It was do or die time for St. John’s. A win at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday would send them to the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament and a loss would end one of the worst seasons in program history.
While the Johnnies fought for their dear lives, coming back down as many as 16 points in the second half, it wasn’t enough as Chris Mullin’s unit fell to Marquette, 101 to 93, in the first round of the conference tournament.
Christian Jones had the best game of his career as he put up 29 points on 13-of-21 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds.