Overview
- The Red Storm improved to 12-5 and 5-1 in the Big East, handing Marquette a 6-12, 1-6 mark in a wire-to-wire win at Madison Square Garden.
- Early fouls sidelined Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins before halftime, with Sadiku Ibine Ayo, Dylan Darling and Dillon Mitchell steadying the rotation.
- A 13-0 burst after the break powered St. John’s to a 52-34 second-half edge, with Hopkins fueling the run and Ejiofor finishing with 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
- Sellers paced all scorers with 24 as St. John’s turned 19 Marquette turnovers into 24 points; Mitchell added eight points, eight boards and four assists.
- Marquette was without starter Ben Gold due to an ankle injury, while St. John’s notched its fifth win in six games and now visits Villanova for another potential résumé boost.