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00:00All right, so here we are, standing on top of the Big East, we're on top.
00:12It's our destiny.
00:13If we want to win the Big East, if we want to continue, it's there for you to take it.
00:19You're good enough to do it, and you have to understand, it's going to be a fight.
00:23If you make a mistake in this game, it's over.
00:27With only a month left in conference schedule, Rick Pitino is coaching St. John's to a history-making
00:33season.
00:34But to remain one of the most talked-about teams in college basketball, the Red Storm
00:37must beat two nationally ranked teams, beginning with number 11 Marquette.
00:43In the corner, Larry, another for Cal John's.
00:49Four and a half to go, it's high game, first place on the line in the Big East.
01:11Rick Pitino, his biggest win without a question of a doubt, the king of college basketball.
01:25There's a lot of questions for St. John's, who is now 11-3 on the season, 2-1 in the
01:30Big East.
01:31They are just one of seven teams in the country who is top 40 in offense and top 10 in defense.
01:40But there is growing frustration that is mounting on the offensive side of the ball.
01:45You're sitting there and scratching your head that a team that has so many dynamic athletes
01:50is finding such a hard time scoring the ball.
01:54It seems to be stagnating on the offensive end, and it starts with what we all knew was
01:58going to be the problem, and that's the three-point shooting.
02:00Keep moving!
02:01Come back!
02:02Stop!
02:03There should have been somebody on the other side turning out this way.
02:06Wake the f*** up!
02:08If you want to build a program that wins in college basketball, the people that play for
02:14you, to train at you, strength coaches, assistant coaches, everybody needs to be doing it the
02:19right way.
02:20Come on guys, we've got to get this.
02:21You're not preparing to win.
02:23You're preparing to lose with the way you're guarding their plays.
02:26You can get to where you want to go if you're willing to sacrifice and work hard.
02:32Run again!
02:33Every pick and roll looks bad.
02:35Everyone looked bad.
02:36You have to have that type of trust in the people that you work with.
02:40The only way to play that, Reuben, is for you to stop it.
02:43Because if they don't have the work ethic, and you've got to stop looking, you've got
02:47to go!
02:48You're looking!
02:49Or the passion for the game, run it again, and are doing the wrong things, run it again,
02:56they just are not going to get it done.
02:59Run it again.
03:01You're going in the arc on this, looking for it, and then getting out.
03:06Alright, fist is the ghost.
03:07Alright?
03:08Alright, the back, the five step out, set the back screen for the two, then the five
03:11lifts, then we've got zoom action on either side if we can't get it inside.
03:16Along with the players, the coaching staff also hears it from Patino when he believes
03:21they're not living up to the same exacting standard of excellence he applies to himself.
03:28I was Rick Patino's graduate assistant coach in the 1986-87 Providence Friars season.
03:35It was a work environment.
03:36This was not like some family affair where we were eating pasta at the Patino's house.
03:42There are some people you work with, some people you work for.
03:44You work for Coach Patino.
03:47You know, he was up your ass every minute of every day.
03:50If you ever escaped the wrath for 24 hours, you breathed a sigh of relief.
03:56Believe me.
03:57If this is it, if he's all set in the three point line, if they come together, we can
04:00blow that up.
04:02Team coaches at St. John's help communicate the game plan before tip-off, including breaking
04:06down the defensive strategy against their opponent.
04:09They shoot the basketball, 42% from three, right?
04:14Great catch and shoot guy.
04:15Be there on his catch.
04:16But knowing what they'll do and stopping it is where games are won and lost.
04:26Once catch and shoot opportunities, right?
04:28Locate him early, take away the attempt, and then play off the bounce.
04:32Brooks gets a pick.
04:33That's a deep jab.
04:34And he hit it.
04:35Oh my goodness.
04:37He's looking for opportunities early and often.
04:39They need him to go.
04:40Be between him and the basket, chest him up.
04:42Take away.
04:43Don't let him get to the paint.
04:46He works his way in deep.
04:47Good looking shot.
04:49Elford leads.
04:50Throw it up off the glass and it goes.
04:53Wow.
04:57Be between him and the basket.
04:58Chest him up.
04:59Chest him up.
05:00Chest him up.
05:01Get Richmond off of him.
05:04Nice soft shot.
05:05Butler goes into the half with the momentum up forward.
05:08St. John's got a lot to talk about.
05:10You're making yourselves look bad because you can't guard a team because you're not
05:13listening to how we were going to defend them.
