Rick Pitino and the St. John's Red Storm (24-4, 15-2) travel to the Midwest tonight for a Big East tilt in Indianapolis against the Butler Bulldogs (13-14, 6-10). The Red Storm has lost just once in 2025 winning 13 of their 14 games and climbing up the rankings in the process.
No. 7 St. John's clinched a share of its first Big East regular-season title in 33 years by beating Butler 76-70 on Wednesday night.
BOTTOM LINE: Butler faces No. 7 St. John's after Pierre Brooks scored 24 points in Butler's 84-72 victory against the DePaul Blue Demons. The Bulldogs have gone 9-6 at home. Butler is 7-13 against opponents over .500.
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The Red Storm clinched a share of the Big East title, but Butler gave them a scare. That's been a theme for the Bulldogs, playing teams tight but not for 40 minutes.