St. John's tops Xavier as Rick Pitino earns 900th career win against his son, Richard

Key Highlights

• The second half saw St.
• John's climb back as it outscored Xavier 51-34 to improve to 15-5 on the season. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJunior guard Dylan Darling, who scored all 11 of his points in the second half, hit a key 3-pointer with 53.2 seconds to play. The milestone victory was extra special for Pitino as it came against his son Richard, who took over the Musketeers' job in March."I don't like beating him, obviously, but it's beating Xavier," Pitino told TNT's Andy Katz afterward.
• "Richard did a phenomenal job.
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• From where they were, losing to Santa Clara to now is one of the best coaching jobs I've seen in basketball.