The St. John’s Red Storm didn’t need extra motivation for Saturday’s game with the Seton Hall Pirates.
After an exciting--yet controversial (depending on who you ask)--ending in their last meeting, a Dec. 29 game which served as both teams’ Big East opener, it looked like the Red Storm couldn’t wait for its shot at revenge.
The previous meeting was a close contest in which the Red Storm squandered a 10-point lead in the closing minutes of the game. St. John’s desperately tried to cling onto the lead, before a highly-criticized call by officials set up the game-winning possession and buzzer-beater by Shavar Reynolds.