05:16You have no leadership on this team, just so you understand.
05:18Now make up your f***ing minds what you want to do.
05:24Oh, nice block.
05:26Blocked by Aaron Scott.
05:27Scott the other way.
05:28Scott to edge and floor.
05:30Hey now.
05:33Full court pressure here by the vegetable.
05:35Oh, he dribbles right into the double team.
05:37It's Lewis.
05:38Overtime.
05:40Two dunks right there coming off their defense and this young man right here, Talik Brown,
05:43a big part of the St. John's coaching staff.
05:48I'm an assistant coach.
05:49I basically do a little bit of everything.
05:52Working with Coach Patino, it's hard.
05:55You know, you got to really be locked in.
05:57You got to be detailed.
05:58You got to love the game.
06:00You just got to try to match his energy and it's hard to match his energy at that age.
06:07Finally, executing on their defensive plan, St. John's overcomes the deficit and pulls away.
06:13Stolen by Richmond.
06:15Richmond to the glass.
06:16Put it up, Benny.
06:19However, the gritty comeback is marred.
06:21At the end of the game, the sophomore guard, Simeon Wilcher, attempts a showboating dunk,
06:26a move considered by Coach Patino to be disrespectful of your opponent at the end of the game.
06:32That's humiliating and embarrassing.
06:34I don't understand it.
06:36If he would have made it and went in, he would have been nationally ridiculed.
06:40So many things are bothering me right now that I just, I gave up drinking for New Year's,
06:46but I think I'm going to have the shortest resolution in the history of mankind.
06:50We know we've been good, bro.
06:51They suck.
06:52We just said that.
06:53Nobody said anything.
06:54We played well.
06:56Simeon's showboating dunk attempt, on top of the team's up-and-down performance,
07:01leads to bickering in the locker room.
07:03Finally, assistant coach Talik Brown has heard enough.
07:07Shut the f*** up, man.
07:09Shut the f*** up.
07:11What the f*** is wrong with y'all, man?
07:15All y'all motherf***ers.
07:16I'm tired of all y'all motherf***ers.
07:18Shut the f*** up.
07:20What the f*** is wrong with y'all?
07:23We here for one f***ing goal, that's the win.
07:25We all here for one another.
07:27We don't got time for that bulls***.
07:42Let me have the red team right here.
07:44Corner three, come up right below the foul line for the backdoor cut,
07:48then go to the end of the other line.
07:50Ready? Go.
07:52Despite the come-from-behind victory over Butler,
07:54the grandstanding dunk attempt by Simeon Wiltshire,
07:57who was called Sim for short,
07:59the bickering in the locker room,
08:01and the stern reprimand by assistant coach Talik Brown
08:04make a lasting impression on the team.
08:07It was not just about Sim. It was just about everybody.
08:10I don't think everybody's together.
08:12I don't think everybody got one goal.
08:14It was long overdue, and they had to hear it from me.
08:17We have great assistant coaches on our staff.
08:20I always called them future head coaches,
08:23and Talik was saying all the right things.
08:26I don't know what was going through my head.
08:29It really was not a good look, to be honest.
08:34When it gets super loud and the fans are into it,
08:37it's like an extra adrenaline rush.
08:40That was very, very dumb, and embarrassing not only for myself,
08:43but for my team and my coaches.
08:46We had to just win the game and show class for our opponents.
08:50We had a meeting, and...
08:53it was just like...
08:56you trip it.
08:59Got my locker cleaned out.
09:01Just trying to think about the future
09:03and make some steps towards the right direction now.
09:06It was somebody who wasn't following orders.
09:09And when you don't follow orders,
09:11bad things can happen to a basketball team.
09:15Stop, stop.
09:17It's really imperative that you yell pop so he squares up.
09:21Because he's going to take the line.
09:23Once you hear pop, you've got to square up, the down's over.
09:26Here we go.
09:28It's very easy in a coach's world to let something go, and he doesn't.
09:32He is obsessive about the details,
09:35because he knows that 6 inches that you're off
09:38is going to be the difference, in his opinion,
09:40and probably accurately, between a win and a loss.
09:43You're holding the ball like this, looking at one side.
09:46Elbows out, pivoting, looking at both sides.
09:49When he was at Louisville, first practice I ever sat with him,
09:51he had a microphone on,
09:53and it was like listening to the voice of God.
