Ejiofor powers No. 18 St. John's past Seton Hall 72-65 for at least a share of the Big East title

"Zuby Ejiofor scored 21 points and No. 18 St. John's held off Seton Hall 72-65 on Friday night to clinch at least a share of its second straight regular-season Big East title. Bryce Hopkins had 11 points and seven rebounds and Oziyah Sellers had 11 points and five rebounds for the Red Storm (25-6, 18-2 Big East), who have consecutive regular-season titles for the first time in 40 years."

"Rick Pitino's Red Storm would win the regular-season crown outright if Marquette defeats Connecticut on Saturday. St. John's will be the top seed in the Big East Tournament next week on their home court at Madison Square Garden for the second straight year."

"When Ejiofor returned, he showed why he's a frontrunner for the Big East Player of the Year award. He scored 12 second-half points and helped the Red Storm shoot 65.2% in the second half."

St. John's secured at least a share of the Big East regular-season championship with a 72-65 victory over Seton Hall. Zuby Ejiofor led the Red Storm with 21 points, while Bryce Hopkins and Oziyah Sellers contributed 11 points each. St. John's improved to 25-6 overall and 18-2 in conference play, achieving consecutive regular-season titles for the first time since the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons under Lou Carnesecca. The team will secure the outright title if Marquette defeats UConn. St. John's will serve as the top seed in the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden for the second consecutive year. Seton Hall, led by Adam Clark's 15 points, fell to 0-6 against the top three conference teams.

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