There was a moment early Tuesday night when St. John’s missed another shot — it’s hard to remember if it was a 3-pointer or a midrange jumper or a layup; at that part of the game, they were equal opportunity bricklayers — when the overhead scoreboard recalculated the Johnnies’ shooting percentage.
And if you listened closely enough — as the red number clicked to “7.7” — it almost seemed like the scoreboard was weeping.
“This is the worst around-the-world team I’ve ever seen!” came the thundering commentary from one playground philosopher sitting upstairs in Section 214.
St. John’s pulled out a gritty 63-58 win over Georgetown on Tuesday night at the Garden. Charles Wenzelberg / New York PostYep. This was an ugly one. St. John’s couldn’t shoot the ball. Georgetown couldn’t shoot the ball. This is a game to remember when you complain that nobody plays defense anymore. This is what happens when you have extra helpings of defense. You have a rock fight, only it felt like the Johnnies and Hoyas weren’t just fighting with rocks but billy clubs and nightsticks, too.
