St. John's Secures Big East Title Share, Top Seed in Tournament

0:00On March 7, St. John's Red Storm grabbed a share of the big East regular season title with a Gritty 72-65 win over Seton Hall. It marked back-to-back shared crowns for the program the first time since 1985-86. Captain Zuby Egeo 4 led the way with 21 points in his final regular season game at home. The match up turned into the physical, low scoring sluckfest, Seton Hall loves, but St. John's flipped the script in the second half. They shot over 65% from the floor and drained five of nine threes after struggling early. A pack crowd of 9,000 at the Prudential Center created a wild atmosphere, but the Red Storm stayed composed through foul trouble and scoring. Droughts. Players like Azea Sellers stepped up big, dropping all 11 of his points after halftime to spark key runs. Now sitting at 25 wins and six losses overall, with an 18-2 conference mark, St. John's locked up the top seed in the big East.

1:00Tournament. They still either outright title if Yukon drops a tough one to Marquette on Saturday afternoon. Even in a tie, the Johnny's hold the edge over the Huskies thanks to sweeping craten. They'll open against the eight or nine seed this Thursday at noon inside Madison Square Garden, streaming live on Peacock.