09:57But back in 2001,
09:59when Patino takes over the basketball program at Louisville,
10:02the only voice many top recruits hear
10:05is the one telling them to play one year and go pro.
10:09Jamal Mashburn, handful of players notwithstanding,
10:11really has never been the way Rick operates.
10:14When I took the Louisville job, we did it our way,
10:17because that's what I knew.
10:19Young players are too much into instant gratification.
10:23Their patience level's not there.
10:25Their learning curve is not there.
10:27I think the more older players you have,
10:29the better chance you have of winning.
10:31It's tough at first. It's really hard for freshmen.
10:34You've got a coach on you, then you might not be playing,
10:37and those recruits were guys who were hungry.
10:40They wanted to work hard, and they wanted to grind.
10:43We recruited good players
10:45that believed in doing things the right way.
10:48It became about finding guys who understood,
10:51I'm all yours, mold me.
10:53They want to be with Rick Patino,
10:55and they're willing to give him his all.
10:57So yeah, he's building a team with players
10:59that nobody ever heard of.
11:01Wayne Blackshear,
11:03Luke Hancock,
11:05Shane Bahannon,
11:07Terrell, Gorky Zhang at center.
11:10Because he's accurately arrogant enough to know
11:12he's going to make you better if you listen to him and develop.
11:16Russ Smith, he was a kid, no one recruited him.
11:20A lot of times he would say stuff,
11:22and it kind of kept pushing me,
11:24and it kept taking me further.
11:26Without him coaching, I don't know where I'd be in my career,
11:29so I owe a lot to him.
11:31Peyton Steven and players are freshmen.
11:33They became All-Americans because of patience.
11:38But very little patience in players today.
11:43Stop, stop. You've got to understand.
11:46The pick and roll, you're going to get help.
11:48The reject, you're going to get no help.
11:51Perhaps no player on St. John's
11:53has had his patience tested more this season
11:55than R.J. Lewis.
11:59The high-scoring wing was hindered last season
12:02by reoccurring shin splints that required off-season surgery.
12:05The shin splints, I had a stress reaction,
12:07so basically the bone was about to break.
12:09I had a little crack in it.
12:11That's the hardest thing, being hurt.
12:13And then you start from zero,
12:15and you've got to build your way back up.
12:17There's some days your body's going to be tired.
12:19You're not going to feel like doing it,
12:21but those are the days that you really find out
12:23what you've really got inside of you.
12:26I'm still getting back.
12:28Those muscles are still recuperating, but I'm a worker.
12:32I, myself, you know, was never, like,
12:34highly recruited coming out of high school.
12:36You know, I've earned everything that's been given to me.
12:39I'm just happy to be on the court.
12:41But R.J.'s return to the court has highs and lows.
12:45He lets his frustration get the best of him
12:48when he fouls out in his first game back.
12:50He'll foul out here.
12:52Oh, careful.
12:54Drop-kicking the ball into the upper deck.
12:57He's frustrated. Yeah.
12:59And in the Creighton game...
13:0112 seconds for the Red Storm!
13:03...he draws the frustration of his coaches
13:05when he ignores Coach Patino's drawn-up play
13:07for the final possession by failing to pass the ball
13:11and miss the game-winning shot.
13:13Lewis all the way!
13:16It wasn't the play I wanted to run.
13:18We could have won the game if we would have ran the play
13:21that I wanted.
13:23It's just unsustainable.
13:25Like, we're not going to be able to continue to win
13:27if everybody is not on the same path
13:29and just got one identity, one goal, one voice,
13:32and we're not listening to what we're supposed to do.
13:34Like, I'm just trying to do my job,
13:36hold everybody accountable,
13:38and continue to help see these guys grow.
13:40You have to come together
13:42because they kill people with this slip here.
13:44The coaching staff's efforts to get the team working together
13:47will soon face a real test against Xavier.
13:50Xavier, they're really talented.
13:52One through five, so we got to get back,
13:54match up in transition, stop the three,
13:56and just make their life difficult.
13:58Throughout the season, there's going to be a lot of ups and downs,
14:01and to be great,
14:03we're going to all need each other at the end of the day.
14:06So the question is,
14:08with only three days before their next game as Xavier,
14:11can this team come back together?
14:23All right, guys, a couple of things we're going to talk about.
14:26If you're going to be extraordinary, step up and be extraordinary.
14:29Stop being ordinary.
14:31It's all within reach for all of us,
14:33provided we have the humbleness to be patient and put in the work.
