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A Tale Of Two Halves: St. John’s Blows A 17-Point Lead Versus No. 2 Villanova

Villanova didn’t lead until late in the second half, but held on down the stretch.

Forward Joel Soriano talks to head coach Mike Anderson in the Big East Quarterfinals.

NEW YORK, NY — The St. John’s Men’s Basketball program hasn’t advanced to the Big East Tournament Semifinals in 22 years, and for the better part of their tournament run, it looked like the drought was destined to end. The Red Storm blew out DePaul in the opening round Wednesday night — the largest margin of victory in a conference tournament game since 2010. Against No.