Three takeaways: St. John’s working on the balance in win over Wagner

Wendell CruzAs fans began filling the seats in preparation for a game with Staten Island’s Wagner College, the talk in the stands was about the three-point defense by the Johnnies.

Many fans had read the comments of Justin Simon in the N.Y. Post, earlier in the day, stating that the Johnnies were working hard and focused on the need to consistently defend. Some pointed to the second half of the Princeton game a week earlier and how there was a noticeable improvement.

Would this be the day that a full game of defense would come to be?

It was also noted that the average height of the starting frontcourts slightly favored the Seahawks, while the guards of St. John’s had a size advantage over the…