Xavier vs. St. John's: Jon Rothstein Breaks Down the Matchup

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00:00Inside the world's most famous arena, that would be Madison Square Garden. St.

00:04John's a top 20 team in the country and a seven and a half point favorite

00:08against Xavier. John, as you start to break down this matchup tonight inside

00:12the garden, what is a key positional battle to keep an eye on? Well, you have

00:18to start obviously with the news. Rick Pitino told me about three hours ago

00:21that St. John's guard Davon Smith is out for tonight's game due to a lingering

00:25shoulder injury. This is something that's gonna have a major impact on the

00:29Red Storms depth. And look, you're changed the course of its season on

00:33Saturday by beating Marquette in Milwaukee. And if you're looking at the

00:38Musketeers right now and you're looking at their long term prognosis, I know

00:43that we are still weeks away from selection Sunday. It is seven weeks from

00:48this Sunday. But the facts of the facts, if Xavier goes to Madison Square

00:52Garden and beat St. John's on the road tonight, the Musketeers are firmly in

00:59the bubble picture and may even be when you break out the fine tooth comb like

01:03a CPA on April 14th on the right side of the bracket.