Brady Murrietta's silence rounding the bases and his intense stare at St. John Bosco's pitcher after his home run sent a clear message: Don't poke the bear.
Okay, I'm going to say it. Okay. Okay. St. John's fans...I was rooting for St. John's [in the tournament]. Do I want to play them? Probably not, but I didn't want to play Duke either, so we were rooting for St. John's, and then when we went to the [Elite Eight] game, all those St. John's fans were rooting against us, and that broke my heart.
Zuby Ejiofor scored 20 points as top-seeded St. John's took control in the second half and fended off a late comeback attempt in its 78-68 victory over fourth-seeded Seton Hall on Friday in the Big East tournament semifinals. The 13th-ranked Red Storm (27-6) advanced to Saturday's title game and will face second-seed UConn or 11th-seeded Georgetown.
Alabama has a +265 scoring differential, topping opponents by 8.5 points per game. It is putting up 92.1 points per game to rank first in college basketball and is giving up 83.6 per contest to rank 356th in college basketball. The 92.1 points the Crimson Tide average are 16.6 more than the Rebels concede.
Texas A&M-CC averages 72.9 points per game (261st in college basketball) while allowing 68.2 per contest (42nd in college basketball). It has a +148 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 4.7 points per game.
SMU's +205 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 6.6 points per game) is a result of scoring 85 points per game (20th in college basketball) while giving up 78.4 per contest (305th in college basketball). The Mustangs are averaging 85 points, 11.1 more than the Orange give up.
The Lamar Cardinals (12-16, 7-12 Southland) will try to stop a five-game losing streak when they host the Nicholls State Colonels (11-17, 10-9 Southland) on February 23, 2026 at Montagne Center. The game airs on CBS Sports Network. Lamar dropped its previous game to New Orleans, 77-71, on Saturday. Errol White led the way with 14 points, and also had eight boards and three assists. In its most recent game, Nicholls State lost to SFA on Saturday, 81-78.