St. John’s holds Fordham for the win, 83-69

Tonight felt like a palate cleanser for St. John’s as they hit the court of Carnesecca Arena to play host to their interborough rivals the Fordham Rams. It was an excellent rebound game coming into tonight off a rather disappointing Friday night game against Kansas, as the Johnnies rebounded tonight to win by a score of 83-69 over the Rams.

It felt in some ways like a pretty straightforward win for the Red Storm. Nothing too out of the ordinary nor anything that posed a red flag in how they played tonight. If anything it was certainly impressive how long Fordham hung in and played well against the Johnnies for stretches. For a team predicted to finish 14th in the Atlantic 10 they certainly…