US EditionTop 25 roundup: No. 25 St. John's tops Butler to extend win streak to 7
- St. John's defeated Butler Bulldogs 92-70 at Madison Square Garden, New York on Wednesday, extending its seventh consecutive victory and giving Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino his 901st career win.
- The streak began Jan. 6 when St. John's Red Storm won 84-70 at Butler, and the team returned to the AP Top 25 on Monday after comeback wins over Seton Hall and Xavier.
- St. John's shot 56% from the field and never trailed, with Ian Jackson scoring 18, Zuby Ejiofor 15, Dillon Mitchell 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Joson Sanon adding 13 off the bench.
- The result leaves St. John's one game behind UConn in the Big East, while Butler falls to 13-8, four and six, with coach Thad Matta at 499 wins.
- St. John's visits DePaul next Tuesday night after beating the Blue Demons 79-66 Dec. 16, and has swept the regular-season Butler series, winning eight meetings in a row.
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Dillon Mitchell’s double-double propels St. John’s to rout of Butler for seventh straight win
This winning streak started against Butler, when Rick Pitino went to a big lineup just over three weeks ago. The big change was naming Dillon Mitchell one of the starters, a move that may have turned this once-teetering season around. The latest example came Wednesday. The do-it-all 6-foot-8 forward was all over the floor in...
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Clayton NewsNo. 25 St. John's stretches win streak to 7 with thumping of Butler
Ian Jackson scored 18 points as No. 25 St. John's extended its winning streak to seven games with a wire-to-wire 92-70 rout of visiting Butler on Wednesday night in New York.
No. 25 St. John’s Dominates Butler, Sweeping the Season Series
Torch Photo / Sebastian Zelaya On Jan. 6, St. John’s had dropped two games in a row, losing their place within the AP Top-25. But after a 84-70 win over the Butler Bulldogs that very day, the Johnnies turned a new leaf in their attempt to repeat as Big East Champions. Five games and five wins later, St. John’s is now the No. 25 ranked team in the nation, and it’s safe to say the Red Storm are back. They can attribute their first win of the win s…
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