St. John’s has its first Big East Tournament win in six years. The Red Storm took down Georgetown for the second time in as many weeks behind 17 points from freshman Shamorie Ponds, winning their opening-round contest with the Hoyas 74-73 Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading “St. John’s Survives In Big East Tournament First Round”
St. John’s avenged its worst loss of league play with an 86-80 victory over Georgetown Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading “St. John’s Holds Off Georgetown As Ponds Nears Rookie Record”
Now it’s getting real. There is just a month until Selection Sunday and the resumes are starting to solidify. Continue reading “NIT Bracketology: Feb. 13, 2017”
St. John’s avenged last month’s dismal loss at Seton Hall with an energizing 78-70 victory over the Pirates Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading “St. John’s Rounding Into Form With Win Over Seton Hall”
St. John’s picked up its fifth Big East win of the season with an 86-72 victory over Marquette Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading “St. John’s Hits Its Stride In Win Over Marquette”
BROOKLYN — In the end, UNC Asheville could have mixed up every type of zone imaginable, but Villanova was going to make their shots as they cruised to a 86-56 victory in the NCAA tournament at Barclays Center. Continue reading “Villanova 86, UNC Asheville 56: Wildcats Cruise In First Round of NCAA Tournament”
The NCAA tournament may be in full swing, but Wagner is still playing in the NIT. The Seahawks hopped on a plane in Buffalo, NY and headed straight to Omaha, NE after upsetting St. Bonaventure. Continue reading “Wagner vs. Creighton: 3 Questions”
“You writers, write this down,” said the Seton Hall fan, long after the band had packed up their trumpets and flutes, and security’s suggestions to exit Madison Square Garden became a bit firmer. Continue reading “Seton Hall’s 20-Year Final Four Dream”
Midway through January, the Big East conference appears handily within Villanova’s grasp. The Wildcats’ efficiency margin is approaching +.20, and no other team — at the moment — has been able to slow Jay Wright’s shooters who, strangely, aren’t torching the nets like past Wright-coached squads. Continue reading “Big East Weekly Roundup: Jan. 19”
We are now two weeks in the 2016 Big East conference season, so what have we learned? Continue reading “Big East Weekly Roundup: Jan. 12”
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