No. 5 St. John's opens Pitino's third season with 108-74 rout of Quinnipiac

Dillon Mitchell scored 18 points, Zuby Ejiofor added 17 and No. 5 St. John's opened its third season under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino by overwhelming Quinnipiac 108-74 on Monday night. Ian Jackson had 15 points on 6-for-6 shooting and Joson Sanon, another touted transfer, added 14 off the bench as the new-look Red Storm racked up their most points since beating Mississippi Valley State 119-61 on Nov. 9, 2021. Coming off a rousing turnaround season that included the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory in 25 years, the reigning Big East champions brought in the nation’s top-rated transfer class to surround Ejiofor, the preseason conference player of the year.