Rumble in the Garden · Feb 6, 2019
St. John’s sweeps Marquette in a thriller, 70-69
In St. John’s final game of a road trip that included a winning big over Creighton and losing big to Duke, the Red Storm took on the 10th ranked Marquette Golden Eagles and pulled off the 70-69 upset.
The win — which took a last-minute layup by Shamorie Ponds to earn the lead back — improves the Johnnies to 5-5 in conference and 17-6 overall, while Marquette falls to 8-2 in conference and 19-4 overall. St. John’s returns to the Garden to face Providence on Saturday.
The last time St. John’s and Marquette met, St. John’s won by 20 points and held the Big East’s scoring leader Markus Howard (25 PPG) to 8 points.
The Red Storm came out with the same level of defensive intensity from the tip.