Lots of effort and lots of frustration in Tallahassee, as a very undersized St. John's squad lost in overtime to the home team, Florida State.

The game was close throughout, as FSU used its length well on the defensive end but couldn't always make plays (or layups).

It was also full of pain-- literal, physical pain-- for the Red Storm: Sheinneka Smith left with a hurt knee, but then returned, and Da'Shena Stevens, whose free throws and rebounds were keys to the game at the end, kept coming and going, and grimacing, with leg cramps.

Stevens ended with a heroic, even scary, 14 and 10; FSU's Jacinta Monroe led everybody with 16, including the field goals that won the game.