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Rick Pitino gave a fiery motivational speech to get his team going against Providence

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St. John’s struggled in the first half against Providence earlier this season.

The Red Storm went into the halftime locker room trailing 42-29. Rick Pitino entered the room and gave a fiery motivational speech that propelled his players to come back and get a hard fought 72-70 win.

Check it out:

Clip from Vice Sports of Rick Pitino at halftime of the St. John's game at Providence. #sjubb was down big, and rallied to win. pic.twitter.com/5gAbXa0BVS

— Zach Braziller (@NYPost_Brazille) February 17, 2025

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