5.5 | 14-6 |
| Butler | 4-5 | 5.5 | 13-7 |
| DePaul | 4-5 | 5.5 | 12-8 |
| Xavier | 3-6 | 6.5 | 11-9 |
| Georgetown | 2-7 | 7.5 | 10-10 |
| Providence | 2-8 | 8 | 9-12 |
| Marquette | 2-8 | 8 | 7-14 |