Georgia (4-3) vs. St. John’s (6-1)

When, where: 7 p.m. today, New York

Radio, TV: 750, ESPN2

Top players: St. John's --D.J. Kennedy (17.7 ppg, 3.9 apg); Georgia -- Trey Thompkins (13.6 ppg, 7.3 rpg).

What to watch:

  • The Red Storm is off to its best start since the 1994-95 season.

  • St. John's is coming off its first loss of the season, 80-71 at Duke on Saturday.
  • Justin Burrell, a 6-foot-8 post player for St. John's, sustained a high ankle sprain against the Blue Devils and will miss at least three weeks.
  • Trey Thompkins, Georgia's top scorer, failed to score a field goal in the loss Sunday at Virginia Tech.
  • The game is part of the SEC-Big East Challenge. Georgia hasn't played St. John's since the 1983 NCAA East Regional.

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