St. John's Men's Basketball team headed back to Madison Square Garden this past snowy Saturday, January 21, this time to play the Villanova Wildcats. I was excited to spot and wave to my high school friend Kelly in the stands at this game, as she had come to watch it. The Johnnies managed to gain a nice lead in the second half of the game, though Villanova caught up to them, and ended up tying the game, sending it into the overtime (my first time experiencing overtime at an STJ basketball game!). The band was literally on its feet throughout the entire overtime - that's how high the suspense was. Even though the Wildcats took the lead, we kept faith in our team right through the last second of the game, which almost went to a second overtime. Sadly, this didn't happen, and the win went to the Wildcats, with a final score of 79-76. It would take us fans quite some time to recover from this heart racing game; I can't even begin to imagine how our players felt. We all hope for the best for our team in its upcoming matches!
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Stephanie, Jessica, and me on campus, getting ready to board
the Pep Band bus bound for MSG in the snow |
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We arrived at The Garden to find "True STJ Fan" t-shirts waiting for
fans on the chairs of the RedZone and Pep Band sections |
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Stephanie and me proudly wearing our "True STJ Fan" shirts
at the game, along with the rest of the Pep Band |
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| The Johnnies vs. The Wildcats |
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| The tied score of 67-67 that led to overtime |
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