Tag Archive | Paul Scruggs

Upset City as Butler defeats Xavier in Overtime, 70-69

The Butler University Men’s Basketball team were able to pull up the upset by defeating Xavier in the First Round of the BIG EAST Conference Tournament, by a final of 70-69. It was a tale of two halves as Xavier had all the momentum, making 17 of 29 shots in the First Half, and worked […]

St. John’s Men’s Basketball Returns to Action against Xavier

Following a week-long break from action, the St. John’s Men’s Basketball team will return to the hardwood on Tuesday, playing host to Xavier inside Carnesecca Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on FS1 and 970 AM WNYM.  John Fanta and Tarik Turner will have the television call from Queens while John Minko and Vin […]

Red Storm Men’s Basketball Travels to Xavier on Wednesday

After testing irregularities forced the last-minute postponement of Saturday’s game with DePaul, the St. John’s Men’s Basketball team will return to action on Wednesday at 8 p.m., traveling to Cincinnati for a contest with the Xavier Musketeers.   The game will be broadcast live nationally on CBS Sports Network with Tom McCarthy and Steve Lappas […]

Late Xavier Run Sinks St. John’s, 77-74

Leading by five with less than two minutes to go, St. John’s saw Xavier score the game’s final eight points, as the Musketeers escaped with a 77-74 victory at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. With the loss, St. John’s falls to 14-12 on the year, including a 3-10 mark in BIG EAST play. Xavier […]

St. John’s Starts BIG EAST Road Swing at Xavier on Sunday

After erasing a 23-point deficit in a narrow loss to No. 11/10 Butler on New Year’s Eve to begin conference play, the St. John’s men’s basketball team will kick off its first true road swing of the year on Sunday when it takes on Xavier in Cincinnati. Tip-off from Cintas Center is scheduled for 4:30 […]