St. John's vs. Marquette

St. John's has put together one heck of a tournament resume in their first year under Steve Lavin.  They're one of the few teams that have defeated four top-15 teams, three of which came in blowouts.

The Red Storm is led by three seniors who average double figures in scoring.  Dwight Hardy leads the team in scoring at 16.6 ppg and also hauls down three boards a game and dishes out two dimes.  Justin Brownlee is scoring at a 12.6 point per game clip and is tied for second with five boards per game.  D.J. Kennedy is the last senior in double digits throwing in 10 ppg and leads the team in rebounding with over five and a half per contest.

Marquette is ending an extremely tough stretch of its schedule, facing eight ranked teams in their last 10 contests.  They've won four of those, but are led by four upperclassmen so it should help them in the future.  Darius Johnson-Odom leads the team with over 16 points per game and is also pulling down three rebounds.  Jimmy Butler is pouring in 15 points a game and second in rebounds with 6.3, while Jae Crowder is putting up 13 ppg and leads the team in rebounding with 6.6 a game.  Dwight Buycks is averaging 10 ppg and leads the team in assists, dishing out four dimes a game.  Prediction: Red Storm wins straight up 75-70