Marquette Clinches First Big East Road Victory in Narrow Win Over St. John's

Despite a Late Scoring Drought, Marquette Holds Off St. John's Rally to Secure 73-72 Victory

No. 17 Marquette narrowly defeated St. John's 73-72 at Madison Square Garden, marking their first road victory in the Big East this season.
Marquette's Oso Ighodaro scored 17 points, while Tyler Kolek contributed 15 points and 11 assists.
Despite leading 71-58 with 6:20 remaining, Marquette conceded a 14-2 run to St. John's in the final minutes, going scoreless over the final 2:55.
St. John's Daniss Jenkins missed a 3-pointer at the final buzzer that would have won the game for the Red Storm.
St. John's has now lost three straight games.