Overview
- Tipoff is 4:30 p.m. ET at Michelob Ultra Arena as St. John's plays its first of three games in the event.
- St. John's faces Baylor on Tuesday, with a third matchup determined after pool standings are set.
- The 18-team festival features nine ranked programs in a two-pool format that leads to championship and placement games Wednesday and Thursday.
- St. John's enters 3-1 after an Alabama loss the team calls instructive, with Bryce Hopkins leading in scoring and Zuby Ejiofor providing interior production.
- Iowa State arrives 4-0 behind Tamin Lipsey, Joshua Jefferson and Milan Momcilovic, and coach T. J. Otzelberger labels St. John's a difficult matchup.