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01/24 15:04 CST Rick Pitino gets 900th victory as St. John's rallies for 88-83
victory over Xavier and son, Richard
Rick Pitino gets 900th victory as St. John's rallies for 88-83 victory over
Xavier and son, Richard
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) --- Dylan Darling hit a 3-pointer with 53.2 seconds left and
Ruben Prey had a putback layup with 13 seconds left as St. John's rallied from
a 16-point deficit in the second half to defeat Xavier 88-83, giving Rick
Pitino his 900th victory.
Pitino is the fourth coach in Division I to reach the milestone, joining Mike
Krzyzewski (1,202), Jim Boeheim (1,116) and Roy Williams (903).
The milestone victory came at the expense of his son, Richard, who is in his
first season coaching the Musketeers. The elder Pitino has won four of five
meetings against his son, who previously coached at Florida International,
Minnesota and New Mexico.
It is also the 20th time in 23 Division I matchups the father has defeated the
son.
Bryce Hopkins led St. John's (15-5, 8-1 Big East), with 18 points. Dillon
Mitchell added 17 and Ian Jackson 16 for the Red Storm, who have won six
straight.
Xavier's Tre Carroll had a career-high 31 points, with 18 coming in the second
half. It is the third straight game with at least 29 points for Carroll.
Malik Messina-Moore scored 17 points, including 15 in the first half, and Jovan
Milicevic had 14 points before fouling out for the Musketeers (11-9, 3-6)
Xavier was up 49-37 at halftime and 55-39 early in the second half before the
Red Storm countered with a 16-1 flurry.
St. John's jumped out to an early 20-11 lead before Xavier shifted momentum,
scoring 17 of the next 22 points to grab a 28-25 lead midway through the first
half.
A layup by Zuby Ejiofor got the Red Storm within one point before the
Musketeers countered with a 19-6 run. Two straight 3-pointers by Messina-Moore
gave Xavier a 47-33 advantage with 2:11 remaining in the first half.
Up next
St. John's: Hosts Butler on Wednesday.
Xavier: At Seton Hall of Wednesday.
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