After starting the season with an impressive win against Stony Brook, expectations were high for St. John’s going into a massive matchup at Madison Square Garden against the University of Michigan in the Gavitt Games. The Red Storm fell way short of those expectations, being exposed in an 89-73 blowout against the Wolverines. While the final score is not a true reflection of how lopsided this matchup was, the first half was quite close.
With just under three minutes to play in the first half, senior center Joel Soriano threw down a vicious dunk to cut Michigan’s lead to four.