Before Saturday, the Johnnies had made five trips to the tournament finals, and all of them were memorable days and nights at Madison Square Garden.

The No. 1 seed coming into the tournament played like it all week at Madison Square Garden, as coach Rick Pitino and his St. John's Red Storm secured their first Big East title since 2000, and will head into Selection Sunday on a nine-game winning streak.

St. John's improved to 12-0 at Madison Square Garden and will head into the NCAA Tournament likely as a No. 2 seed.