St. John’s vs Rider Broncs live game thread

Some things to know going into tonight’s game...

UConn, Friday’s opponent for the Big East opener, will be rescheduled, since the Huskies are on pause after a COVID positive test within their program. St. John’s gets lucky; DePaul is also on pause, and were set to face Seton Hall, so the Hall and the Red Storm will matchup instead on Friday afternoon at 4:30 pm on the CBS Sports Network.

Julian Champagnie was named to the Big East Honor Roll this week.

St. John’s had a scholarship available and signed 6’10” forward Esahia Nyiwe, who sometimes go by Zay. He was a low-scoring, athletic, rebounding forward in junior college, and was slated to go to Texas Tech before the Red Raiders had a player surprisingly return. Nyiwe had enrolled at Tech over the summer; he will attend St. John’s after the end of the fall semester, and the Red Storm hope to get a waiver for his availability.

Will he play? He may be very raw, but clearly the team sees something in him.

Also: no Rasheem Dunn tonight for the fifth straight game.

Game Information

Who: St. John’s Red Storm (4-1) vs. Rider Broncs (0-1)

When: Tuesday, December 8, 2020, 7:00 PM

Where: Carnesecca Arena

TV: CBS Sports Network | online

Audio: St. John’s website provides free audio for the game.

Tickets: Nah. Unless you have become your cardboard cutout.

Last Meeting: St. John’s last defeated Rider in 1995, 79-69.