SYRACUSE (AP) -- Fifth-year seniors Andy Rautins and Arinze Onuaku made their final home game at Syracuse one to remember, combining for 35 points and the Orange beat St. John's 85-66 on Tuesday night in their first game in two decades as the No. 1 team in the nation.
Syracuse (28-2, 15-2 Big East) beat No. 9 Villanova 95-77 on Saturday night before an NCAA record on-campus crowd of 34,616 to move from No. 4 to the top spot on Monday. It was the first time the Orange were there since a six-week stint in 1989-90.
They close the regular season on Saturday at Louisville looking to finish 9-0 on the road. Their only losses this season were at home to the Cardinals and Pittsburgh.
Onuaku finished with a season-high 21 points and had eight rebounds. Rautins had 14 points and seven assists.
D.J. Kennedy led St. John's (15-14, 5-12) with 19 points.
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