14:37And what I mean by that,
14:39I talked to Qaddari about changing his shot,
14:42but it's far different than when I talked to Donovan Mitchell.
14:46See, Donovan Mitchell really had a line drive shot.
14:49He knew that he's been shooting the ball wrong for 15 years,
14:53and unless he changes this thing, he's not going to become a pro.
14:58He knew it was not going to be that 40 minutes of player development.
15:02It was not going to be practice.
15:05Every single night that I went to the office,
15:07all he's doing is working on arc.
15:10Well, today, he has great arc on his jump shot.
15:13He's one of the league's best basketball players.
15:15The difference is he understood work.
15:19You guys don't get work.
15:23It's all of you.
15:24Ego stops the work ethic.
15:27It makes you think you've arrived.
15:29You haven't.
15:30You're just scratching your potential.
15:32And that's why I don't know if any of you guys will ever play professional basketball.
15:39If you're going to change something,
15:41you've got to put the time into it.
15:43Anything else is fool's gold.
15:46So, Qadari's jump shot, it's moving slow.
15:51But he's a very talented basketball player.
15:54He's one of the best point guards in the nation, and he's a great kid.
16:00But Qadari doesn't understand how difficult it is to make the NBA.
16:07Hopefully, he'll develop that work ethic that's second to none.
16:11Coach Pacino knows firsthand how dedicating yourself to a goal can change your life.
16:17I don't think it's any different than a lot of people that grew up in Cambria Heights, Queens.
16:22If I didn't get a scholarship, we couldn't afford to go to college.
16:26And I wanted to be a collegiate basketball player.
16:29So, you put in the time and effort.
16:31You put in the time and effort.
16:33You put in the time and effort.
16:35And I wanted to be a collegiate basketball player.
16:38So, you put in the time and effort to make sure of that.
16:42I was driven to get that scholarship.
16:45You have to have that type of tenacity it takes to get where you want to go.
16:49Good job today.
16:50Thanks. Excellent.
16:51Okay, we're going into a blizzard tomorrow.
16:53Okay, like eight to ten inches of snow.
16:56So, dress warm.
16:57Good job today, guys.
17:00Family on three.
17:01One, two, three.
17:02Family.
17:05Family.
17:11Don't you guys have any better to do than stand out in the cold to take film of us?
17:17St. John's going on the road to Cincinnati to play Xavier.
17:21It's a quick turnaround from the 70-62 win on Saturday.
17:26Xavier's a tough game.
17:27I don't have any doubt.
17:28They're really good at home.
17:29They can shoot the three better there.
17:31You know what the opportunity is in front of you guys now.
17:34This team's eight and one at home.
17:37We get them here.
17:38We've got two road victories.
17:39You've got to play all 40 minutes.
17:41You're capable of doing it.
17:42It's your opportunity.
17:43So, hit it hard.
17:44Get in the 22 on the score.
17:46Play with great confidence, but you have to play 40 minutes to win on the road.
17:49Let's get going.
17:54Going on the road against Xavier is the first opportunity for Simeon Wiltshire
17:58to redeem himself after his showboating dunk attempt at the end of the Butler game.
18:03Received a lot of backlash from it.
18:06Not really something that I want to fall myself in anymore.
18:11Let's do it, man.
18:12Win on three.
18:13One, two, three.
18:14Win.
18:15Trying to figure out how to navigate this whole thing with the way the energy was
18:21from everybody towards me because of the situation.
18:23But, I talked to God about it just to relieve myself from the thoughts that's going on in my head.
18:39Got stolen away by Richmond.
18:41Got stolen away by Richmond.
18:51On the back of the edge of four.
18:54Nice move inside on Simeon Wiltshire.
19:01It's tapped away.
19:06Wiltshire's three off the heat.
19:11Wiltshire on the other end.
19:13Dunk and a bounce.
19:16Gray kicks out.
19:17Wiltshire this time.
19:19Slice cold.
19:21Simeon Wiltshire, he was basically talking to himself when he was out there.
19:25And all he was thinking of was his performance.
19:29It's kind of in my head a lot.
19:31I just wanted to have some type of impact to the game.
19:35But, that's not really the way to go about things.
19:38You know, sometimes he's just mentally in his head where he's just got to stay focused.
19:42He's taking his own self out of the game.
19:49And, I just patted him on the head and said, let's go man.
19:51Get it together.
19:53Four point deficit.
19:57Wiltshire behind the back.
