If you watched the FS1 pregame show heading into the Michigan-St John’s game on Monday night, you would have thought the Red Storm would win by double digits. The narrative was all about head coach Rick Pitino playing his first game at Madison Square Garden since taking the St. John’s job, and the mystique surrounding New York basketball. It was a celebration of a legendary coach at a legendary venue.
Sporting their Michigan vs Everybody shirts in warmups, the Wolverines crashed that celebration, beating St. John’s, 89-73, thanks to a stellar performance from Michigan’s starting guards, excellent ball movement and a quick pace that U-M has thrived playing at so far this year.