QUEENS -- St. John’s has Red Storm fans dreaming, and rightly so.
In a game Chris Mullin’s team needed to have to avoid an 0-2 start in BIG EAST play, his experienced team rose to the occasion, putting together its most complete performance of the season in an 89-69 handling of No. 16 Marquette on New Year’s night. A raucous sellout crowd of 5,602 at Carnesecca Arena rarely sat down, as all five Johnnies starters scored in double figures in a game that was never in doubt for virtually all of the second half.
“The building was a big factor,” said Mullin.