NEW YORK -- Paris Horne scored 23 points and St. John's beat Georgetown 64-59 on Tuesday, killing any hope the Hoyas had of going to the NCAA Tournament.
The win was the Red Storm's first win in the Big East tournament since 2003.
Sean Evans had 12 points and 13 rebounds for St. John's (16-16), which made just one appearance in the tournament at Madison Square Garden over the past five years. The 13th-seeded Red Storm advanced to the second round, where they will face fifth-seeded and 21st-ranked Marquette.
Chris Wright had 14 points and Greg Monroe added 13 for the 12th-seeded Hoyas (16-14), who were ranked as high as No. 9 this season but have lost 11 of their last 15 games.
Georgetown used a 12-0 run to take a 49-46 lead with 6:04 to play.
Horne's three-point play with 3:42 left gave the Red Storm the lead for good at 53-52, and they went 6-of-7 from the free throw line the rest of the way, finishing 24-of-29 from there for the game.
