I should have made this in the recap of the St. John’s game, but I have a hard time accepting the spin that Pitt got back to solid defense in this game. St. John’s shot 27.8% in the game. Here are their shooting percentages for the previous 3 games: 26.9, 26.6 and 33.3. That came against UConn, Rutgers and Seton Hall. This was their 3rd straight game under 30% shooting and they hadn’t cracked 35% in 2 weeks. In light of that, it’s hard to attribute much of the St. John’s poor shooting to Pitt’s defense.
