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.
Georgetown St Johns Basketball Georgetown Hoyas' Jeremiah Williams (25) gestures after making a three-point shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against the St. John's Red Storm Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Georgetown St Johns Basketball Georgetown Hoyas' Jeremiah Williams (25) drives past St. John's Red Storm's Zuby Ejiofor during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Georgetown St Johns Basketball St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino calls out to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against the Georgetown Hoyas Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Georgetown St Johns Basketball St. John's Red Storm's Dillon Mitchell (1) dunks the ball in front of Georgetown Hoyas' Kayvaun Mulready (45) and Vincent Iwuchukwu (3) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Georgetown St Johns Basketball St. John's Red Storm's Dylan Darling (0) drives past Georgetown Hoyas' Malik Mack (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Georgetown St Johns Basketball Georgetown Hoyas' Malik Mack (2) rebounds the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against the St. John's Red Storm Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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.
