There was a sequence in the second half where Godswill Erheriene blocked a layup by star St. John’s center Zuby Ejiofor, and when Deivon Smith grabbed the offensive rebound, Erheriene recovered quickly enough to lunge and get a finger on the put-back, directing it away from the hoop.

RJ Luis Jr. scored 21 points and No. 7 St. John’s beat Seton Hall 71-61 to clinch its first outright regular-season Big East title since 1985 on Saturday. The Red Storm (26-4, 17-2) improved to 18-0 at home as they played in front of their third straight sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden and with coach Rick Pitino sporting a

RJ Luis Jr scored 21 points as seventh-ranked St. John's survived several shaky stretches before clinching its first outright Big East regular season title since 1985 with a 71-61 victory over Seton Hall Saturday afternoon in New York.