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Julian Champagnie scored 22 points as visiting St. John's withstood two second-half comeback attempts by Marquette and posted a 75-73 victory on Sunday in Milwaukee.

St. John's (11-7, 5-6 Big East) led most of the way despite squandering a 15-point lead at halftime and nearly blowing an eight-point advantage in the final 5:41 remaining. The Red Storm won their fourth straight game and fifth in six contests while sweating out the final minutes.

Champagnie's final points were two free throws with 5:41 to go that gave St. John's a 67-59 lead. The Red Storm allowed the Golden Eagles (8-9, 4-7) to chip away and the lead was down to 67-66 on a 3-pointer by Koby McEwen with 3:37 remaining.

St. John's took a 71-68 lead with 1:26 left on a layup by Posh Alexander after he stole the ball from D.J. Carton. The Red Storm then held a 73-70 edge on a layup by Dylan Addae-Wusu with 42 seconds remaining and claimed a 75-71 lead on two free throws by Rasheem Dunn with 21 seconds to go.

Dawson Garcia's putback made it a 75-73 game with 12 seconds left and Marquette had another chance when Champagnie was called for traveling one second later. McEwen missed a layup with three seconds left and St. John's clinched the win when Dunn intercepted Carton's inbounds pass right before the buzzer.

Alexander added 15 points to go along with a career-high six steals for the Red Storm, who shot 44.4 percent and won a third straight Big East road game for the first time since January 2013.

Garcia tied a career high with 20 points but Marquette dropped its third straight game since its 73-71 win at St. John's on Jan. 16. Theo John added 16 points and Carton contributed 14 for the Golden Eagles, who shot 42.1 percent.

The Red Storm held a 46-31 by halftime after a 3-pointer by Champagnie and a 3-point play by Alexander in the final 46 seconds.

Marquette stormed back in the opening minutes after halftime, using a 20-5 run to forge a 51-51 deadlock on a 3-pointer by Jamal Cain with 14:46 left. St. John's ripped off a 12-2 run and took a 63-53 lead on Champagnie's layup with 10 minutes left.

--Field Level Media