St. John’s to Visit DePaul on Tuesday
FS1 will carry the national broadcast between the Red Storm and Blue Demons at 9 p.m. ET
FS1 will carry the national broadcast between the Red Storm and Blue Demons at 9 p.m. ET
QUEENS, N.Y. (March 4, 2024) – Fresh off a 23-point victory at Butler, the St. John’s men’s basketball team (17-12, 9-9) will look to extend its winning streak to four on Tuesday when the Johnnies take on DePaul (3-26, 0-18). Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET.
FS1 will carry the national telecast with Matt Schumacker and LaVall Jordan calling the action from Wintrust Arena. An audio broadcast of the game on the LEARFIELD Red Storm Sports Network with John Minko and Vin Parise will also be available on a variety of platforms including the Varsity Network App, TuneIn Radio, RedStormSports.com and the St. John's Red Storm mobile app. The radio broadcast can also be heard on SiriusXM channel 384 and the SiriusXM App.
The Johnnies earned their third-straight win on Wednesday, routing Butler, 82-59, inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. Glenn Taylor Jr. led the Red Storm with 17 points hitting a career-high five 3-pointers in the team’s seventh BIG EAST victory by double digits this season. Over the last two games, Taylor has averaged 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals helping St. John’s to wins over the Bulldogs and then-No. 15 Creighton.
In its last three victories, St. John’s has elevated its scoring average to 84.0 points per game, hitting 49.0 percent of its attempts from the field. Daniss Jenkins has been a key contributor during the stretch, as the Red Storm’s point guard has averaged a team-high 16.7 points per game. Backcourt mate Jordan Dingle has contributed 16.3 points per contest, knocking down 60.6 percent of his field goal attempts in the three games.
On Tuesday, St. John’s will look to complete the regular season sweep of the Blue Demons after rolling to an 85-57 victory in their first meeting on Feb. 6 at UBS Arena. Jenkins and Dingle paced the Johnnies with 14 points apiece. As a team, St. John’s also knocked down 15 3-pointers, setting the program record for the most threes against a BIG EAST opponent.
St. John’s and DePaul will meet for the 55th time in program history. The Johnnies hold a 32-22 advantage in the all-time series and will try for their fifth-straight win against the Blue Demons.
DePaul enters Tuesday’s contest on a 17-game slide. The Blue Demons are in search for their first BIG EAST victory of the season and have not won a game since defeating Chicago State, 70-58, on Dec. 30 at Wintrust Arena.
The Blue Demons are coming off an 82-63 setback against Butler on Saturday in Chicago. Jaden Henley led DePaul with 15 points shooting 5-for-9 from the field against the Bulldogs. Jalen Terry finished with 14 points and hit four 3-pointers in the loss.
The Blue Demons are 3-14 in home games this season with nine of those losses coming in BIG EAST action. Elijah Fisher has averaged a team-best 10.6 points per game, shooting 51.5 percent from the field at Wintrust Arena. As a team, DePaul has allowed 80.5 points per game in home contests.
Following Tuesday’s game, St. John’s will return to Madison Square Garden on Saturday for Senior Day and its regular season finale against Georgetown. FOX will carry the national broadcast with tip-off slated for 12 p.m.
