Marquette plays St. John's following James' 31-point outing

Marquette Golden Eagles (6-11, 1-5 Big East) at St. John's Red Storm (11-5, 4-1 Big East)

New York; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Marquette visits St. John's after Nigel James Jr. scored 31 points in Marquette's 76-73 loss to the Villanova Wildcats.

The Red Storm have gone 7-2 at home. St. John's is second in the Big East with 11.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Zuby Ejiofor averaging 3.6.

The Golden Eagles are 1-5 in Big East play. Marquette has a 2-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

St. John's is shooting 46.3% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 44.7% Marquette allows to opponents. Marquette has shot at a 40.4% rate from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points less than the 42.0% shooting opponents of St. John's have averaged.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

Chase Ross averages 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Eagles, scoring 15.5 points while shooting 26.0% from beyond the arc. James is shooting 46.8% and averaging 16.0 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Storm: 7-3, averaging 79.8 points, 33.2 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 8.4 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.3 points per game.

Golden Eagles: 2-8, averaging 68.5 points, 31.0 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 8.1 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 38.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.7 points.

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