Life was easier for Mark Pope as a coach with Jaland Lowe on the floor in the second half vs. St. John’s — not so easy when his standout point guard got sent to the locker room just seven seconds into his first run after reaggravating his injured right shoulder.
Whatever it takes to get as much out of the guy who scored a team-high 13 points on 5-7 shooting with three assists, three rebounds and zero turnovers in 15 minutes after intermission, finishing as a plus-20 overall.
It’s a different team with No.