St. John’s will continue their non-conference schedule this afternoon when they host the Niagara Purple Eagles. The Johnnies are coming off a pair of close wins on Monday and Tuesday against Temple and Syracuse, respectively, at the Barclays Center that led them to an Empire Classic Championship.
Most recently, the Red Storm took down Syracuse in an OT thriller that saw themselves play yet another poor first half, trailing the Orange by six at the break. The Red Storm rallied in the second half with much better defense and better scoring efficiency, at one point going on a 16-2 run, which sent the game to overtime, where the Johnnies dominated with an 11-4 OT period.