XAVIER (12-8)

Freemantle 6-14 2-2 14, Conwell 7-19 3-3 21, Foster 3-6 0-0 9, McKnight 2-11 4-6 9, Swain 6-8 4-4 16, Hunter 0-1 2-3 2, Maddox 0-1 0-0 0, Hugley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-60 15-18 71.

ST. JOHN’S (17-3)

Ejiofor 7-11 2-5 16, Richmond 9-17 1-2 19, Wilcher 5-10 5-6 16, Luis 5-13 6-6 16, Scott 1-3 3-3 5, Prey 0-2 0-0 0, Glover 0-2 0-0 0, Iwuchukwu 1-1 3-3 5, Ibine Ayo 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 28-60 22-27 79.

Halftime_Xavier 40-30. 3-Point Goals_Xavier 8-20 (Conwell 4-9, Foster 3-5, McKnight 1-2, Maddox 0-1, Freemantle 0-3), St. John’s 1-12 (Wilcher 1-4, Ejiofor 0-1, Glover 0-1, Ibine Ayo 0-1, Scott 0-1, Luis 0-2, Prey 0-2). Fouled Out_Freemantle, Scott. Rebounds_Xavier 24 (Foster 7), St. John’s 32 (Ejiofor 8). Assists_Xavier 20 (McKnight 6), St. John’s 13 (Richmond 5). Total Fouls_Xavier 19, St. John’s 19. A_14,545 (19,812).