Heart and competitive fire are measured mostly in deeds - never analytics - and St. John's Deivon Smith proved he's a high scorer in both categories on Saturday night when the Red Storm beat Villanova at the Garden.
Smith, the team's point guard and rudder, was at it again on Monday as St. John's (14-3, 5-1 Big East) readied for Tuesday's 7:30 p.m. game against longtime rival Georgetown (12-4, 3-2) at the Garden.
'I never rule myself out until it's time to go and I'm not suited up, honestly. I try to play through a lot of things and I'm a pretty tough guy...'
St. John's showed Saturday that it can still win without Smith's considerable talent on the court. After he exited for good with the Storm down three and 8:29 left, St. John's outscored the Wildcats 30-15 with RJ Luis Jr., Kadary Richmond and Simeon Wilcher scoring 25 of those points.
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