In the early stages of tonight’s game, Madison Square Garden was buzzing like it rarely has for a St. John’s game this century. A year ago, this would have been a glorified neutral-site game. This year, there was a deep sea of St. John’s red making plenty of noise for every play. On the court, though, the Red Storm fizzled out and failed to reciprocate the electricity in the building by falling to Michigan, 89-73, in a result that showed that the lights were too bright for them.
“We couldn’t match the Garden, we couldn’t match the fans, and, most importantly, we couldn’t match Michigan,” said Rick Pitino in his post-game press conference.