There are eight games between now and Feb. 4, when No. 8 Marquette visits the Garden. Eight winnable games. St. John’s will be a favorite in six of them.
Creighton's star is a defensive savant. He has never fouled out of a game in 146 appearances and is the three-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year.
The crown jewel of the class, Nabers has been most impressed by the toughness of the group, the willingness to play hurt even as the losses have piled up.
Josh Hart’s two offensive rebounds in the final 17.1 seconds finished off the Spurs and sent the Knicks to a hard-fought 117-114 win at the Garden on Wednesday.