It was a familiar stage with some less familiar faces, and a result that is starting to become more familiar.
St. John’s and Syracuse met for the 90th time in their history, and the Johnnies defeated their old Big East rival for the second straight year, 84-72.
As usual, the crowd at Madison Square Garden was divided between the colors red and orange. The Johnnies won MSG and the game over the ‘Cuse minus Jim Boeheim.
St. John’s (7-3) snapped the Orange’s (7-3) 55-game home conference winning streak last season, but only three players remain from that Red Storm squad.