Key Highlights
- John’s outlasted pesky Xavier 87-82 at Madison Square Garden for its 10th consecutive victory.
- With his 904th career win on the court, Pitino passed Roy Williams for third place in Division I history behind Mike Krzyzewski (1,202) and Jim Boeheim (1,116). It was Pitino’s second comeback victory in 17 days over his son, Richard, the first-year coach of the Musketeers.
- In the previous meeting, the elder Pitino earned his 900th win when the Johnnies rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half for an 88-83 victory at Xavier.“I hope we don’t play them in the Big East Tournament,” Rick Pitino said.
- "I think my son’s brilliant.
- I’m proud of him.