19:58Lays it up and in.
20:01Swain running into three.
20:03Red Storm now.
20:04St. John's the other way.
20:07Long to Scott.
20:10He's got so much talent.
20:11Like, Scott's the limit for that kid.
20:14In the cans.
20:15Johnny's going the other way.
20:16Kick up the hand to Wiltshire.
20:19You got a lot of veteran guys who knows what it's like to be in those situations where
20:22it backs up against the wall.
20:24Either you're going to curl up or you're going to fight your way out of it.
20:27Wiltshire launches for three and buries it.
20:30I think it says a lot about Sime.
20:32His character.
20:33His commitment to growing.
20:35His self awareness.
20:36But his also trust for Coach Tino to develop him and get him to where he wants to go.
20:40Xavier's going to let this one wind down for St. John's.
20:45It was awfully impressive tonight, Parker.
20:47After an impressive win, the Johnnies are now four and one in the Big East.
20:52But their schedule only gets tougher from here with some nationally ranked teams looming.
21:03Who's playing with us today?
21:06Your sister.
21:08The life of an assistant coach during the season doesn't allow for a lot of downtime.
21:12So Coach Steve Macielo takes a spare moment off to spend time with his wife.
21:17There's no really day off.
21:19You know, it's not like you can just shut off for the day.
21:22You're still worried about what we got to do better.
21:26It's challenging.
21:28But we both make a lot of sacrifices.
21:31And we make it work.
21:32He loves us.
21:36Come on.
21:47Come on, Macielo.
21:49Guys, I need a 30 second.
21:50I need 30 seconds.
21:51A quick conference call.
21:54Go ahead.
21:56Hello?
21:58I'm good. Go ahead.
22:01Yes, stuff went out to the guys.
22:03The edit went out as well.
22:04And the stuff is in their lockers.
22:05So we did all that this morning.
22:06So they all got that.
22:08Once a walk-on player at Kentucky for Coach Patino,
22:11Macielo knows better than most that working for him means always being on call
22:16and always being prepared, even during your time off.
22:21Coach has an unbelievable ability to create an environment
22:25that is always challenging from an accountability standpoint
22:30with all his players and especially with coaches.
22:33He's always taught his players and everyone that's close to him
22:38to hold themselves accountable for their actions.
22:41Brady, you should have covered that.
22:43They messed it up.
22:45You should have covered their asses.
22:47I've made plenty of mistakes working for him.
22:50That environment can be overwhelming,
22:52especially when you're first time going through it.
22:55Fortunately, I've been through it a lot.
22:59Four, three, four, two.
23:00They lost the ball.
23:02But it's part of building a winner.
23:05And he lives that every day.
23:07You see him, go pop.
23:09Now you lost vision of him.
23:11Now you swear.
23:13We have really built St. John's with good people.
23:16They want to do the right things.
23:25Buenas.
23:27Hola, hola.
23:28Hola.
23:30¿Cómo estamos?
23:32¿Qué tal todo?
23:34With St. John's playing next at home against Villanova,
23:36RJ Lewis gets to enjoy the benefits of playing for a school
23:39in a city with a thriving Dominican community.
23:42I try to eat here like twice a week.
23:45You know about this?
23:47It's one of those, if you know, you know.
23:52The key thing to a Dominican dish,
23:55rice and beans,
23:56fried plantains,
23:58salad,
24:00stewed oxtail.
24:02I like avocado.
24:04It's a great fruit.
24:06It's not a vegetable.
24:08It's like a home-cooked meal.
24:17The largest Dominican community as immigrants is here in New York.
24:23I felt more welcome.
24:26I love it.
24:28I never thought I was going to be playing for Coach P.
24:33Never thought I was going to be playing in the Garden.
24:37Like a dream come true.
24:43My dad played 18 years professional.
24:47He played all over the world.
24:49I remember going to Spain.
24:51I think I was in Brazil.
24:53I mean, that's my guy.
24:54You know, that's the,
24:56that's the blueprint.
24:58What I've learned from him is he's just a hard worker, you know.
25:02Nothing is given. Everything is earned.
25:07Move, RJ. Move, RJ. Don't stand. Move.
25:12This is my second year with Coach Pitino.
25:15And you know, I feel like I learned a lot about myself.
25:19RJ can put the ball in the hole,
25:21but I expect more from him.
25:25If I wanted to chase my dreams of playing at the next level,
25:28I need to grow as a player,
25:30create for others,
25:32and really just do anything I can to help my team win.
