Dec. 14, 2011

Bronx, N.Y. - The Fordham University men's basketball team will head into Manhattan on Saturday to face the St. John's University Red Storm at Madison Square Garden as part of the MSG Holiday Festival at 2:30 p.m. The game will be preceded by a game between Rutgers and Stony Brook at noon.

Tickets for both the game and a special pregame reception at Stout NYC for Fordham fans are available online at www.alumni.fordham.edu. You can also order game tickets only online through the MSG Box Office. (Please note that since this is a St. John's home game this game is NOT included in the Fordham season ticket packages - Fordham season ticket holders must purchase a ticket to the game).

This will be 83rd meeting between Fordham and St. John's on the hardwood. The Rams won last year's matchup, 84-81, in front of a sold out Rose Hill Gym in the Bronx.

The game will be Fordham's 115th appearance at the World's Most Famous Arena, the first since 2010.

Fordham has enjoyed some memorable games at Madison Square Garden, one of the most unforgettable being in the 1970-71 season when Fordham took on Marquette University. Marquette entered the game ranked second in the country while the Rams were eleventh. Marquette defeated Fordham 85-80 but the 1970-71 Rams went on to the NCAA tournament and finished with a 26-3 record under head coach Digger Phelps who was assisted by current Fordham Executive Director of Athletics Frank McLaughlin.

If you can't make it to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, the game will be broadcast live on the MSG+ Network. Click here to see if the channel is available through your cable provider.