Head coach Steve Lavin of the St. John's Red Storm

Head coach Steve Lavin of the St. John's Red Storm Credit: Head coach Steve Lavin of the St. John's Red Storm. (Getty Images)

A matchup between defending NCAA champion Kentucky and Duke headlines ESPN's 2012 Tip-Off Marathon on Nov. 13, with 24 hours of games that has become the unofficial kickoff of college basketball's regular season.

Steve Lavin-led St. John's will also be a part of the marathon day, when the Red Storm play Detroit in their first game of the regular season. 

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