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St. John's is in the Big East quarterfinals and is likely to go to March Madness.

SportsSt. John's is in the Big East quarterfinals and is likely to go to March Madness.

It had been 24 years since St. John's last Big East Tournament win. Luis Jr. scored a basket at the end of the first half to give St. John's Red Storm a 36-34 lead at the half.

It played a good game and will return to the semifinals for the first time since 2000. The Johnnies are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019. This was supposed to be a must-have for Rick Pitino's team and it turned out to be so. St. John's defeated the Pirates for the first time in three tries. It will play Connecticut in a game on Friday. We have a chance to get another chance at the big giant on Friday.

Pitino said his team would try to win the Big East crown.

St. John's coach Rick Pitino reacts to a win over Seton Hall.

The Red Storm came out of the locker room with six unanswered points to take control of the game. The team that had lost eight of 10 before this winning streak was a different team. He didn't want to hear that he had a good first season. Don't miss a story.

March is what it's all about in college basketball, and we knew we had six elimination games. The guys rose to the occasion.

Chris Ledlum and Jordan Dingle combined to score 25 points as the Ivy League transfers continued their late-season ascension. In 22 foul-plagued minutes, Nahiem Alleyne had 14 points and four assists. The two co-stars, Kadary Richmond and Dre Davis, were held to 21 points on 6 of 20 shooting. The Pirates are likely going to dance despite the loss and a trip to the First Four could be their penalty. Dylan Addae-Wusu of the Pirates drives to the basket in the first half against St. John's.

St. John's was only up by five at the half, and Luis said they had to get them back. The Red Storm had a tendency to fall behind in the second half of their games. The lead was 14 when Dingle hit a 3-pointer. Ledlum said the atmosphere was like a movie and his niece was dancing.

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