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The habit of falling behind caught up to the Xavier Musketeers in a 78-70 loss to the St. John's Redmen at the Cintas Center, a rare home loss.
"We got just enough stops to get the win," said St. John's coach Steve Lavin.
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Xavier tied the game at 42 with 17 minutes remaining in the second half but St. John's quickly went back on top by six at the 15:53. mark. The Red Storm surged ahead by nine at the midpoint of the second half but Xavier got within one point, 66-65 with five minutes to go.
St. John's (17-8, 6-6 Big East) outscored their hosts 12-5 over the last five minutes.
"When we got close we didn't make the stops," Matt Stainbrook said. "We didn't communicate in transition. Seventy-eight points is too much."
"We played great in spurts but we broke down on the defensive end," Trevon Bluiett said.
Stainbrook led Xavier with 17 points and nine rebounds.
"Stainbrook is one of my favorite players, if not my favorite player in the Big East. He's tough. He's unselfish and creates mismatches for most teams. We tried to limit his touches," Lavin said.
"We did a decent job of getting it into the post," Stainbrook said.
Xavier commited 13 turnovers that led to 12 St. John's points but also scored 11 points off 10 St. John's turnovers. Both teams had a dozen fast break points.
"St. John's imposed their will both at the end of the first half and the end of the game," said Xavier coach Chris Mack. "They were more athletic and got to every loose ball. Every day is a sense of urgency now. Our backs are against the wall."
Sir'Dominic Pointer led St. John's with 14 points. D'Angelo Harrison, who left the game in the first half with a minor injury, scored 18. Phil Greene IV scored 15 and Branch added 11.
Trevon Bluiett scored 16 for XU. Jalen Reynolds had 12 points.
Xavier is looking forward to meeting the Cincinnati Bearcats on Wednesday UC.
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