RJ Luis scored 23 of his St. John’s career-high 30 points after halftime as the Johnnies won for the ninth time in 10 games, beating Villanova, 80-68.

Rick Pitino supports Mike Krzyzewski's solution for the Big East and ACC.

Brady Dunlap’s run of bad luck won't go away. Already sidelined with a torn UCL in his left hand, the wing also is dealing with a small abdominal tear.

For weeks now, St. John’s defense has flexed its muscles. 

Looking back at it now, Brian Kelly and LSU might have done Notre Dame a favor.

Though St. John's has struggled from 3-point land, it is off to a strong start because of its stifling defense, The Post's Zach Braziller writes.

Tuesday night’s 82-72 win over Xavier marked the midpoint of St. John's season. It has been an interesting year, to say the least.

Rick Pitino considered suspending Simeon Wilcher for showing up Butler with his attempted dunk in the final seconds of Saturday’s victory.

St. John's didn’t need the long ball Tuesday night. Its stifling defense and relentless rebounding was enough for an 82-72 road win over Xavier.

No, Aaron Scott shook his head. Nothing has changed for him. 

Simeon Wilcher may be finding his way into Rick Pitino’s doghouse. 

In a game St. John’s couldn’t lose, he took over down the stretch.

Richmond is averaging 10.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists this season for St. John's.

St. John's attempted a season-low nine 3-pointers in their loss to Creighton on New Year's Eve.

Everyone was writing obituaries. Predicting a new coach at Ohio State. Calling this group of Buckeyes a $20 million flop.

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.

In three Big East games, St. John’s has been outscored by 42 points from the 3-point line. It continued in Tuesday’s tough 57-56 loss at Creighton.

After a fast start, Creighton was the better team and prevailed, 57-56, over St. John's at CHI Health Center on New Year’s Eve.

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.

St. John’s is thinking big. How big? Big East championship big.