St. John's tops Xavier
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St. John's rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Xavier Jan. 24 and give Rick Pitino his 900th career win.
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.
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St. John's visits Carroll and Xavier
St. John's Red Storm (14-5, 7-1 Big East) at Xavier Musketeers (11-8, 3-5 Big East) Cincinnati; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Xavier faces St. John's after Tre Carroll scored 29 points in Xavier's 94-93 loss to the Creighton Bluejays.
St. Xavier avenged its regular-season losses to Moeller and Elder to win the Region 4 championship before beating Middletown last week in the Ohio High School Athletic Association state semifinals. For the second-straight season, however, it was an ...