No. 5 St. John's Handles Early Hype, Routs Quinnipiac in Season-Opening Tuneup for No. 15 Alabama

No. 5 St. John's handles early hype, routs Quinnipiac in season-opening tuneup for No. 15 Alabama

It took two years for Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino to restore New York City pride and a winning tradition at St. John's.

No. 5 St. John's 108, Quinnipiac 74

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St. John’s looks the part of national championship contender in rout of Quinnipiac to open season

On opening night, the fifth-ranked Red Storm looked the part of a contender. The loaded frontcourt of Zuby Ejiofor, Bryce Hopkins and Dillon Mitchell was dominant.

No. 5 St. John's opens with rout of overmatched Quinnipiac

Zuby Ejiofor scored 17 points and fifth-ranked St. John's began its third season under coach Rick Pitino with a wire-to-wire 108-74 victory over Quinnipiac on Monday night in New York in the season opener for both teams.

Five Takeaways From St. John’s Dominant Season Opener

Torch Photo / Sebastian Zelaya The most exciting time of the year is back at St. John’s and no, it’s not Christmas. The Red Storm followed up a strong afternoon from the women’s team with some dominance of their own, cruising to a 108–74 win over Quinnipiac. It was a complete 180 from their two exhibition games.  St. John’s came out swinging, jumping to a 19–3 lead and never looking back. The night ended the way students love it: chants of “Put …

Quinnipiac basketball falls flat in season opener against St. John’s

No one was expecting Quinnipiac to walk into Carnesecca Arena and take down No. 5 St. John’s, but in the 40 minutes of gametime, the contest wasn’t even close. When the final buzzer sounded, the Bobcats walked back to the locker room with a daunting 108-74 loss looming large over their heads. Quinnipiac’s start to the season was not what anyone on the blue and white bench had in mind. The Bobcats started the contest against St. John’s giving up …