St. John’s showed heart and fight, but Penn State proved too much for the Red Storm, coming away with a 92-76 victory on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
The game was close for most of the first half, with the two teams trading buckets and St. John’s leading 24-17 with 8:36 left in the half. Then the run came. Penn State hung 35 points on St. John’s in that remaining 8:36 of the first half compared to St. John’s five (all free throws), completely flipping the game (as most 35-5 runs do) and leaving the Johnnies with a 52-29 deficit going into the locker rooms at half.