“Can’t knock the effort of our guys,” Coach Anderson said. “Just went against a better team today.”
St. John’s Men’s basketball (14-14, 3-12 Big East) have struggled in conference play, and it isn’t getting any easier. They started a stretch of three straight top-20 opponents, losing to #13 Seton Hall University on Sunday Feb. 23 and #12 Villanova University on Wednesday Feb. 26.
While hopes of landing an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament have long since subsided, this late-season stretch could have started some much-needed momentum toward a conference tournament run. Instead, the Johnnies have fallen back to the .