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No. 22 St. John’s Pulls Away at DePaul for Eighth Straight Win

The Red Storm stayed perfect on the road to move to 10-1 in Big East play before hosting No. 3 UConn next.

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St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino yells to his team during the first half of a game against the Butler Bulldogs on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. © Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Overview

  • St. John’s beat DePaul 68-56 after a sluggish first half, improving to 17-5 overall and 10-1 in the Big East.
  • A 16-2 second-half burst turned a 35-34 deficit into a 50-37 lead as the Red Storm seized control.
  • Zuby Ejiofor posted 16 points and nine rebounds, Bryce Hopkins added 15, and Oziyah Sellers scored 13.
  • The win made St. John’s 6-0 in true road games, the program’s best such start since 1982-83, and gave Rick Pitino career victory No. 902.
  • DePaul fell to 12-11 and 4-8 in league play, suffered its 24th straight loss to a ranked opponent, and retired Rod Strickland’s jersey at halftime.