St. John’s by the numbers: undisruptive defense, short bench

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY SportsOutscored by 10 points in the second half, the St. John’s Red Storm dropped a road game, 76-71, at Villanova to fall to 2-2 in the Big East.

No big shame in losing to a tough Wildcats team that improves to 3-0 in the Big East, even if their best win is over Oklahoma State and their second best win, per KenPom, is over St. John’s.

This game was different than most of the others for the Red Storm. It clocked in at 67 possessions, tied for the slowest-paced game St. John’s has played this season with the Cal game.

Perhaps for St. John’s, slow is the antidote to what they do well? After all, slower paced games not only have more time for defense, but also come with…