St. John’s Dominates Iona 104-65, Improving To 2-0

Game day at the Garden has become a new tradition for the St. John’s fanbase. Arriving at Penn Station in a sea of red, storming to the Mecca of college basketball for the Red Storm.

The Sunday matinee against Iona served as the St. John’s season opener at Madison Square Garden and a homecoming contest for both teams. Former Red Storm co-captain Sadiku Ibine Ayo would be playing against his former program, while Rick Pitino would face the Gaels, the team he previously coached before arriving at St. John’s.

The opener at MSG would result in a 104-65 victory over Iona, extending their record to 2-0. Instantly, the Johnnies would be tasked with finding production from the rest of their depth as…