Rick Pitino has rarely considered number of victories when it comes to milestones. For him, it has always been about championships.

The Hall of Fame coach though did admit becoming the fourth Division I men’s basketball coach to reach 900 victories was one to savor.

St. John’s rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to defeat Xavier 88-83 on Saturday. The milestone victory came at the expense of his son, Richard, who is in his first season coaching the Musketeers.

“My son it doesn’t matter,” said Pitino about the win coming against his son. “The great thing is I could spend time with him and the grand kids.”

The 73-year-old Pitino is 900-316 overall in 38 seasons as a head coach in college. It began with six games as an interim at Hawaii in 1976.

Pitino also coached at Boston University, Providence, Kentucky, Louisville and Iona. He also has 10 years in the pros, including with the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, along with Greek team Panathinaikos.

One of his former assistants was Richard, who was on his dad’s staff for three seasons at Louisville.

“I’m happy for him that he won 900. I think he’s the best coach to ever coach college basketball. He’d have a lot more if he had stayed at Kentucky,” Richard Pitino said. “When your dad is 73, you just want him to be happy and healthy. We all are reminded way too much at how short life is.”

Wyoming edges San Jose State

Damarion Dennis scored 16 points to lead Wyoming and sealed the victory with a layup with 14 seconds remaining as the Cowboys (12-8, 3-6 MW) beat San Jose State 66-62 at home.

Sadraque NgaNga finished with 14 points and six rebounds for the Spartans (6-14, 1-8).

No. 2 Connecticut 75, Villanova 67 (OT): Solo Ball had 24 points, including a key 3-pointer in overtime, and Alex Karaban had all of his 17 after halftime as the host Huskies (19-1, 9-0 Big East) survived a scare from the Wildcats (15-5, 6-3).

No. 5 Duke 90, Wake Forest 69: Cameron Boozer scored 32 points to lead Duke’s dominating interior play that helped the Blue Devils (18-1, 7-0 ACC) beat the visiting Demon Deacons (11-9, 2-5).

No. 12 Texas Tech 90, No. 6 Houston 86: JT Toppin had 31 points and 12 rebounds for his 44th career double-double and host Red Raiders (16-4, 6-1 Big 12) ended an 11-game winning streak by the Cougars (17-2, 5-1). True freshman Kingston Flemings had a season-high 42 points for Houston.

No. 11 Illinois 88, No. 4 Purdue 82: Keaton Wagler scored a career-high 46 points, making nine 3-pointers, as No. 11 Illinois beat No. 4 Purdue. Wagler, a freshman guard, shot 13 for 17 overall, 9 of 11 from 3-point range and 11 of 13 on free throws.

Women

San Diego State 94, San Jose State 66: The Spartans’ Allie Cummins scored a team-high 19 points in a lopsided loss to San Diego State in San Diego.

Cummins was 7-for-7 from the field, including 5-for-5 from 3-point range as the Spartans shot a season-best 42 percent on 3-pointers (15-of-36).