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It is St. Johns vs Arizona State, but really it's Chris Mullin vs Bobby Hurley. Two great NCAA tourney legends from back in the day.

This is how Arizona State's uniform will look like with the NCAA blue patch.

St. John's Red Storm has arrived at the arena.

In less than an hour, St. John's and Arizona State will kick off the NCAA Tournament in Dayton, Ohio.

In a moment we will share St John’s vs Arizona State live starting rosters, in addition to the latest information that surges from the UD Arena. Do not miss a detail of the match with the with VAVEL.

ASU’s Head Coach Bobby Hurley

“It’s a single-elimination setting, so my message is, ‘everything you do today in practice, you’re going to do it as good as you can do it, like it’s your last opportunity.’ I told the guys, ‘You don’t want this to be your last practice here in Tempe of the season.”

St. John’s Shamorie Ponds

“We’ve got to let our defense be our best offense. This is the biggest stage. It’s either win or go home.”

Last meeting

The last meeting between both goes back to December 2017 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic. The Sun Devils defeated St. John’s 82-70 in a game lead by Romello White’s performance with 22 points and nine rebounds.

ASU’s regular season finished 22-10 overall (12-6 in Pac-12). In the Pac-12 Tournament, the Sun Devils fell to Oregon in the semifinals.

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The Johnnies had a 21-12 season (8-10 in the Big East). Mullin’s team lost to Marquette in the second round of its conference tournament and holds four losses in the last five games.

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St. John’s Red Storm (21-12) will be facing Arizona State Sun Devils (22-10) in the NCAA First Four, for a chance to meet Buffalo on Friday afternoon.

The St. John’s vs Arizona State game will be played at the UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Tipoff is scheduled at 21:10 ET.

Welcome to VAVEL USA’s coverage of the 2019 NCAA First Four: St. John’s vs Arizona State! My name is Noel Alberto and I’ll be your host for this game.

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