25:34Here we go.
25:38RJ got to continue to listen to his coach.
25:41He got the potential that he has to discover how good he can be.
25:49Good.
25:51Here we go.
25:53Run it again.
25:55The next opportunity for RJ and St. John's to prove themselves
25:59will take place under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden
26:02against an opponent that has won five Big East Championships
26:06and two national titles in the last decade.
26:09Villanova.
26:11Let us pray.
26:13God wants us to remember three words.
26:15Remember, celebrate, and believe.
26:17Remember who we are, St. John's.
26:18Let's get it. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
26:22One could make the case that St. John's is the least appreciated team in college basketball.
26:2713-3 entering tonight's game with this team shooting just 30% from three.
26:33If the Red Storm makes shots, the ceiling is high.
26:42The three-time Osleth is snapped.
26:44Smith connects and a foul.
26:49The Richmond Springfield to Etchaford.
26:59Davon Smith remains on the ground in some pain.
27:03He's been the best player on the floor for the Red Storm tonight with 12 points.
27:09And he's really starting to find his way.
27:11We are monitoring it closely.
27:17Davon Smith remains on the ground in some pain.
27:26He's been the best player on the floor for the Red Storm tonight with 12 points.
27:32And he's really starting to find his way.
27:34I feel like he hit me all it is to shoot.
27:38With this other one down.
27:42Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
27:44Coach Patina was no stranger to seeing a player taken down by injury.
27:49It's happened most famously in 2013 when Louisville was playing Duke with the trip to the Final Four on the line.
27:56I was sitting, my press row seat happened to be directly across from the field.
27:59And the injury happened directly in front of me.
28:05What happened with Kevin Ware, it was so horrific, it was such a gruesome injury.
28:10And it was adversity on a lot of levels. I mean, you're losing a good player.
28:14He's your brother. Something really awful happened to him.
28:18I mean, they were literally crying on the bench.
28:21I will never forget that day.
28:23I will never forget seeing Peyton Siva was crumbled on the ground like in tears.
28:26Like, it was catastrophic.
28:28Rick was as devastated for Kevin Ware as anybody was.
28:31Like, legitimately, genuinely devastated.
28:34And you're just thinking, like, what is going to happen with this team?
28:37I don't know that in basketball I've ever seen one like that.
28:44Kevin Ware was encouraging.
28:47He was encouraging.
28:48I've never seen one like that.
28:51Kevin Ware was encouraging his teammates to finish the mission.
29:00Don't worry about me, I'm worried about you.
29:03So how about you go win the damn thing?
29:05Even though he was a seventh or sixth man, Kevin was being a leader.
29:10And when tragedy hits, every individual just needs to step up.
29:15And it was a rallying point for our basketball team.
29:20This is Rick at his best, right?
29:23Like, taking that moment and finding a way to bond a team that was pretty tight to begin with.
29:31Everybody has to care about each other in that moment.
29:34If you just wanted to do it for yourself, probably not going to be enough.
29:38He played all the right notes.
29:40I remember after they won that game saying, they're going to win the national title, you know that, right?
29:58They played hard and together and you take that energy and that effort and you give it to a person.
30:05Who connects better than maybe anybody in the game.
30:08Why wouldn't that work?
30:10Kevin Ware became a household name.
30:13He had calls from President Obama to Hollywood stars.
30:18He was very much a part of that championship.
30:27With Dayvon ruling, the team was ready to go.
30:30You okay, Dave?
30:34With Dayvon ruled out of the game, it is time for the team to rally and fill the void left by their fallen point guard.
30:41Now we have a tough break with Dayvon.
30:44Can't make us lose.
30:46We got enough talent to make up for it.
30:48You can't rest.
30:50Nobody rests. Come on, we can win this game.
30:52Every single person must step up and be a leader.
30:55If you want to win this game.
30:57Richmond locates Lewis down low.
31:00Lewis off glass for two.
31:02Six to shoot.
31:04Lewis from the free throw line knocks it down.
31:06Lewis wants to push.
31:08Lewis bounces to stop for the finish.
31:11St. John's back up by one.
31:13Villanova's going to have to put up a shot.
31:15Longino forces one and it goes.
31:19Lewis trying to answer.
31:21Yes.
31:23Six minutes to go.
31:24Six minutes to go.
31:26Lewis for three.
31:28It's gone.
