For weeks, Rick Pitino was adamant that an offensive leap was in there.
St. John’s was a better shooting team than it had shown. There was ample room for improvement.
Now that Deivon Smith is healthy, it is beginning to happen. Sunday, Connecticut played off the 10th-ranked Johnnies from deep — and they paid for it, St. John’s shooting at least 42 percent (8-for-19) from distance for the second straight game.
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