By SAM LANCE After St. John’s topped UConn on the road Friday night, 68-62, the Red Storm are one of the hottest teams in the country. Rick Pitino’s bunch has won 10-straight games and sit alone atop the Big East standings at 12-1. And now, St. John’s is projected to be a No. 4 seed in March Madness. Joe Lunardi’s latest bracket has St. John’s as the last No. 4 seed, … [Read more...] about Red hot St. John’s now a projected No. 4 seed
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Game thread: St. John’s at UConn men’s basketball
Brad Penner-Imagn Images Johnnies vs. Huskies. Pitino vs. Hurley. Number 12 versus Number 19. Friday night on national TV. Tonight’s matchup between No. 12 St. John’s and No. 19 UConn will be a doozy. Two original Big East rivals squaring off on national TV, each led by fiery National Championship-winning head coaches, in a game with significant Big East regular season … [Read more...] about Game thread: St. John’s at UConn men’s basketball
St. John’s men’s basketball storms back against UConn in another come-from-behind victory
David Butler II-Imagn Images The Johnnies weathered UConn’s early onslaught, battled back, then broke down the Huskies with high-pressing defense and clutch baskets by R.J. Luis If there is one overarching theme of this 2024-25 St. John’s men’s basketball season, it is that it will take a lot to kill this team. Before Christmas, a horrifically slow first half didn’t … [Read more...] about St. John’s men’s basketball storms back against UConn in another come-from-behind victory
Three takeaways and perspective from St. John’s men’s basketball’s 70-64 win over Marquette
Chris Hagan St. John’s extinguished doubt of whether they could win in a big game with another incredible defensive performance An hour before the long anticipation of the matchup between top-15 teams St. John’s and Marquette, Johnnies fans expressed reserved optimism at Stout’s 1870 Club get-together before the game. Would the vaunted Red Storm defense hold up against … [Read more...] about Three takeaways and perspective from St. John’s men’s basketball’s 70-64 win over Marquette
St. John’s men’s basketball guts out signature win over No. 11 Marquette
Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Luis and Richmond led the Johnnies to victory in a forty-minute battle of attrition If there were any lingering doubts that this is a new era of St. John’s basketball, it was put to rest on Tuesday night. The Johnnies scrapped and clawed for forty minutes in a back-and-forth game and finished on top to secure a signature 70-64 win over No. 11 … [Read more...] about St. John’s men’s basketball guts out signature win over No. 11 Marquette