St. John's pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Georgetown, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-7 record this season.
Eight players scored for the Red Storm, on their longest run of consecutive wins in Big East play since 2000. First-place St. John’s (18-3, 9-1) is off to its best start since opening the 1985-86 season 20-2 during the program’s heyday under Hall of Fame coach Lou Carnesecca.
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Kadary Richmond scored 11 of his 13 points during St. John's explosive first half as the 15th-ranked Red Storm cruised past host Georgetown 66-41 on Tuesday in Washington.
Georgetown plays the No. 20 St. John's Red Storm after Micah Peavy scored 27 points in Georgetown's 78-68 loss to the Providence Friars.
The Huskies have lost three times since the first meeting with the Blue Demons, an 81-68 road victory. UConn is coming off a 76-72 loss to Xavier and have alternated wins and losses for their last six games since the first meeting with DePaul. The squad sits at 14-6 and is 6-3 in the conference, two games behind Marquette and St. John’s at the top.
St. John's is 7-0 in 2025, making this the program's first unbeaten January in 40 years dating to its last Final Four season in 1985.
While the Gophers were only outscored 37-35 in the second half by Michigan State, Georgetown managed just 20 second-half points against St. John's. The Hoyas shot 7-of-27 (25.9%) after halftime, finishing a brutal 14-of-57 (24.7%) for the game. They also made just 7-of-16 free throws.
Ed Cooley’s bunch stumbled into a 30-point first-half deficit before falling, 66-41, for its sixth loss in seven games.