St. John's basketball (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
The St. John’s basketball team could not hold a double-digit lead against Butler.
Hinkle Magic is real, just ask anyone within the St. John’s basketball program over the last seven years.
The basketball cathedral had another magic trick in store on Tuesday night as the red-hot Johnnies, winners of six in a row were looking to inch closer to an NCAA Tournament berth against the Butler Bulldogs (7-10, 6-8).
St. John’s (13-8, 7-7) raced out to a 16-point lead with 6:53 to play in the first half but that lead was trimmed all the way down to two before the Red Storm scored the last six points going into halftime.