St. John's had momentum. Another slow start appeared to be in the rearview mirror.
The 8-point deficit led to a 4-point lead. There was 2:38 left in the first half.
After that, everything went wrong. St. John's didn't score again until the second half. Arkansas tore seven straight points.
The momentum turned over.
The 10th seeded Razorbacks knocked off 2nd St. John's 75-66 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion, which ended Johnny's magical season early in the second round contest of this NCAA tournament at the Amica Mutual Pavilion.
“I don't know what happened, but we lost the lead again and we couldn't really recover from that point,” Zuby Ejiofor said.
St. John's had 17 points from the aforementioned points in the first half, with 11:32 left in the second half. Johnny met several times to reach the two, but couldn't get over the hump.
Coach Rick Pitino after losing He emphasized his gratitude to three senior transfers, Caddary Richmond and Aaron Scott and Davon Smith spent the last year of his college career at St. John's.
“I'm very grateful to Aaron Scott. He had a bad game, but he gave me a heart and soul. [torn ligament] With the finger, Pitino said. “I am very grateful to Caddary Richmond. He was a real joy for the coach. He played a bad game tonight. [Foul trouble] I let him out of the game. I am extremely grateful to Deivon Smith for getting injured and giving me everything he had. I am very grateful. I am very grateful to those who gave me everything they had. ”
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Brad Stephens, president of Celtics basketball operations Award-winning director Spike Lee It was among the people attending on Saturday.
