**St. John's Clinches Second Consecutive Big East Tournament Title** In a thrilling finish to the Big East Tournament, No. 1 seed St. John's defeated No. 2 seed UConn 72-52 in the championship game. This victory marked the Red Storm's second consecutive conference tournament win under the coaching of Rick Pitino. This win comes at a crucial time, just before Selection Sunday, where the NCAA Tournament teams and seeds will be announced. St. John's (28-6) made a strong statement to the NCAA Selection Committee with their convincing victory over UConn (29-5), a team vying for the final No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. For St. John's star big man Zuby Ejiofor, this was a performance to remember. He scored 18 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and recorded an impressive seven blocks, a record for the most blocks in a Big East title game since Patrick Ewing achieved the feat in 1984. St. John's will now join UConn and Villanova as the Big East teams expected to make the NCAA Tournament. As the NCAA Tournament seeding is announced on Selection Sunday, both St. John's and UConn will be eagerly awaiting their fate. Here's a rundown of the Big East Tournament scores and results: - First round: No. 9 Providence defeated No. 8 Butler 91-81, while No. 10 Xavier edged No. 7 Marquette 89-87. - Quarterfinals: No. 1 St. John's defeated No. 9 Providence 85-72, No. 4 Seton Hall beat No. 5 Creighton 72-61, No. 2 UConn defeated No. 10 Xavier 93-68, and No. 11 Georgetown upset No. 3 Villanova 78-64. - Semifinals: No. 1 St. John's defeated No. 4 Seton Hall 78-68, while No. 2 UConn beat No. 11 Georgetown 67-51. With this win, the Red Storm continue to prove themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the Big East.