Official Site of the Big East · Feb 10
St. John's Wins 10th Straight; Downs Xavier in Overtime
MBB Minute: No. 17/17 St. John's needed overtime to dispatch Xavier, 87-82, on Monday night at Madison Square Garden in the second of two regular season matchups between head coaches Rick and Richard Pitino. It was the Red Storm's first overtime game of the season.
Monday, Feb. 9
St. John's 87, Xavier 82 OT - Box Score
Neither team led by more than five points in a game that saw 15 lead changes and 15 ties in 45 minutes of play.
St. John's extended its win streak to 10 games - currently the nation's fourth-longest win streak. For the second straight season, SJU is 12-1 in BIG EAST play.