St. John's is not getting off to the best of starts under Rick Pitino.
The men's basketball team lost to Division II Pace on Sunday, 63-59, in an exhibition that saw the Red Storm shoot an abysmal 26 percent from the field (6-of-34).
St. John's paid Pace $5,000 to participate in the exhibition matchup, with head coach Matt Healing telling ESPN's Myron Medcalf that, "For us Division II programs, every little bit helps."
He added that Pitino was "gracious and complimentary" in defeat.
"[Pitino] was just very complimentary," he noted. "He said, 'Great game.