31:30R.J. to the rescue in the second half.
31:33Dixon had the pass go right through his legs.
31:37Lewis to the ground.
31:3930 points for R.J. Lewis.
31:42And what a night for the junior from Miami.
31:46And that will do it.
31:49My first 30 ball with St. John's.
31:51It feels great.
31:53The place was rocking.
31:55It was a good win that we needed to thug out.
31:58We played hard.
32:00On to the next one.
32:02R.J. your hustle was amazing.
32:08Gigantic steal.
32:10Really proud of you.
32:12This was a great win for us because it was a grind out tough win.
32:15We had a bad situation but it's not dislocated which is a good thing.
32:18It's going to be soft for a couple of days.
32:19Family on three.
32:20One, two, three.
32:21Family.
32:23For St. John's next game against the Hoyas of Georgetown,
32:26Simeon Wiltshire will need to step up playing point for the injured Smith.
32:30Georgetown in the road black.
32:32St. John's in the home white.
32:35Richmond attacks.
32:37Richmond got it.
32:39There's a vibe in this building of New York City starting to bind
32:42in the Patino era here at St. John's.
32:44R.J. Lewis.
32:46It's his time.
32:47That'll say goodnight to the Hoyas.
32:49St. John's is 6-1 in the Big East for the first time since 99.
32:54You fought hard.
32:56And you didn't have it tonight.
32:58But your fortitude won the game.
33:00When you don't play well and you win like that,
33:03that tells you what you're all about.
33:05And you're all about winning.
33:07And I'm really proud of that.
33:13Richmond with a jump stop and a deuce.
33:15They're trying to back it in, but Richmond says no problem.
33:20Lewis.
33:22Little slam time, hammer time jam.
33:26This is going to bring Rick's team to 16-3, 7-1 in the Big East.
33:32And the Red Storm moves forward.
33:36Well, you got all kinds of excitement here at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
33:40Tied at 65, a Big East battle.
33:42Kedari Richmond and St. John's on the attack first.
33:45Richmond could be the best player on the floor every single possession.
33:53Kedari will do it right there.
33:55What a win for St. John's.
33:57The Red Storm wins its sixth consecutive game.
34:07Good pass fake by Richmond.
34:09That's a well-turned exit.
34:10That's a well-turned exit.
34:12Fist bump from Rick Pitino.
34:15Richmond for three.
34:17It's good!
34:19And the loose ball scooped up by the Friars.
34:21Richmond rips it away and scores with the foul!
34:26Richmond.
34:28Another three!
34:30With eight seconds left.
34:32Now he's going to go.
34:34Richmond fighting through Pierre.
34:36Richmond from the free throw line.
34:38Good! Good!
34:40And he scores.
34:42It's eighth in a row.
34:44On the first day of February.
34:46A March feel.
34:57Let's run it. Let's go.
35:00Stop.
35:02Deku. Deku.
35:04Why is he going by you?
35:06He didn't do anything.
35:08He didn't make a move.
35:10Get your head on the ball.
35:12Get your head on the ball.
35:14That's not the way you're supposed to play it.
35:16Here we go.
35:18A huge one for St. John's coming up.
35:21Marquette on Tuesday.
35:23This 8-0 stretch, this eight-game winning streak has been great.
35:26But you haven't played Marquette yet.
35:28Run it again.
35:30There's no rest for Rick's team.
35:32Every game is a step closer to a championship.
35:35And every game matters more than the last.
35:37And this game against Marquette
35:38will be their toughest test yet.
35:45After missing five games,
35:47Davon Smith returns for St. John's
35:49biggest game of the season
35:51against nationally ranked Marquette
35:53in a battle to hold on to first place
35:55in the Big East.
35:59Alright, so here we are
36:01standing on top of the Big East.
36:03We're on top.
36:05If we want to win the Big East,
36:06if we want to continue
36:08into the top ten,
36:10it's there for you to take it.
36:12And you have to understand
36:14it's going to be a fight.
36:16But you know that.
36:18Hit people, get on the floor for loose balls.
36:21You must play every second of this 40 minutes.
36:24You're up six in the game,
36:26it's meaningless.
36:28The next four minutes, you win that.
36:30That's what teams that want to win a championship
36:32are all about.
36:34It's not about you.
36:36It's about the team.
36:38The toughest team defensively
36:40is going to win this game tonight.
36:42Let's get it, come on.
36:46St. John's hasn't won a Big East
36:48regular season title in more than 30 years,
36:50but this could be the team.
