"NEW YORK -- Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 St. John's outlasted pesky Xavier 87-82 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden for its 10th consecutive victory. With his 904th career win on the court, Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino passed Roy Williams for third place in Division I history behind Mike Krzyzewski (1,202) and Jim Boeheim (1,116). It was Pitino's second victory in 17 days over his son, Richard, the first-year coach of the Musketeers."
"Bryce Hopkins added 19 points and nine rebounds for St. John's (19-5, 12-1 Big East), which won for the 15th time in 17 games and tied No. 6 UConn atop the conference standings. The Red Storm was coming off a rousing win Friday night at MSG over the rival Huskies. Dylan Darling had 16 points off the bench for St. John's. Ejiofor also provided seven rebounds and five assists,"
St. John's beat Xavier 87-82 in overtime at Madison Square Garden, extending its winning streak to 10 games. Zuby Ejiofor scored 25 points, including six in overtime, and added seven rebounds and five assists, finishing with the decisive pass to Oziyah Sellers for a breakaway dunk with seven seconds remaining. Bryce Hopkins had 19 points and nine rebounds; Dylan Darling contributed 16 off the bench. St. John's made 28 of 41 free throws (68%). Rick Pitino recorded his 904th career win, moving past Roy Williams into third place in Division I history. Xavier's Tre Carroll scored 21 with eight rebounds.
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