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St. John's Red Storm and Northern Iowa Panthers play in the opening round of NCAA Tournament

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

Northern Iowa Panthers (23-12, 15-9 MVC) vs. St. John's Red Storm (28-6, 21-2 Big East) San Diego; Friday, 7:10 p.

m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Storm -9. 5; over/under is 131.

5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 10 St. John's plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Northern Iowa.

The Red Storm have gone 21-2 against Big East teams, with a 7-4 record in non-conference play. St. John's is second in the Big East in rebounding with 34.

7 rebounds. Zuby Ejiofor paces the Red Storm with 7. 1 boards.