Marquette men’s basketball did not look like the No. 16 team in the nation Tuesday, falling 89-69 to unranked St. John’s in Queens, New York.
“We didn’t have the toughness you need to have on the road, especially against a high level team,” head coach Steve Wojciechowski said.
In a hostile environment, Marquette was out of sorts for most of the game and had the lead for just over two minutes.
Freshman forward Joey Hauser started the scoring for Marquette with an early three, but then St. John’s junior guard Shamorie Ponds took over. He helped the Red Storm go on a quick 10-0 run.