The Big East Tournament tipped off Wednesday at Madison Square Garden, where St. John's won 75-62 over Georgetown in the opening round, closing the game on a 23-0 run.
Paced by LJ Figueroa's game-high 22 points and Marcellus Earlington's double-double on 19 points and 10 rebounds, the ninth-seeded Red Storm (17-15) prevailed past the eighth-seeded Hoyas (15-17).
As SJU surges into the quarterfinals against top-seeded Creighton (24-7), doing so without fans at MSG due to COVID-19 outbreak concerns, head coach Mike Anderson puts the 13-point triumph into perspective with SNY contributor Vin Parise.