The Red Storm needed this one badly. They did not want to wait it out on Selection Sunday on a four-game losing streak so St. John’s did something about it. In fact, everyone wearing a Red Storm uniform that got in the game did something about it.
St. John’s had four players in double figures led by Shamorie Ponds and Justin Simon who had 18 points apiece and paced the offense in the Red Storm’s 82-74 victory over the DePaul Blue Demons.
When asked about Ponds asserting himself in the second half, St.