The St. John’s and Syracuse rivalry dates back more than a century.
The historic basketball foes first faced each other on Feb. 8, 1912, with Syracuse winning the inaugural meeting, 25-19, at St. John’s, according to the Red Storm’s record books .
And that was just the start.
The rivalry flourished after St. John’s and Syracuse became two of the founding members of the original Big East in 1979, with Hall of Fame head coaches Lou Carnesecca and Jim Boeheim waging battles throughout the 1980s and early ‘90s.
It reached its peak in the 1986 Big East Tournament final at Madison Square Garden, where St. John’s erased a 13-point second-half deficit…
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