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St. John's basketball gets Rick Pitino his 900th victory in dramatic fashion
Dylan Darling delivered the knockout blow for the St. John's basketball team to get Rick Pitino his 900th career victory.
St. John's rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Xavier Jan. 24 and give Rick Pitino his 900th career win.
In hotly-contested BIG EAST clash, the Seton Hall men's basketball team fell to the St. John's Red Storm, 65-60.
St. John's will try to slow down Tre Carroll, who is coming off back-to-back 29-point performances. Filip Borovicanin keeps flirting with a triple-double, combining for 45 points, 25 rebounds and 24 assists over the last three games.
Ian Jackson had 18 points, 11 after halftime. Zuby Ejiofor scored 17 and Dillon Mitchell had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
While Seton Hall has seemingly hit a wall, St. John's will hold down the fort at home and take care of some Big East business. The St. John’s Red Storm will look to win a fifth straight games as they host the Seton Hall Pirates on Tuesday night.
A day after his firing came to light, former St. John’s basketball general manager Matt Abdelmassih came to his own defense.