St. John's vs. Northern Iowa: NCAA Tournament Showdown

0:00On March 19, the number 10 seed, St. John's Red Storm, take on the Northern Iowa Panthers in the first round of the NCAA tournament tonight in San Diego. St. John's enters with a strong 28-and-six record while Northern Iowa stands at 23-and-12. Tip-off is at 7-10pm, Eastern daylight time, and sportsbooks have the red storm favored by 9.5 points with an over-under of 1, 131.5. St. John's win 21-2 in Big E's play and leaves the conference in rebounding at 34.7 per game, paced by Zubi, at GO4's 7.1 boards. Meanwhile, Northern Iowa finished 15-9 in the Missouri Valley Conference and ranked 7th there in defensive rebounds at 22.7 per game, both squads match up closely on the perimeter and in scoring. The red storm drains 6.93 per game, just half a, make more than Northern Iowa allows. The Panthers average 69.9 points, almost even with St. John's defensive mark of 70.

1:05Key players to watch include EGO4, who's posting 16.3 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.1 blocks for St. John's. Northern Iowa's trade Campbell shoots 44% while averaging 13.7 points, and Will Hornseff has scored 13.4. Over the last 10 games. In their most recent stretches, St. John's is 9-1 over 10 games, holding foes to 64.6 points on solid rebounding and steals. Northern Iowa sits 7-3, shooting over 50% while keeping opponents around 64.5. Check the gritty battle as these teams chase a tournament win.