So, what changed?

How did St. John’s suddenly flip a switch and play two of its best games of the season when it looked like so much was lost following the ugly home loss to underachieving Providence?

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Out of virtually nowhere, the Johnnies trounced two of the better teams in the Big East, Butler and Creighton, on the road. They won the two contests by a combined 31 points, but really it wasn’t that close, the two final scores somewhat cosmetic. This looked like the team that nearly beat undefeated No. 3 Iowa State and trounced Baylor in Las Vegas.

Let’s take a look at three factors over the past week: