Kolek rallies No. 6 Marquette past pesky St. John’s in OT

Published March 9, 2023 2:44 PM

By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Sports Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Kolek scored all 19 of his points after halftime, including the tiebreaking free throws with 15.8 seconds left in overtime, and No. 6 Marquette rallied for a 72-70 victory against scrappy St. John’s in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals. Olivier-Maxence Prosper added 16 points, several on highlight-reel dunks, and the top-seeded Golden Eagles advanced to play UConn in the first semifinal Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Marquette has won seven straight and 12 of 13, reaching the Big East semifinals for the fourth time overall and first since 2019.

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