Xavier at St. John's

It's the second straight road game for streaky Xavier, winning three in a row after losing five of six. It's also their fourth road game over the last six contests and they're 2-4 straight up on the road. St. John's is atop the Big East standings (7-1), ranked second in points scored and No. 1 in points allowed and in field goal shooting defense (.392). St. John's is 12-0 at home, a fierce rebounding team behind 6-9 junior Zuby Ejiofor (14.5 ppg, 8.2 rpg), 6-7 junior R.J. Luis Jr. (17.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg), and senior guard Deivon Smith (102. ppg, 5.5 rpg). St. John's won last year's meeting on this court as a 5-point favorite, 81-66, allowing 34.9% shooting. Play St. John's.