No. 13/14 St. John’s Punctuates Preseason With 87-74 Win over No. 7/7 Texas

Sunday, October 25

New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)

12 p.m.

St. John's University

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No. 7 Texas (Exhibition)

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Team	1	2	F
Texas	31	43	74
St. John's (NY)	49	38	87

The No. 13 St. John's men's basketball team closed out its preseason slate with an 87-74 win over No. 7 Texas at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon.

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Keyshawn Hall lead all players with 24 points, shooting 8-of-13 from the field and 8-of-9 from the foul line.

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Tounde Tessoufou tallied 23 points in 33 minutes of work. The guard knocked down a pair of three-pointers and went 5-of-6 from the charity stripe, adding four rebounds and five assists to his game log.

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Ian Jackson was the third Johnnies to notch a double-digit point total with 18. The junior guard shot 50% from the floor and buried a trio of threes. Jackson also recorded six rebounds, five assists and five steals.

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St. John's brought in 33 rebounds, 13 of which were offensive boards.

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Quinn Ellis lead all players with seven assists, while adding four points and three rebounds. The Red Storm dished out 19 helpers as a team.

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Theo Edema tied for the game-high with seven rebounds, hauling in four offensive boards and three on the defensive end.

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St. John's kicks off the 2026-27 season on Monday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in Carnesecca Arena against Monmouth.

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Hall scores 24, Yessoufou adds 23, Jackson chips in 18 for Red Storm

NEW YORK – The No. 13/14 St. John's men's basketball team closed the preseason portion of its schedule with an exclamation point on Sunday afternoon, taking down No. 7/7 Texas, 87-74, at Madison Square Garden.

The Red Storm led by 18 at the half and moved ahead by as many as 22 in the final period. The Johnnies led by at least 10 for the entirety of the second stanza.

St. John's finished its three-game preseason slate with its third win in as many tries. The Red Storm will open the season in earnest on Nov. 2 against Monmouth inside Carnesecca Arena. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

Keyshawn Hall led the way for St. John's on Sunday afternoon, scoring 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting. The graduate student, who ranked second nationally in free throws made a season ago, went 8-for-9 from the charity stripe.

Tounde Yessoufou tallied 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including a 2-for-3 showing from beyond the arc. The sophomore transfer from Baylor also tallied five steals, five assists and four rebounds for the Red Storm.

Ian Jackson went 7-of-14 from the floor, 2-of-3 from beyond the arc, on his way to 18 points. The junior guard added six rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals.

For the third straight game, Quinn Ellis led the Red Storm in assists, as the senior guard dished out seven dimes and surrendered no turnovers in 34 minutes of action. He also added four points and three rebounds.

Freshman center Theo Edema impressed against the Longhorns, scoring four points, grabbing seven rebounds and blocking a shot. Four of Edema's boards came on the offensive glass.

As a team, St. John's shot 53.1% from the floor, including a 29-of-47 (61.7%) from inside the arc. The Johnnies scored 56 of their 87 in the paint.

The Red Storm turned 16 Texas turnovers in 20 points. 11 of those Longhorn miscues were the result of St. John's steals.

The Johnnies came out of the gates firing, sinking nine of their first 10 field goal tries and taking a 22-13 lead with 13:20 to go in the half.

Up by seven a few minutes later, the Red Storm uncorked an 11-2 run to move ahead by 16, 35-19, with 5:42 remaining.

Texas responded with nine straight and 12 of the next 14, cutting the Red Storm lead to six less than three minutes later. From there, the Red Storm ended the half with 12 unanswered, taking a 49-31 lead into the locker room.

St. John's moved ahead by as many as 22, its largest lead of the game, after an early 7-1 run to open the second half.

The Johnnies never allowed the Longhorns to get closer than 10, sending the 11,011 fans in attendance home happy.

Madison Square Garden ticket plans for the 2026-27 season are still available for purchase by clicking here or calling 1-888-GO-STORM. The Red Storm will play 13 regular season games at The Mecca, the program's highest total since 1950-51.