NIT: Alabama ousts defending champion Stanford 

St. John's at Virginia
11 a.m., John Paul Jones Arena

Records: UVa 22-11, St. John's 17-15

Television: ESPN

Last meeting: The Red Storm defeated the Cavaliers 73-63 in a 2003 NIT game in Jamaica, N.Y.

St. John's probable starters: F JaKarr Sampson (14.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg), G Phil Greene IV (9.8 ppg, 2.6 apg), G SirDominic Pointer(7.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg), G Jamal Branch (6.4 ppg, 2.8 apg), C Chris Obekpa (3.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg).

Virginia probable starters: F Joe Harris (16.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg), F Akil Mitchell (13.3 ppg, 9.0 rpg), F Justin Anderson (6.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg), G Paul Jesperson (4.9 ppg), G Jontel Evans (4.4 ppg, 4.9 apg).

Notes: St. John's won at St. Joseph's 63-61 in a first round National Invitation Tournament game the same night as Virginia was holding off Norfolk State 67-56. ... St. John's had lost five straight games and eight of 10 before that. ... Obekpa, one of four freshmen among the Red Storm's top eight players, leads Division I in blocked shots with 131. ... Sampson is a seven-time Big East Rookle of the Week who has averaged 16.6 points over the last 14 games. ... Red Storm coach Steve Lavin has coached the entire season after Oct. 6, 2011 cancer surgery caused him to miss all but four games of the 2011-2012 season. ... St. John's has won more NIT games, 41, than any other school. Virginia, a two-time NIT champion, has won 14.