Final
(19) St. John's 77
(24-5, 12-4 Big East)
Pittsburgh 65
(16-13, 5-11 Big East)
7:00 PM ET, March 1, 2010
Red Storm clinch double-bye in Big East tourney with win over Pitt
PITTSBURGH -- Kelly McManmon scored 18 points and St. John's (No. 19 ESPN/USA Today, No. 16 AP) won for the 11th time in 13 games and clinched a double-bye in the Big East tournament with a 77-65 win over Pittsburgh on Monday night.
Da'Shena Stevens added 17 points and 15 rebounds and Shenneika Smith had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Storm (24-5, 12-4), who reached 24 wins in a season for the first time in 26 years.Nadirah McKenith had 14 assists for St. John's, tying for the sixth-most in a game in school history. The Red Storm shot 7 for 13 on 3-pointers, including 6 of 9 by McManmon.Brittaney Thomas had a career-high 27 points and Chelsea Cole added 11 points and 16 rebounds for Pitt (16-13, 5-11), which had won four of its previous five.It was the regular-season finale for both teams. The Red Storm will enter this weekend's Big East tournament in the quarterfinals as the No. 4 seed after Notre Dame (No. 8 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) lost to No. 1 Connecticut on Monday night.The Panthers, who were ranked as high as No. 15 earlier in the season, lost 11 conference games for the first time since 2004-05 -- also the most recent time they lost as many as 13 overall.The Red Storm led by nine after a 14-2 run late in the first half.The game featured 11 ties, the last at 58-58 with 7:25 left. St. John's then used a 12-3 run to take the lead for good, part of a game-closing 19-7 run.Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
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Team Stat Comparison
SJU | PITT | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 77 | 65 |
| FG Made-Attempted | 28-63 (.444) | 25-66 (.379) |
| 3P Made-Attempted | 7-13 (.538) | 4-12 (.333) |
| FT Made-Attempted | 14-27 (.519) | 11-12 (.917) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 14 (0/0) | 20 (1/0) |
| Largest Lead | 12 | 3 |
Game Leaders
| SJU | PITT | |
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Next 5 Games
| SJU | PITT |
|---|---|
| 03/07 ND 12:00pm 03/20 PRIN 12:21pm 03/22 @FSU 7:16pm 11/12 @MRST 3:00pm 11/13 @KSU 3:00pm |
03/05 LOU 12:00pm 03/19 @TOL 7:00pm 11/12 YSU 11:00am 11/17 @MINN 8:00pm 11/21 RAD 2:00pm |
| Complete Schedule: St. John's | Pittsburgh | |
Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF W-L | TOTAL W-L |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Connecticut | 16-0 | 33-0 |
| #9 West Virginia | 13-3 | 28-5 |
| #7 Notre Dame | 12-4 | 27-5 |
| #11 Georgetown | 13-3 | 25-6 |
| #16 St. John's | 12-4 | 24-6 |
| Syracuse | 7-9 | 22-10 |
| DePaul | 9-7 | 21-11 |
| Rutgers | 9-7 | 19-14 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-11 | 16-14 |
| Providence | 7-9 | 16-14 |
| Marquette | 6-10 | 16-15 |
| South Florida | 6-10 | 15-15 |
| Villanova | 3-13 | 14-16 |
| Louisville | 5-11 | 14-17 |
| Cincinnati | 4-12 | 12-18 |
| Seton Hall | 1-15 | 9-21 |
| View expanded standings | ||