When St. John’s needed big buckets on Saturday against Harvard, RJ Luis Jr. and Kadary Richmond found ways to lift the Red Storm to a win.
The 77-64 victory was closer than many would have predicted, and the Crimson managed to drag inside eight on three separate occasions within the second half.
The Johnnies were coming off a tricky trip to the Bahamas, where they lost winnable games against Baylor and Georgia.
It was Luis who made an enormous layup with 7:19 remaining on Saturday to revive St John’s double-digit lead. He followed it up with a second-chance 3-pointer lower than a minute later. The guard scored 24 points on 9-for-18 shooting and had a game-high 10 rebounds.
Richmond’s driving layup within the paint with just over three minutes left helped St. John’s respond after Harvard’s Evan Nelson made it an eight-point game again. Richmond finished with 18 points and eight rebounds in greater than half-hour.
A dunk by Luis with just over three minutes left once more restored the Red Storm result in double digits. St. John’s closed out the ultimate 3:43 with a 10-7 run to carry on for the win.
“Not necessarily,” Luis responded when asked if there was a certain mindset when the sport got close. “I feel like basketball is a game of runs, in order that they went on a run. We needed to ensure we had enough stops to ultimately win the sport. [Richmond and I] are two leaders on the court. He’s an ideal point guard, so he took advantage of what he saw. I played through what I got from the offense, in order that’s it.”
Head coach Rick Pitino used 10 players in the sport, but never turned to Deivon Smith. The St. John’s guard has been within the doghouse since poorly reacting to his benching throughout the Georgia loss.
As an alternative of suspending Smith, Pitino asked his players to find out a punishment. The coach confirmed that they decided to bench Smith Saturday and he said it would be their decision when Smith returns to the lineup.
“It’s very possible. It’s as much as the team,” Pitino said when asked if Smith may not play the following game against Kansas State, which visits the Johnnies on Dec. 7.
St. John’s never trailed Harvard and shot 44.3 percent from the sector and 22.2 percent from 3-point range.
Jaiden Glover got here off the bench to attain 11 points in roughly 19 minutes. Glover averaged five minutes in five prior appearances this season.
“I feel it was great for Jaiden tonight,” Pitino said. “That kind of experience is invaluable, and might only help our basketball team. I’ve got a number of confidence in Jaiden.”
The Johnnies rolled right from the opening tip-off, jumping out to a 9-0 lead, starting with a layup from Richmond. Luis had 4 points within the stretch and Simeon Wilcher capped it with a corner 3 slightly greater than three minutes into the sport.
The Crimson didn’t rating their first basket until 3:31 into the primary half, but stifled the Red Storm’s run with six straight points to drag inside three. Luis responded with a layup that gave St. John’s that kicked off a 13-2 run to place them ahead by 16, their largest lead of the half.
Richmond prolonged the St. John’s result in 18 early within the second half, however the Crimson chipped away until it was all the way down to eight with 8:04 left, when Chandler Pigge hit a free throw.
“Teams like Harvard, Princeton, Columbia straight away give us slightly little bit of an issue,” Pitino said. “They’re five out and so they cause problems for us defensively because we’re a help team. We load up on help and so they may cause problems for you.”
He added: “We just didn’t get an entire lot out of our 4 and fives today. That’s just about due to the spread, but, we’ll take it. It’s win for us coming off a protracted trip.”
When St. John’s needed big buckets on Saturday against Harvard, RJ Luis Jr. and Kadary Richmond found ways to lift the Red Storm to a win.
The 77-64 victory was closer than many would have predicted, and the Crimson managed to drag inside eight on three separate occasions within the second half.
The Johnnies were coming off a tricky trip to the Bahamas, where they lost winnable games against Baylor and Georgia.
It was Luis who made an enormous layup with 7:19 remaining on Saturday to revive St John’s double-digit lead. He followed it up with a second-chance 3-pointer lower than a minute later. The guard scored 24 points on 9-for-18 shooting and had a game-high 10 rebounds.
Richmond’s driving layup within the paint with just over three minutes left helped St. John’s respond after Harvard’s Evan Nelson made it an eight-point game again. Richmond finished with 18 points and eight rebounds in greater than half-hour.
A dunk by Luis with just over three minutes left once more restored the Red Storm result in double digits. St. John’s closed out the ultimate 3:43 with a 10-7 run to carry on for the win.
“Not necessarily,” Luis responded when asked if there was a certain mindset when the sport got close. “I feel like basketball is a game of runs, in order that they went on a run. We needed to ensure we had enough stops to ultimately win the sport. [Richmond and I] are two leaders on the court. He’s an ideal point guard, so he took advantage of what he saw. I played through what I got from the offense, in order that’s it.”
Head coach Rick Pitino used 10 players in the sport, but never turned to Deivon Smith. The St. John’s guard has been within the doghouse since poorly reacting to his benching throughout the Georgia loss.
As an alternative of suspending Smith, Pitino asked his players to find out a punishment. The coach confirmed that they decided to bench Smith Saturday and he said it would be their decision when Smith returns to the lineup.
“It’s very possible. It’s as much as the team,” Pitino said when asked if Smith may not play the following game against Kansas State, which visits the Johnnies on Dec. 7.
St. John’s never trailed Harvard and shot 44.3 percent from the sector and 22.2 percent from 3-point range.
Jaiden Glover got here off the bench to attain 11 points in roughly 19 minutes. Glover averaged five minutes in five prior appearances this season.
“I feel it was great for Jaiden tonight,” Pitino said. “That kind of experience is invaluable, and might only help our basketball team. I’ve got a number of confidence in Jaiden.”
The Johnnies rolled right from the opening tip-off, jumping out to a 9-0 lead, starting with a layup from Richmond. Luis had 4 points within the stretch and Simeon Wilcher capped it with a corner 3 slightly greater than three minutes into the sport.
The Crimson didn’t rating their first basket until 3:31 into the primary half, but stifled the Red Storm’s run with six straight points to drag inside three. Luis responded with a layup that gave St. John’s that kicked off a 13-2 run to place them ahead by 16, their largest lead of the half.
Richmond prolonged the St. John’s result in 18 early within the second half, however the Crimson chipped away until it was all the way down to eight with 8:04 left, when Chandler Pigge hit a free throw.
“Teams like Harvard, Princeton, Columbia straight away give us slightly little bit of an issue,” Pitino said. “They’re five out and so they cause problems for us defensively because we’re a help team. We load up on help and so they may cause problems for you.”
He added: “We just didn’t get an entire lot out of our 4 and fives today. That’s just about due to the spread, but, we’ll take it. It’s win for us coming off a protracted trip.”
