In the early stages of its non-conference schedule, defense was the biggest problem for No. 22 St. John’s.

But over the last three games, the work-in-progress Red Storm have shown they’re not immune to cold stretches on offense, either.

That remained the case in Saturday afternoon’s 91-64 win over Iona at Madison Square Garden, as St. John’s (6-3) started just 1-for-13 from the field and at one point went more than seven minutes between baskets.

The Red Storm trailed underdog Iona, 10-2, more than five minutes into Saturday’s matinee, and they committed five turnovers in the game’s first seven minutes.

They missed 11 consecutive shots between the 19:38 and 12:30 marks of the opening half, with a Zuby Ejiofor lay-up finally ending the drought.

St. John’s rolled from there, taking the l

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