The film will not be on display anytime soon at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, but the St. John’s basketball team won’t complain too much since it resulted in a much-needed victory.
The No. 23 Red Storm held off Ole Miss 63-58 inside Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak against SEC programs that dated back to 2012.
It started and finished ugly for the Johnnies (5-3), who connected on just 34.0-percent of its shots from the field and 18.2-percent from 3-point range – the lowest mark in both categories of the season.