Overview
- No. 14 St. John’s overwhelmed Bucknell 97-49 at Carnesecca Arena after a full line change jump-started the offense following a slow opening stretch.
- Ian Jackson came off the bench for a season-high 20 points in 21 minutes with a team-best +33 plus-minus and no turnovers.
- Reserves Jackson, Dillon Mitchell and Ruben Prey combined for 44 points, with Mitchell adding a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double plus four steals and three blocks and Prey posting a career-high 14 and three steals.
- The Red Storm shot 64% after halftime, hit a season-high 10 threes, and topped 90 points for the fourth straight game for the first time in program history while holding Bucknell to 24 second-half points, including an 11-minute drought.
- Pitino continued to trial new lineup looks, including three-guard groups, as St. John’s turns to Las Vegas to face No. 16 Iowa State, Baylor and another power-conference opponent at the Players’ Era Festival.