This was the night when, tossed by the waves, 2-0 down to Manchester City and staring at the threat of elimination from the Champions League, a young, new-look PSG team stood firm, dug deep, won big and quite possibly came of age.

Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 16 points in overtime for No. 20 St. John's, which overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Xavier 79-71 on Wednesday night in New York.

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City met in the UEFA Champions League at Parc des Princes on Wednesday in perhaps the most critical league phase game so far this season. The Ligue 1 titleholders and their English Premier League counterparts are both facing potential elimination from the tournament after poor runs of form this European season.

Follow live as struggling Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City meet in a Champions League showdown in France

In one of the most hotly anticipated first round games of this UEFA Champions League season, Wednesday's tangle between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain did not disappoint.