Rick Pitino has compared St. John’s to a football team that runs the ball, plays terrific defense and hits a big pass once in a while. It didn’t need the long ball Tuesday night at Cintas Center. Its stifling defense and relentless rebounding was enough for an impressive 82-72 road victory over Xavier.

Zuby Ejiofor's 18 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks helped St. John's defeat Xavier 82-72 on Tuesday night. RJ Luis Jr. scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds for the Red Storm (13-3, 4-1 Big East Conference).

St. John's takes on the Xavier Musketeers after RJ Luis scored 20 points in the Red Storm's 70-62 win over the Butler Bulldogs.

The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on SNY. Fans looking to watch this women’s college basketball game can do so by using DirecTV Stream or Hulu, both of which offer a free trial. Hulu subscriptions are $10.99 a month when bundled with Disney+ and when bundled with Disney+ and ESPN+ they are $16.99 a month.

Before their matchup against Xaiver on Wednesday night, Geno Auriemma announced to the media that Paige Bueckers would not be in the starting lineup after suffering a lower body sprain against