Tag Archive | LJ Figueroa

Georgetown Erases Lead, Tops St. John’s, 73-72

Georgetown led just once in the second half, but it was on the only possession that mattered, as an Omer Yurtseven layup with 10 seconds remaining sealed a 73-72 win for the Hoyas at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. The 73-72 advantage was the first for Georgetown (13-9, 3-6 BIG EAST) since leading 20-19 with […]

St. John’s and Georgetown Meet on Sunday for MSG Matinee

The St. John’s men’s basketball team will wrap a two-game Madison Square Garden homestand on Sunday afternoon when it welcomes Georgetown to “The World’s Most Famous Arena” for the 115th meeting all-time between the longtime BIG EAST rivals. The Red Storm (13-9, 2-7 BIG EAST) will make its third national network television appearance this season, […]

St. John’s Men’s Basketball Suffers Disappointing Loss to #8/10 Villanova

The stage was set for the St. John’s University Men’s Basketball team (13-8, 2-6 BIG EAST) they had a packed house at Madison Square Garden and they had No. 8/10 Villanova (17-1, 7-3 BIG EAST)  on the other side of the court. Things started out well for the Red Storm, as it had seemed as […]

St. John’s and No. 8/10 Villanova to Clash at MSG

After securing its first true road victory of the season on Saturday at DePaul, the St. John’s men’s basketball team will kick off a two-game homestand when it welcomes No. 8/10 Villanova to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. on FS1 with Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery on the call […]

Figueroa Earns BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Spot

Following a career-best effort that propelled the Red Storm to its first true road victory of the season, LJ Figueroa has earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, it was announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon. Figueroa received his second honor roll nod of the season after averaging 20.5 points […]

Red Storm Takes Down DePaul, 79-66, on the Road

Behind the squad’s best three-point shooting performance of the campaign, the St. John’s men’s basketball team completed a regular season sweep of DePaul, 79-66, on Saturday at Wintrust Arena. The Red Storm (13-8, 2-6 BIG EAST) connected on a season-best 13 3-pointers and shot 40.6 percent from beyond the arc, the team’s highest success rate […]

St. John’s Falls on the Road at Marquette, 82-68

The St. John’s men’s basketball team dropped the first leg of a two-game Midwest swing on Tuesday, falling to Marquette, 82-68, at Fiserv Forum. The Red Storm (12-8, 1-6 BIG EAST) trailed by two with eight minutes to go before Marquette (14-5, 4-3 BIG EAST) unleashed a 15-5 run in the closing minutes. Mustapha Heron […]