Yesterday afternoon, a few hardy St. John’s fans made their way to Piscataway, NJ, to see the Red Storm casually handle Rutgers for about 30 minutes, and then, in the words of head coach Chris Mullin, get ”a little lackadaisical” - enough that the Scarlet Knights gave the home fans a last-second win that sent them off cheering.
A loss can be demoralizing. For St. John’s, it should be instructive. A lot worked the way it was supposed to - defense turning into offense, 17 fastbreak points, 23 points off of turnovers, an excellent game from Shamorie Ponds on offense.