#MUBB Wraps Up Road Swing Tuesday At St. John's

The Marquette University men's basketball team (11-4, 3-1 BIG EAST) wraps up a two-game conference road swing on Tuesday, Jan. 3 when the squad travels to St. John's (11-4, 1-3 BIG EAST) for a 5:30 p.m. CT tip in Carnesecca Arena. FS1 features the television broadcast, with Dave Sims (play-by-play) and Sarah Kustok (analyst) calling the action. After Tuesday's outing, the Golden Eagles return home to host Georgetown on Jan. 7 to start stretch of 3-of-4 games at Fiserv Forum.

Al McGuire Ties Marquette And St. John's

The all-time series (Marquette leads 24-16) began in 1959-60 and prior to the clinching of the BIG EAST title on the last day of the regular season in 2012-13, the series' top highlight was a 65-53 Marquette victory in the championship game of the 1970 National Invitation Tournament.

MU claimed the NIT title under the direction of legendary head coach Al McGuire, who played for three seasons at St. John's (1948-51). In his first season with the Redmen, he finished third in scoring with an 8.1 points per game average.

McGuire's coaching career at Marquette included the 1977 national title, nine NCAA tournament appearances and a 295-80 overall record. The program and university celebrate "Al's Night" each season when St. John's plays in Milwaukee.

Marquette posted an 85-77 win on March 5, 2022 at Fiserv Forum in the only meeting between the two programs in 2021-22. The first matchup, scheduled for Dec. 29, was canceled due to Covid protocols within in the St. John's program.

Mitchell's Career Night Leads To Win At Nova

Pennsylvania native Stevie Mitchell treated the dozens of family members and friends in attendance at Villanova Saturday afternoon to a career-best effort.

The sophomore guard netted 19 points on 8-of-13 from the field and also chipped in a personal-high four steals and a pair of assists.

Mitchell's point total marked his fifth-career double-figure performance (first since 2022-23 opener) and his highest point total since netting 14 points against SIUE in the 2021-22 season opener, his first collegiate appearance.

Villanova has lost just three times (47-3) in BIG EAST play since 2013-14 at Finneran Pavilion, twice to Marquette.

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