Ben Bentil

One positive for the Friars in this game was the play of Ben Bentil who's minutes continue to increase from game to game. 

In 28 minutes, Bentil netted eight points and pulled down a team high ten rebounds for the Friars, four of which came on the offensive end. 

Bentil also added one block and one steal to his stat line. 

LaDontae Henton

LaDontae Henton led the Friars with 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field however went 1-for-5 from the foul line and had three turnovers.

Henton has been in double-figures for the Friars in ten straight games and 16 of the 18 games PC has played so far this season but has not shot all that well over the last few games. 

In the last four games, Henton has gone 9-of-22, 6-of-14, 4-of-16 and tonight 9-of-17 but still has managed to carry the Friars. 

Kris Dunn

Kris Dunn has had a week so far in which he was named Big East Player of the Week and named to the mid-season All-American second team by Sporting News. 

In the first half of this game, he did not look like any of those, turning the ball over four times in the first half and only netting in four points. In the second half he pulled it together, only turning the ball over once in the half and getting himself a double-double with 17 points and 10 assists.

The Friars now go on the road to Creighton and road games is where Dunn has had some major turnover issues. Kris Dunn will have to come up big on Saturday night for the Friars.  

Free throw shooting

The Friars made only 14 of their 25 shots from the line for a shooting percentage of 56%. 

Missing free throws was costly and missing them at inopportune times made things even worse. 

The Red Storm went up 56-50 with eight minutes to go in the game and Kris Dunn got himself to the free throw line. Dunn missed the front end of the one and one. St. John's came down and drilled another three-pointer to go up 59-50. A five point swing. 

LaDontae Henton was 1-of-5 from the line while Ben Bentil went 2-of-5. 

Poor defense

PC's poor performance in the first half ended up costing them this game, especially on the defensive end. 

Coming into the game, St. John's averaged about five three-pointers per game and in the first half, they drilled eight of them and ten total. 

St. Johns shot 59% from three-point land for the game and 61% in the first half. The Red Storm also shot 55% from the field in the first half and 51% for the game. 

The Friars were about a step slow defensively the entire first half and it cost them, St. John's got comfortable and stayed comfortable for the majority of the night.