The Marquette Golden Eagles beat the St. John’s Red Storm 73-71 Saturday afternoon in a hard-fought, contested matchup on the road.
It was the late game heroics of redshirt senior guard Koby McEwen and senior forward Theo John that allowed Marquette to hang on to win back-to-back games. McEwen had the go-ahead layup with 27 seconds remaining to break the 71-71 tie, and he also prevented sophomore guard/forward Julian Champagnie from hitting a game-winning three at the buzzer. Prior to the shot, John had blocked junior guard/forward Vince Cole with one second left.
Despite a 2-for-9 shooting performance from the field to start the game, strong play on the defensive side of the ball allowed the Golden Eagles to stick around with St.