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No. 13 St. John’s Routs William & Mary With 27-2 Second-Half Surge

A new starting backcourt with Dylan Darling reflected Rick Pitino’s early-season recalibration.

Overview

  • St. John’s turned a 39-34 halftime edge into a 93-60 home win, outscoring William & Mary 54-26 after the break.
  • Rick Pitino opened with Dylan Darling alongside Oziyah Sellers, deploying a steadier ballhandling look that boosted tempo and pressure.
  • Darlings’s return from a calf strain produced 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting and four steals, while Sellers matched 13 points with three 3-pointers.
  • Five Red Storm scored in double figures—Bryce Hopkins and Joson Sanon 15 each, Darling 13, Sellers 13, Zuby Ejiofor 11—as the team piled up 54 points in the paint.
  • William & Mary shot 38% and committed 24 turnovers before a sellout crowd of 5,260 at Carnesecca Arena; St. John’s next hosts Bucknell on Nov. 20.