For the second straight game, St. John's needed late free throws by Malik Boothe and a last-second stand to survive sieve-like second-half defense. This time it was Brown, out of the Ivy League, with the Red Storm blowing a double-digit lead before hanging on 79-76.
Yes, they won, but they're living dangerously. And with the JV portion of the schedule gone -- Tuesday's scare came courtesy of St. Bonaventure -- and the bigger-boys on deck -- two-time MAAC champ Siena on Friday, at Duke and vs. Georgia looming -- the Red Storm (3-0) are courting far more trouble with these defensive lapses than they can afford.
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