<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/mbb-recap-at-st-johns-25.html" dsn="news"><pubdate>03/02/2025</pubdate><author>Patrick Corsello</author><hero-image><img src="/images/mbb-at-st-johns-msg.jpg" alt="With the win, St. John's clinches the outright BIG EAST regular season title for the first time since 1984-85."/></hero-image><hero-image-credit>Wendell Cruz / Imagn Images</hero-image-credit><category>sports</category><title>Pirates Fall as St. John's Clinches BIG EAST Title</title><description>The Seton Hall Pirates (7-22, 2-16) put up a valiant effort, but couldn’t outlast the St. John’s Red Storm (26-4, 17-2) at Madison Square Garden, as they fell 71-61. With this win, St. John’s clinched the BIG EAST regular season title for the first time since 1985, finishing undefeated at home.</description></item>