For what it's worth, St. John's sophomore point guard/floor general Malik Boothe will not be available to play tonight. Boothe has missed the last four games with a thumb injury, but coach Norm Roberts had hoped he'd return to the lineup tonight.

However, Roberts just said during this morning's Big East coaches' teleconference call that Boothe won't likely be ready to play for at least another two/three weeks.

The Red Storm, of course, are already without their best player, Anthony Mason, Jr., who's out for the season with a foot injury.