St. John's improved to 20-3 this season following a win over No. 11 Marquette, matching the program's best start since the 1985-86 campaign.
NEW YORK — Though the students had been standing for the better part of three hours, the whole of Madison Square Garden joined them with 2:04 remaining in a game that was nearly finished amid a season brimming with possibility. Two free throws from hulking center Zuby Ejiofor gave way to a two-handed slam from lanky forward Aaron Scott, the result of which was a three-possession lead for St. John’s.
18 Connecticut, No. 2 Duke and No. 23 Seton Hall by 23 combined points to foreshadow a postseason run that would include both the school’s third conference tournament championship and its most recent NCAA Tournament victory, a 61-56 escape against 15th-seeded Northern Arizona in the Round of 64. An 18-foot jumper by Bootsy Thornton with 13 seconds remaining against Duke remains an indelible highlight in the St.
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