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Kolek comes up once again as Marquette holds off upset in Big East Tournament quarterfinals

NEW YORK — No. 6 Marquette looked to have locked its spot into Friday night’s Big East Tournament semifinals when sophomore guard Kam Jones hit a 3-pointer with 25 seconds winding down in the second half.

But in March, nothing is a given.

A miscued Marquette foul led St. John’s guard AJ Storr to hitting three free-throws followed by an open layup from Dylan Addae-Wusu, which sent the game into overtime.

Tyler Kolek proved why he was named the conference’s player of the year in the extra-five minute period.

Kolek bailed out the top-seeded Golden Eagles (26-6, 17-3 Big East) from a first-round upset by scoring seven of the final 11 points in overtime to defeat the No.