Overview
- St. John's erased a 16-point second-half deficit to win 88-83, with Dylan Darling hitting a go-ahead three with 53.2 seconds left and Ruben Prey adding a putback with 13 seconds remaining.
- The victory came against Xavier coached by Pitino’s son, Richard, giving the elder Pitino a 4-1 record in their head-to-head meetings.
- Pitino becomes the fourth Division I men’s coach to record 900 on-court wins, joining Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim and Roy Williams, and he moves into sole possession of fourth on the all-time list.
- St. John’s improved to 15-5 overall and 8-1 in the Big East, extending its winning streak to six and staying one game behind UConn.
- Players marked the achievement with commemorative T-shirts and a locker-room drenching, and Pitino said his next target is 1,000 wins.