NEW YORK -- It's a five-point game now with less than three minutes to play, and even if St. John's manages to win this game, there will still be plenty of reasons to knock the Johnnies with a performance like they've had tonight.

The Red Storm, after all, are letting Marist slowly but surely creep back into the game, and it would only be fair to see the Johnnies lose this one after showing little intensity or tenacity to go for the kill when they had it back at the beginning of the second half.

Speaking of which, Marist has just tied the game at 57-57 with 2:08 to play.