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Dillon Mitchell had 14 points and 13 rebounds as No. 25 St. John’s blew out Butler 92-70 at Madison Square Garden for its seventh consecutive victory.
“Unfortunately the FOX agreement prevented [St. John’s] from playing in the CBS Classic,” said a source close to St. John’s leadership. FOX holds major Big East broadcast rights as the lead network partner under a six-year deal that began this season, extending through 2030-31.
However, FOX Sports exercised what is known as a “footprint clause” in its media rights deal with the Big East, preventing St. John’s from appearing in the CBS-owned event. The clause designates games involving Big East schools within certain geographic or contractual parameters as FOX properties.
The Bulldogs had various issues throughout the game, though cut the lead to five late in the first half before the game got out of hand. Here's what we learned:
"I do feel like some people do have a clutch gene in them, yes . . . I think I do have a little bit of clutch in myself," Hopkins said.
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No. 25 St. John's stretches win streak to 7 with thumping of Butler
Ian Jackson scored 18 points as No. 25 St. John's extended its winning streak to seven games with a wire-to-wire 92-70 rout of visiting Butler on Wednesday night in New York.
Fueled by Dillon Mitchell's double-double and Ian Jackson's 18 points, No. 25 St. John's breezed past Butler on Wednesday night to roll to their seventh straight win.
The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday. Tip-off from Cleveland, Ohio, is set for 7 p.m. ET.