To kick off their latest Big East showdown, St. John’s fans were rallying around Deivon Smith.
The senior guard made three consecutive three-pointers with the first answering back an opening deep shot from the nation’s leading scorer and St. John’s main enemy Eric Dixon.
But, as quick as an excited jolt went through the rowdy 18,178 crowd at Madison Square Garden, a sense of worry spread just as wide and fast when the star fast break maestro went down with nearly two minutes left in the first half.
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