Zuby Ejiofor scored a career-high 33 points, a St. John’s record in the Big East Tournament, and the sixth-ranked Red Storm pulled away from No. 25 Marquette 79-63 to reach the conference championship game for the first time in 25 years.

The semifinals of the Big East Tournament tip off tonight with St. John’s (28-4, 19-2) taking the court against Marquette (23-9, 14-7). These schools met this past weekend, and it was an instant classic with St. John’s winning in overtime at the buzzer, 86-84.