Rumble in the Garden · Dec 18, 2021
Game thread: St. John’s vs Pittsburgh (Julian Champagnie out)
Julian Champagnie grabs a reboundSt. John’s faces Pittsburgh in a game that was intended to be a doubleheader; but Seton Hall’s COVID issues have sidelined the second matchup.
St. John’s vs Pittsburgh was intended to be a matchup of the twins, Justin Champagnie of Pitt against St. John’s Julian Champagnie. But Justin has moved on to the NBA with the Raptors, and Julian is sidelined today with a positive COVID-19 test.
Yes, you read that right.
St. John’s will go into the game missing their leading scorer, who accounts for 20 points per game and is the focus of the offense.