Right now, St. John’s is about to step onto the court at the HP Field House, a small venue near Orlando, knowing that their coach and their program needs wins. There is some level of pressure; losses in this tournament aren’t damning, but they would be deflating.
The first opponent in the Advocare Invitational is the Oregon State Beavers. They have a lot of size with forward Tres Tinkle and big man Drew Eubanks, plus the brothers Thompson in the backcourt.
Today, we see whether the Johnnies can impose chaos and frustration on the Beavers like they did to Nebraska.