In front of a rocking crowd at Madison Square Garden the St. John’s Men’s Basketball team were able to advance to the next round of the BIG EAST Tournament by defeating Butler by a score of 76-63.
This was the first meeting in the tournament history between the two programs, and the 750th game at Madison Square Garden. St. John’s University and the BIG EAST Tournament have always had a great relationship with Madison Square Garden and that continued in the First Round of action as the team played tremendously in front of their fans.
1495 Sports is proud to bring the following photos from the Post Game Press Conference by: Stacy Podelski/1495Sports
The Red Storm saw five players in double-figure scoring as Joel Soriano led with way with 19 points and 15 rebounds. In addition, AJ Storr had 15 points, Posh Alexander finished the game with 13 points, and David Jones had 12 points.
St. John’s has been playing well in the past five seasons, as they have been able to enter into the BIG EAST Tournament with a great spot in the field. The last time the Red Storm entered the BIG EAST Tournament as the No. 8 seed was during their 2017 season. During that tournament run the Red Storm was able to defeat Georgetown 74-73.
St. John’s Men’s Basketball fans are encouraged to check out the Post Game Press Conference video from after the team’s victory against Butler:
Getting back to the all-time series history against Butler this is the 22nd time that these two historic College Basketball rivals were able to meet each other. The rivalry between the two started in the 1958 NIT (National Invitational Tournament) that was also held at the Garden.
Flash forward to this year’s tournament the Red Storm entered into the game having won their last three games at The Garden. The Team continued that momentum with a huge victory over Butler to advance them to the next round against Marquette.
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