In tonight’s matchup, the last of the Big Ten/ Big East challenge known as the Gavitt Games, the St. John’s Red Storm travel an hour or so away (rain/ snow notwithstanding) to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, hoping that a recent injury can be offset by the touted perimeter talent.
Rutgers is recovering from being in the proverbial doldrums, just like St. John’s — new coaching, new players, new shooting — and wants to pull a win that sends a little ripple through the hoops nation.
Local hoops makes for an extra spicy matchup, in a classic (aging?