NEW YORK CITY – Xavier basketball’s third game this season against the St. John’s Red Storm was a considerable departure from their first two meetings this season
After two close games in the span of fewer than two weeks in January, the Musketeers finally trounced St. John's Thursday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in a Big East Tournament quarterfinal matchup.
Third-ranked and regular season Big East Conference champion Xavier (28-4 overall) opened its postseason campaign with an 88-60 victory.
The win allowed Xavier passage to the Big East Tournament semifinals. There, it will play the winner of No.