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Big East Tournament - Marquette Falls 79-63 Against St. John's - Game Recap

Zuby Ejiofor poured in 33 points for St. John's on Friday, as they defeated Marquette 79-63 at Madison Square Garden.

St. John's was the ATS victor, as they covered the -3.5-point spread as a favorite.

RJ Luis Jr. had 13 points for St. John's and Kadary Richmond chipped in with 12 points. Kadary Richmond had 6 assists for them, while Kadary Richmond was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.

Marquette got 24 points from Kam Jones in a losing cause and another 11 points from Stevie Mitchell. Kam Jones contributed 2 assists for them, while David Joplin had 9 rebounds.

St. John's was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Marquette as they grabbed 39 boards, while St. John's only had 34