After losing a heartbreaker against DePaul Tuesday night, Marquette came into New York hoping to officially secure a first-round bye in the BIG EAST Tournament. But St. John’s had other plans, defeating the Golden Eagles 88-86 in the final regular-season match of the season.
MU will now have to rely on a Xavier loss against Butler to avoid playing in the first round of the conference tournament Wednesday. Tip-off between those teams is set for tonight at 7:30 p.m. Central Standard Time.
Marquette finishes under-.500 (8-10) in conference play for the first time since 2015-16 and the third time in the Steve Wojciechowski era.