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03/03 20:27 CST Ejiofor leads Senior Night comeback as No. 18 St. John's tops
Georgetown 72-69 at MSG
Ejiofor leads Senior Night comeback as No. 18 St. John's tops Georgetown 72-69
at MSG
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Zuby Ejiofor scored 23 points, Joson Sanon added 15 off the
bench --- all after halftime --- and No. 18 St. John's rallied from 12 down in
the second half to beat skidding Georgetown 72-69 on Tuesday night.
With a gritty comeback on Senior Night at Madison Square Garden, the Red Storm
(24-6, 17-2 Big East) tied No. 4 UConn atop the conference standings with one
regular-season game remaining. A victory Friday night at Hudson River rival
Seton Hall would give the Johnnies at least a share of their second consecutive
Big East regular-season championship following a 32-year drought.
The only time they've won back-to-back league crowns was 1985 and '86.
Dylan Darling had 12 points for St. John's, which has won 15 of 16 overall and
11 straight meetings with Georgetown --- the longest streak for either school
in a series that dates to 1909.
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