Tuesday night at Carnesecca Arena marked the first game for St. John’s after a Thanksgiving voyage to the Bahamas, where they lost three consecutive games to Michigan State, VCU, and Old Dominion. In a welcome-back game against Delaware State, the Johnnies were supposed to put the Hornets away with the ease that a 20 point favorite and a 97% chance of winning showed. One that would snap their four-game losing streak
In a matchup against a 1-5 team ranked 341 out of Kenpom.com’s 351 listed college basketball teams, the Red Storm failed to get back to their winning ways, losing to Delaware State (2-5) 79-72 in front of a large, antsy home crowd.