Rick Pitino offers sharp suggestion to NCAA after St John's crushing loss to Duke: 'Left us disappointed'

Pitino opened his press conference with a point of order after he said his team was left "hanging" for over a half-hour following its narrow loss to Duke. 

He continued, "You should let the losing team go first and let the winning team have as long as you want. Just a suggestion."

Waiting on the sidelines added to a tough night for St. John's. 

"It was our defense that broke down," Pitino said during the press conference. . "It wasn't so much not being in the right place. We just got bullied to the basket. They do that to a lot of teams. That's why they're the No. 1-ranked team in the country. We couldn't defend the bully drives."

Caleb Foster also made his return from a broken foot, scoring 11 points in the second half, while Isaiah Evans added 25 points, and Cameron Boozer totaled 22 points and 10 rebounds. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.