Overview
- Oziyah Sellers led St. John’s with 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting, hitting four 3-pointers in 35 minutes.
- Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins, limited by early fouls, combined for 25 second-half points and 12 rebounds as St. John’s seized control.
- The Red Storm outscored Marquette 52-34 after halftime, using a 13-0 run to stretch the lead to 70-47 with under 7:30 remaining.
- St. John’s forced 19 turnovers and turned them into 24 points, with Dillon Mitchell adding 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Sadiku Ibine Ayo sparking the defense.
- The win moves St. John’s to 12-5 overall and 5-1 in the Big East, marking a third straight victory and five in six, with Villanova up next on the road Saturday before Seton Hall at the Garden on Jan. 20.