In a thrilling exhibition battle, the Scarlet Knights defeated St. John’s after rallying from a 13 point deficit late in the second half. Issa Thiam tipped in a Corey Sanders miss and the Scarlet Knights wished this one counted toward the actual record.
Steve Pikiell is such a good coach: Pikiell outcoached Chris Mullin five ways ‘til Sunday. Every time a St. John’s guard drove to the rim, he was met by at least two defenders forcing the Red Storm players to kick it out. He pressed when he had to which disrupted the Red Storm offense.