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No. 22 St. John's Opens Big East Title Defense With 79–66 Win Over DePaul

Dylan Darling's breakout off the bench punctuated a recent defensive uptick.

Overview

  • Dylan Darling, recently replaced as starting point guard, scored a season-high 17 points on 5-for-9 shooting with three 3-pointers after entering the night 1-for-15 from deep.
  • St. John's held DePaul to 39% shooting and 28% from three while its reserves delivered a 32–4 bench scoring edge, including nine flawless points from Ruben Prey.
  • Zuby Ejiofor added nine points, seven rebounds and four blocks, giving him 20 blocks over the last three games, the Big East's first such three-game total since 2013.
  • The Red Storm improved to 7-3 and have won five straight conference openers in their lone Big East game at Carnesecca Arena this season.
  • DePaul dropped to 8-4 with Kaleb Banks scoring 19 and CJ Gunn 15, as St. John's turns to Kentucky on Saturday in Atlanta and DePaul hosts No. 5 UConn on Sunday.