St. John's has been desperate for a feel good win for over a month now and they finally got it Wednesday night in Philadelphia. After a long and hard fought game which saw the Red Storm come back from a double digit deficit, Sir'Dominic Pointer took an inbounds pass the length of the floor and deposited a jumper over a St. Joe's defender to knock off the Hawks and advance to the second round of the NIT. The win was the first for the team since a victory over South Florida in front of a sold out crowd at Carnesecca Arena on February 20th. The Red Storm will now travel further south to take on the #1 seeded Virginia Cavaliers. The history between St. John's and Virginia is not a vast one and is mostly one sided, St. John's is 7-0 … [Read more...]

The regular season is over for the St. John's Red Storm as a heartbreaking buzzer beater loss against Marquette at the Garden closed the doors on an up an down ride. The Red Storm end the seasons with 16 wins and are two games above the .500 mark. The Johnnies are going to look to make a run in the conference tournament and win four games in four days to get an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Johnnies first game in the tournament will be against pesky Villanova and their giant killing team. The Wildcats have won three games against top five ranked teams this season, all at home though. The Wildcats knocked off Syracuse, Louisville and Georgetown and are almost a lock to be invited to the tournament with an at large … [Read more...]

There have been better and worse days at St. John's this year but the Red Storm are struggling at one of the most important times of the season, the end. The Red Storm has two games left this season including tonights contest with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Johnnies are hoping to find the luck of the Irish again tonight as they have won three straight against this Notre Dame team who will be celebrating their Senior Night. On January 15th, the Johnnies defeated the Irish 67-63 behind 17 points from freshman JaKarr Sampson. Game Information Date: Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 Location: Purcell Pavilion- South Bend, IN Time: 7:00 PM EST TV: ESPN2 Radio: WBBR 1130 AM (John Minko, Brandon Tierney) Notre Dame Fighting … [Read more...]

St. John's got the win they needed against South Florida on Wednesday and look to help their resume with a big home win against the #20 ranked Pittsburgh Panthers at Madison Square Garden. The Red Storm are still squarely on the bubble according to ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi. A win against the Panthers can boost the chances with only three games remaining after  this home contest. The Panthers are coming off two loses to Notre Dame and Marquette after rolling off three straight against Syracuse, Seton Hall and Cincinnati. Their loss against Notre Dame on Monday was a struggle like the team hasn't seen this year as they scored only 42 points and lead at halftime. Pittsburgh is averaging 69.9 points a game this year. Last year the … [Read more...]