36:52Marquette chasing them in the conference.
36:57I definitely thought the season was over.
36:59I thought I was out.
37:01You feel like you have to start right back over.
37:03Definitely challenging,
37:04but this journey we're on is special
37:07and I definitely want to be a part of it.
37:35Quick move.
37:37And gets to the rim.
37:46Little zone again.
37:58This is as prototypical of a Big East game
38:01in this arena as you're going to get.
38:03It is a fist fight.
38:05It is.
38:07There you go.
38:12Chug away, Ross.
38:14He nearly walked.
38:16He'll drive and score.
38:18How about that?
38:20Dan Jones in the bench with three fouls.
38:22Chase Ross gives Marquette the lead.
38:28We've got nothing decided so far.
38:30Rightfully so.
38:33It is a fist fight.
38:35It is.
38:37I'm trying to give you the answers to the exam
38:39and you think I'm blaming you for something.
38:42Now start taking corrections the right way.
38:45It's not criticism.
38:47It's strategy.
38:49You guys have never been coached before.
38:51Stop being little children.
38:53You've got to get in gear and play.
38:55You're a good team.
38:57We can beat them if you're the better defensive team.
38:59Now let's go out and win it.
39:00Let's go.
39:02Let's go.
39:16Squeeze in.
39:18Squeeze in.
39:20Ross down the line.
39:22Pancake.
39:25Next time, edge of the net.
39:26It's 4-2 on foul.
39:32Richmond is too.
39:34Just falling in the lane.
39:36Jones goes left hand.
39:38One of the great class losers.
39:45The largest lead in the game.
39:47Seven right now for St. John's.
39:49Carham in the corner.
39:51And out of reach.
39:53And they've been elevated to half one.
39:57You've got to make some progress on this.
39:59You're watching.
40:01You've got to be an active guy.
40:03Be a better defensive team.
40:05Don't fall asleep.
40:07You've got to be alert now.
40:09You've got to win this game.
40:13Let's go, Johnny!
40:16Let's go, Johnny!
40:18Let's go, Johnny!
40:20It's called.
40:22Get in the white.
40:24Get in the white.
40:27In the corner.
40:29Another.
40:31St. John's.
40:34For the tie.
40:36It's good.
40:40Tie game.
40:42First place on the line at the Big East.
40:48Scott has four fouls.
40:50Got to watch out.
40:52Jones the miss.
40:54Smith streaking down the line.
40:59Steps inside.
41:01They want the three.
41:03Ross can't find it.
41:05Look at the rotation and the effort.
41:07This is utterly incredible.
41:09Stonks defense by the first place team of the Big East.
41:12St. John's.
41:15And that is that for that possession.
41:23The longest win streak since the Final Four team 40 years ago.
41:53You're defying all logic statistically.
41:57You shoot 34% in the first half.
41:59I think you were two for nine from three.
42:01And you're down one.
42:03Because you have tremendous heart.
42:05And you make big time plays.
42:08You're coming back from missing nine days.
42:10You're a great player.
42:12You'll get it all back.
42:14Qadari, you're going like this.
42:17You are like a stock that's going through the roof.
42:20And you deserve a lot of credit.
42:21You are a buy stock.
42:23100%.
42:26We're proud of you.
42:28It was a great win.
42:30We're still in first place.
42:32Nobody's knocking us out.
42:34It's all about this inside your chest.
42:36You have it.
42:38You got it all.
42:40Everybody up.
42:42Here we go.
42:44Family on three.
42:46One, two, three.
42:48Family.
42:49You're a coach.
42:51You always learn something new every day.
42:53He told me his favorite quote.
42:55Nothing changes.
42:57Nothing changes.
42:59I feel like that helped me.
43:01I just began working harder.
43:03This is a big test.
43:05But they keep getting better.
43:07Qadari's getting better.
43:09He plays now full court hard the entire night.
43:16I'm so proud of this damn team.
43:18How hard they play.
43:20They deserve all the credit in the world.
43:23It's exciting to see my team win in an old-fashioned way,
43:27which is good old hard work.
43:30Coming up next time.
43:32You guys have a chance to make history.
43:34This place is rockin'.
43:36Stewart for three now.
43:38Get out.
43:40A quick release.
43:42Guys, come on.
43:44I don't mind losing a game.
43:45But with this type of heart?
43:47You're on national TV.
43:49And you look like you're little children out there.