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Big East Tournament - Marquette Defeats St. John's 72-70 - Recap
Marquette grabbed a 72-70 win over St. John's on Thursday, behind a 19-point effort from Tyler Kolek at Madison Square Garden.
Marquette won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -8.0-point spread.
Olivier-Maxence Prosper had 16 points for Marquette and Kam Jones chipped in with 11 points. Tyler Kolek had 6 assists for them, while Oso Ighodaro was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.
St. John's got 16 points from Dylan Addae-Wusu in a losing cause and another 16 points from David Jones. Joel Soriano contributed 2 assists for them, while Joel Soriano had 12 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed St. John's were victorious, as the score was 36-27 at the break.
St. John's had a 41-35 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.