For the first time in the Steve Wojciechowski era, Marquette men’s basketball will be playing in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals, two games away from a conference title.
The No. 23 Golden Eagles outlasted the St. John’s Red Storm 86-54 Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
After Marquette led for double-digits for much of the game, St. John’s cut the lead to two possessions with 14:49 left. BIG EAST Player of the Year Markus Howard removed any doubt of a St. John’s comeback with a 7-0 individual run in 50 seconds.
Seventeen of Howard’s 30 points came after the under-16 media timeout in the second half, helping MU avoid a fifth consecutive second-half let-up.