Fansided · Dec 24, 2025
St. John's basketball overcomes predictable slow start to throttle Harvard
The Red Storm rode into its vacation on a high note after a sloppy beginning against the Crimson
Dec 23, 2025; Queens, New York, USA; St. John's basketball guard Ian Jackson (11) drives past Harvard Crimson guard Ben Eisendrath (5) in the second half at Carnesecca Arena. | Wendell Cruz-Imagn ImagesThe trap door wasn’t hard to see. In fact, it was as big as traps get.
Two days removed from a very disappointing loss against Kentucky and two hours away from a three-day Christmas break, St. John’s was up against it against Harvard.
The Johnnies were looking right through the Crimson to its vacation and Harvard jumped the sleepy Red Storm to a 14-for-21 shooting start, leading 31-26.