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The second time around in facing a basketball team is always a challenge, especially when going against an Xavier team that played well when in Ohio saw a close 88-83 victory for the Red Storm.
With the scene set to Madison Square Garden and a rocking crowd ready to see how the guys continue momentum after an incredible victory against UConn and being now ranked 17/17.
It was a chess match between Father and Son Coaches, and at the end of the game it was Coach Rick and the Red Storm playing to a 87-82 OT victory.
After the game Coach Rick said that there were many keys to the victory, including the play of Bryce Hopkins that was a gigantic part of the team’s 10th straight victory.
To show how close of a game it was the night featured 15 ties and 15 lead changes, as the crowd that was within the World’s Most Famous Arena was held on the edge of the seat for the entire night.
In a incredible moment with the victory against Xavier Coach Rick was able to gain his 904th victory and is now in third place in the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball wins list. The only two names above him are Jim Boeheim (1,112) and Mike Krzyzewski (1,202).
It was in the first game against Xavier and the win on January 24 that got Coach to the 900th plateau.
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After the game though for Coach it wasn’t about the milestone though, it was more about getting his team to continue to play well in the BIG EAST Conference and seeing his son Richard develop into being the Coach that stood on the sidelines and made the game on 2/9/26 one that would be considered a BIG EAST Conference Playoff caliber performance.
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Xavier fans are encouraged to view these thoughts from Head Coach Richard Pitino shares these thoughts:
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Getting back to the game itself though, some of the impressive performances came from Zuby Ejofor with his game-high 25 points, seven rebounds and five assist. Earlier in the day Zuby was named as the NCAA March Madness National Player of the Week.
As for Bryce, his transformation into being someone to watch for on the Red Storm continues on a positive momentum, in addition to some of the highlight reel plays he was able to score 19 points, having an 81.8 percent (9-11 FT) from the charity stripe, along with nine rebounds.
Rounding the scoring was Dylan Darling with his 16 points and Dillon Mitchell contributed with his 12 rebounds.
As the guys are quickly approaching the later parts of Feburary and the time when they get to see team’s for a second time, it is all now just a matter of how to continue to navigate the BIG EAST Conference Schedule and show why they are going to be the team to beat in the Conference.
Next for the guys are going to be two road trips before returning to Madison Square Garden to host Creighton on February 21 with that game scheduled for 12pm.
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After the Providence game there was a major shift in momentum for the St. John’s Men’s Basketball team, as in the month of January they have been letting the BIG EAST see the type of quality team that they can be.
Taking a long look in the mirror and being able to answer and respond to all the things they had hoped to fix, in addition responding well to the system that Head Coach Rick Pitino instilled in them, has gotten the guys to win seven-straight content and going to a 9-1 record in conference play.
While it is still early many may wonder if this can be the team that can continue to play well and carry on the momentum going into February and beyond.
It is going to be a challenging test for sure but the one thing that is noted is the shift in the momentum for St. John’s.
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Butler Head Coach Thad Matta:
Coach Pitino along with Dillon Mitchell and Zuby Ejiofor:
A big part of that shift is Senior Dillon Mitchell, as he is mentoring guys like Ian Jackson. Jackson seeing huge improvement in his play thanks to his constant improvement and open mindednesses to the teachings of his squad is looking better and better with every game that he plays.
It is because of the team play that the guys are starting to shatter the record books as they have been able to win nine of the first 10 league games since 1984-85, got to see Coach Pitino reach a milestone in his 900th win and are about to see another milestone in Zuby getting his 1,000-career point.
The Red Storm featured a bit of everything offense wise from highlight reel dunk plays, fine three-point shooting and overall, an improved quality when it comes time for defense. One of the themes that is continuing from the start of the year is the team’s defense leading to offense as those that were watching the game seeing the lengthiness of the team leading to those highlight reel dunks.
Mitchell getting rewarded for being an offensive playmaker, got his third double-double of his last four appearances as he had 14 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.
Jackson had a team-high 18 points and went a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line and Ejiofor went an incredible 66.7 percent (6-9 FG) along with six rebounds and a game-high five assists and three blocks.
From here the BIG EAST Conference is going to be a fascinating one as the guys go on the road to face DePaul before returning home to face the University of Connecticut.
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