Stephenson Struggles at the Garden; AD Endorses Roberts; Grace Recruiting Gibbs; Rutgers Loses Again, to Syracuse

NEW YORK — Lance Stephenson’s return to Madison Square Garden began with a chorus of boos and ended with a disastrous turnover in the final seconds that led to two game-winning foul shots by St. John’s guard Dwight Hardy.

With Cincinnati and St. John’s tied at 50 with 7.6 seconds remaining, Stephenson tried an in-bounds pass to teammate Deonta Vaughn under the Cincinnati basket.

But Hardy alertly cut in front of Vaughn, stole the ball and was fouled by Dion Dixon.

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**And here’s Aditi’s story on Syracuse’s win over Rutgers at the RAC.

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