The Red Storm’s run in the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden came to an end after an overtime loss to Seton Hall, 77-69, this past Thursday, March 11.
Seton Hall took a slight halftime lead at 33-32. The game flipped back and forth but St. John’s bounced back, outscoring the Pirates 30-29 in the second half to tie the game at 62-62. But the Pirates came out victorious in overtime, scoring 15 points in the five minutes to the Red Storm’s seven.
Thursday’s game was Julian Champagnie’s 25th of the season and his 25th time scoring double digits, achieving a team-high 16 points on 7-of-21 shooting with nine rebounds.