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St. John’s misses Jamal Branch

Wednesday February 20, 2013 10:46 PM By Greg Logan

Jamal Branch shoots over Durrell McDonald of DePaul

Photo credit: Errol Anderson

On the surface, St. John’s did what it had to do in dispatching South Florida, 69-54, Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena. If the Red Storm wanted to have any chance of receiving an NCAA bid, it had to win the most winnable game left on its regular-season schedule against the worst team in the Big East.

It wasn’t pretty in the second half. After taking a 22-point lead, the Red Storm (16-10,...

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