St. John's Sharmorie Ponds
MBB Minute -- St. John's Rolls To Victory, Compelling Weekend Schedule Ahead
In a 90-62 win over Fordham on Thursday, St. John’s guard Shamorie Ponds showed why BIG EAST coaches tabbed him Preseason Freshman of the Year. The 6-1 guard filled the stat sheet with 26 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and four steals. He shot 9-of-13 from the floor and 7-of-11 from 3-point range. Federico Mussini added 20 points.
There are plenty of strong matchups this weekend on the BIG EAST schedule. BIG EAST teams are 69-20 (.775) going into Friday’s play.
No. 10/10 Creighton starts the weekend action with a home game against Longwood Friday on FS1 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Saturday’s schedule includes seven games, including three contests against ranked opponents.
The day begins early with DePaul and Georgetown competing in the HoopHall Invitational in Miami, Fla. The Blue Demons take on Temple at 11:30 a.m. on ESPNU. Georgetown will battle La Salle at 2 p.m. on ESPN2.
No. 1/1 Villanova meets No. 23/22 Notre Dame at noon in the Never Forget Tribute Classic at the Prudential Center. CBS will televise. Also at noon, FS1 has a tripleheader that begins with Providence hosting Massachusetts. The battle between Marquette and No. 17/17 Wisconsin follows at 2 p.m. with No. 16/15 Butler hosting No. 22/23 Cincinnati at 4:30 p.m.
At 5:30 p.m., in the first of 13 regular-season games on the FOX broadcast network, No. 13/14 Xavier hosts Utah.
Sunday’s schedule has only one contest. St. John’s plays LIU-Brooklyn at Barclays Center at noon on FS1.