St. John's University Athletics
Tuesday, January 10
Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)
6:30 p.m.
St. John's University
vs
Butler
St. John’s Set to Host Butler on Tuesday
1/9/2023 6:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Red Storm and Bulldogs square off at 6:30 p.m. inside Carnesecca Arena on FS1
QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John's men's basketball team will look to rebound from its three-point setback at Providence when the Johnnies host Butler on Tuesday inside Carnesecca Arena. FS1 will carry the national telecast at 6:30 p.m. with John Fanta and Jim Spanarkel on the call from Queens.
An audio broadcast of the game on the LEARFIELD Red Storm Sports Network with John Minko and Brandon Tierney 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. St. John's radio broadcast can also be heard on SiriusXM channel 380 and channel 970 on the SiriusXM app.
During Tuesday's contest, St. John's Athletics will also celebrate its partnership with Team IMPACT, an organization that tackles the emotional trama and social isolation experienced by children facing serious and chronic illnesses. In recent years, the Red Storm men's basketball team, along with several other St. John's athletic programs welcomed children partnering with Team IMPACT to serve as honorary teammates.
In addition, a TWOsday ticket offer is also available for fans to purchase two tickets for $22 in select locations for the matchup with Butler. Fans in attendance will also receive a St. John's Basketball bottle opener at the end of the game.
St. John's (11-6, 1-5 BIG EAST) looks to bounce back after falling to the Friars, 83-80, on Saturday despite having five in double figures. Double-double machine Joel Soriano tallied his NCAA-leading 14th of the season behind a 16-point, 10-rebound performance. His 14 double-doubles are the most by a Johnnie in a single season since current Coordinator of Basketball Operations Zendon Hamilton delivered 14 of his own in the 1997-98 season.
Posh Alexander chipped in 14 points on the road and O'Mar Stanley added a season-high 13 points on a perfect 6-for-6 from the field. Dylan Addae-Wusu also recorded a career-high five steals against the Friars, marking the second time this season a Johnnie has tallied five or more steals in a game, joining Alexander who tallied six against Merrimack on Nov. 7.
The Red Storm continues to rank among the NCAA's best on the glass with a BIG EAST-leading 40.1 boards per game, good for 10th in the nation. Soriano has the third-highest average in Division I with 12.1 per contest. The Yonkers native is also fifth in NCAA with 4.2 offensive boards and sixth with 7.9 defensive rebounds per game.
St. John's will look to even the series with Butler at 10 apiece on Tuesday in the 20th all-time meeting that dates back to their first matchup in the 1958 NIT at Madison Square Garden. The Johnnies have won three of its last four games against the Bulldogs, including a season sweep in 2021-22.
In the last meeting, St. John's pounded the Bulldogs, 91-57, on Feb. 18, 2022, matching its largest-ever margin of victory in BIG EAST play. The 34-point drubbing equaled the 104-70 victory over Providence on Feb. 15, 1999. The Red Storm also pulled out a 75-72 win on Feb. 5, 2022 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
In the two meetings last season, Alexander averaged 12.5 points and 7.5 assists per game while Soriano added 10.0 points per contest against the Bulldogs. As a team, the Red Storm also shot 55.0 percent in the two wins.
Butler (10-7, 2-4 BIG EAST) is also looking to rebound from a 76-51 loss to Seton Hall on Saturday. However, the Bulldogs have won two of the last three contests after earning consecutive wins against Georgetown and DePaul. Through six BIG EAST contests, North Carolina State transfer Manny Bates has led the team averaging 11.8 points per game. The 6-foot-11 center is averaging 2.1 blocks and ranks 11th in Division I shooting 64.5 percent from the field.
After Tuesday's game, the Red Storm will head to Hartford to take on No. 6/7 UConn (15-2, 4-2) inside XL Center on Sunday. The national broadcast on FS1 is slated for a noon tip.
An audio broadcast of the game on the LEARFIELD Red Storm Sports Network with John Minko and Brandon Tierney 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. St. John's radio broadcast can also be heard on SiriusXM channel 380 and channel 970 on the SiriusXM app.
During Tuesday's contest, St. John's Athletics will also celebrate its partnership with Team IMPACT, an organization that tackles the emotional trama and social isolation experienced by children facing serious and chronic illnesses. In recent years, the Red Storm men's basketball team, along with several other St. John's athletic programs welcomed children partnering with Team IMPACT to serve as honorary teammates.
In addition, a TWOsday ticket offer is also available for fans to purchase two tickets for $22 in select locations for the matchup with Butler. Fans in attendance will also receive a St. John's Basketball bottle opener at the end of the game.
St. John's (11-6, 1-5 BIG EAST) looks to bounce back after falling to the Friars, 83-80, on Saturday despite having five in double figures. Double-double machine Joel Soriano tallied his NCAA-leading 14th of the season behind a 16-point, 10-rebound performance. His 14 double-doubles are the most by a Johnnie in a single season since current Coordinator of Basketball Operations Zendon Hamilton delivered 14 of his own in the 1997-98 season.
Posh Alexander chipped in 14 points on the road and O'Mar Stanley added a season-high 13 points on a perfect 6-for-6 from the field. Dylan Addae-Wusu also recorded a career-high five steals against the Friars, marking the second time this season a Johnnie has tallied five or more steals in a game, joining Alexander who tallied six against Merrimack on Nov. 7.
The Red Storm continues to rank among the NCAA's best on the glass with a BIG EAST-leading 40.1 boards per game, good for 10th in the nation. Soriano has the third-highest average in Division I with 12.1 per contest. The Yonkers native is also fifth in NCAA with 4.2 offensive boards and sixth with 7.9 defensive rebounds per game.
St. John's will look to even the series with Butler at 10 apiece on Tuesday in the 20th all-time meeting that dates back to their first matchup in the 1958 NIT at Madison Square Garden. The Johnnies have won three of its last four games against the Bulldogs, including a season sweep in 2021-22.
In the last meeting, St. John's pounded the Bulldogs, 91-57, on Feb. 18, 2022, matching its largest-ever margin of victory in BIG EAST play. The 34-point drubbing equaled the 104-70 victory over Providence on Feb. 15, 1999. The Red Storm also pulled out a 75-72 win on Feb. 5, 2022 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
In the two meetings last season, Alexander averaged 12.5 points and 7.5 assists per game while Soriano added 10.0 points per contest against the Bulldogs. As a team, the Red Storm also shot 55.0 percent in the two wins.
Butler (10-7, 2-4 BIG EAST) is also looking to rebound from a 76-51 loss to Seton Hall on Saturday. However, the Bulldogs have won two of the last three contests after earning consecutive wins against Georgetown and DePaul. Through six BIG EAST contests, North Carolina State transfer Manny Bates has led the team averaging 11.8 points per game. The 6-foot-11 center is averaging 2.1 blocks and ranks 11th in Division I shooting 64.5 percent from the field.
After Tuesday's game, the Red Storm will head to Hartford to take on No. 6/7 UConn (15-2, 4-2) inside XL Center on Sunday. The national broadcast on FS1 is slated for a noon tip.
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