College St. John’s Ups Their Game but Still Falls Short to Marquette in First Round of Big East Tournament by Kayla Machlica March 10, 2016 Federico Mussini drives to the basket against Marquette defenders during the first round of the Big East Tournament, March 9, 2016. (Photo by Wendell Cruz – Double G Media) Last night, St. John’s played in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament, in the second game of the doubleheader, against Marquette at Madison Square Garden. Although the 2015-16 campaign for the Red Storm came to an end with a 101-93 loss to the Golden Eagles, St. John’s showed everyone how far they have come throughout the season, almost beating Marquette. The Red Storm came back from a 17-point deficit to go up one with only 3:15 left on the clock but Golden Eagles superstar player Henry Ellenson fought back with a 3-pointer and Marquette was holding on strong. Ellenson finished with a double-double, scoring 27 points and 14 rebounds. A record was made for Christian Jones who had an outstanding career-high of 29 points, shooting 13-of-21 from the field for the Red Storm. Federico Mussini scored 15 points and made all six free-throw attempts, Durand Johnson put up 13 points and Malik Ellison added 10 points, making it St. John’s second-highest scoring performance of the season. Marquette went right into the game with an early lead, shooting 63.0 percent in the first half. They had a 50-38 advantage at halftime. Helping the Golden Eagles was Haanif Cheatham who added 12 of his 19 points in the first 20 minutes. With 11:46 left in the second half, after falling behind 75-58, the Red Storm used a 31-13 run within the next nine minutes to have a one point lead. Ron Mvouika put up the 3-pointer that would put St. John’s up 89-88. But just 15 seconds later, Ellenson fired back with a triple. Marquette sealed the win with eight of their final 10 points coming from the free-throw line. Jajuan Johnson gave the Golden Eagles 23 points, while both Luke Fisher (10) and Duane Wilson (14), also scored double-figures. Post Views: 1,138 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Kayla Machlica Kayla is the St. John's basketball writer here at DoubleGSports.com. Latest posts by Kayla Machlica (see all) St. John’s Brings Down Both #1 and #4 Teams In Less Than One Week - February 8, 2018 St John’s JaKarr Sampson Signs Contract with the Sacramento Kings - July 31, 2017 Villanova Swipes Win from St. John’s - March 10, 2017 St. John’s Downs Georgetown to Advance to Next Round in the BIG EAST Tourney - March 9, 2017 Related TopicsBig EastBig East TournamentChristian Jonescollege basketball tournamentDurand JohnsonFederico MussiniHaanif CheathamHenry EllensonJajuan JohnsonMadison Square GardenMalik EllisonMarquetteSt. Johns Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Atlantic 10 Tournament: LaSalle and Saint Louis Move On In Day 1 MBB Big East Tournament: Villanova Avoids Upset, Defeats Georgetown 81-67