It's not how St. John's thought their season would end. Not in the Garden, one of their home courts, not like this. For a little while on Thursday night inside Madison Square Garden, it appeared the Johnnies might pull off the upset of the Big East Tournament. For the first 25-30 minutes of the game, St. John's outplayed Big East powerhouse, and second-seeded Villanova. … [Read more...] about St. John’s let’s one slip away to Villanova, eliminated from Big East Tournament
College Basketball
Valiant Syracuse not enough to hold off Duke in ACC Tourney
It was a heck of an effort by Syracuse, but their season is likely over. Playing without their leading scorer, the Orange gave No. 1 seed Duke all they could handle. However, the Blue Devils ultimately were too much for shorthanded Syracuse to contain. Wendell Moore scored 26 points and Jeremy Roach had 16 in the second half to help Duke eliminate the Orange from the … [Read more...] about Valiant Syracuse not enough to hold off Duke in ACC Tourney
Fordham advances in A10 tournament with win over George Mason
Chuba Ohams had 20 points and 16 rebounds as eight-seeded Fordham beat ninth seeded George Mason- 54-49 in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament's second round on Thursday. Antrell Charlton had 11 points and seven rebounds for Fordham (16-15). Abdou Tsimbila added 10 rebounds. For the Patriots (14-16), Josh Oduro had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and three blocks. Ronald … [Read more...] about Fordham advances in A10 tournament with win over George Mason
Seton Hall edges gritty Georgetown to advance in Big East tourney
Jared Rhoden had 17 points as Seton Hall held off Georgetown 57-53 in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament Wednesday night, at Madison Square Garden. Myles Cale had 14 points for the sixth-seeded Pirates (21-9). Alexis Yetna added 11 rebounds, while Ike Obiagu blocked seven shots. Aminu Mohammed had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the 10th-seeded Hoyas … [Read more...] about Seton Hall edges gritty Georgetown to advance in Big East tourney
St. John’s settles down, then beats down DePaul to advance in Big East tourney
Julian Champagnie had 26 points as St. John's beat DePaul 92-73 in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament on Wednesday night. Stef Smith had 13 points for St. John's (17-14). Esahia Nyiwe added 10 points and nine rebounds. Javon Freeman-Liberty had 17 points and six rebounds for the Blue Demons (15-16). Nick Ongenda added 13 … [Read more...] about St. John’s settles down, then beats down DePaul to advance in Big East tourney
