Overview
- 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.