10/21/2026 12:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Admission to the contest is also included in St. John’s season ticket packages
QUEENS, N.Y.  – Tickets to the Hall of Fame Series New York featuring No. 13 St. John's and No. 5 Arizona at Madison Square are on sale now.
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The matchup between preseason top-15 teams will tip off at 12 p.m. on Dec. 5 inside Madison Square Garden.
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St. John's season ticket and Madison Square Garden plan holders have this game, which is hosted by the Hall of Fame, included in their season ticket packages.
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Dec. 5 will mark the third meeting all-time between the Red Storm and Wildcats and the first since 2019. In that most recent game, the Johnnies prevailed against Arizona, 70-67, at Chase Center in San Francisco. The first matchup between St. John's and Arizona came in semifinals of the 2011 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden, an 81-72 win for the Wildcats.
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Arizona, which is coming off an appearance in last season's Final Four, is led by Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year Motiejus Krivas, a 7-foot-2 center was named to the all-conference first team a season ago after averaging 10.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for the 36-3 Wildcats.
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The Wildcats finished atop the Big 12 Preseason Poll after receiving 12 out of 16 first-place votes. In addition to Krivas, Ivan Kharchenkov, a 6-foot-7 sophomore from Germany, was also named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team.
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St. John's will play a final home exhibition game at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, welcoming No. 7 Texas to The World's Most Famous Arena for a 12 p.m. tip.
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Fans can still purchase a Madison Square Garden plan, which includes admission to Sunday's exhibition finale and all 13 regular season games at The Mecca, including Arizona.
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The matchup between preseason top-15 teams will tip off at 12 p.m. on Dec. 5 inside Madison Square Garden.
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St. John's season ticket and Madison Square Garden plan holders have this game, which is hosted by the Hall of Fame, included in their season ticket packages.
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Dec. 5 will mark the third meeting all-time between the Red Storm and Wildcats and the first since 2019. In that most recent game, the Johnnies prevailed against Arizona, 70-67, at Chase Center in San Francisco. The first matchup between St. John's and Arizona came in semifinals of the 2011 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden, an 81-72 win for the Wildcats.
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Arizona, which is coming off an appearance in last season's Final Four, is led by Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year Motiejus Krivas, a 7-foot-2 center was named to the all-conference first team a season ago after averaging 10.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for the 36-3 Wildcats.
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The Wildcats finished atop the Big 12 Preseason Poll after receiving 12 out of 16 first-place votes. In addition to Krivas, Ivan Kharchenkov, a 6-foot-7 sophomore from Germany, was also named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team.
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St. John's will play a final home exhibition game at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, welcoming No. 7 Texas to The World's Most Famous Arena for a 12 p.m. tip.
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Fans can still purchase a Madison Square Garden plan, which includes admission to Sunday's exhibition finale and all 13 regular season games at The Mecca, including Arizona.
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