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St. John's vs. Xavier basketball game time changed ahead of winter storm
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As winter storm warnings continue to reshuffle college basketball schedules, one particularly high-profile matchup is going to tip off an hour earlier than expected.
Rick Pitino's St. John's Red Storm and Richard Pitino's Xavier Musketeers will now play at 1:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 24 from the Cintas Center in Cincinnati as the father and son face off for the fifth time in their respective coaching careers.
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The patriarch Rick enters the matchup with a 3-1 record against his son.
The Big East released a statement on the schedule change on Jan. 23, which read, in part:
"Due to the impending winter weather warning throughout the BIG EAST footprint, tipoff for Saturday's game featuring St. John's at Xavier has been moved forward one hour to 1:30 p.m. ET.
St. John's vs Xavier will air on TNT and can be streamed on Sling TV .
St. John's is entering the game 14-5 (7-1 Big East) while Xavier comes in 11-8 (3-5). St. John's has won five consecutive games after dropping a game to Providence, whereas the Musketeers are looking to build on a two-game winning streak after dropping the previous three.
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Cincinnati weather forecast
Cincinnati is projected to have a high of 14 degrees and a low of 11 degrees on Jan. 24, with snow expected to start around 3 p.m., per Weather.com . The winter storm warning is in effect from 10 a.m. Saturday to noon Monday.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Winter storm changes St. John's vs Xavier basketball game time
