No. 13/13 St. John’s Crushes Colgate, 90-59 - St. John's University Athletics

Wednesday, November 11

Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)

7 p.m.

St. John's University

3-0,0-0Big East

Colgate

0-3,0-0Patriot

Team	1	2	F
Colgate	32	27	59
St. John's (NY)	49	41	90

No.13/13 St. John's Men's Basketball continued its hot start to the season with a 90-59 win over Colgate on Wednesday evening in Queens.

Keyshawn Hall was one of two Johnnies to pour in a game-high 17 points. Hall shot 5-for-9 from the field and 2-for-4 from three-point range. He added four assists and three rebounds to his stat line.

Quinn Ellis quarterbacked the offense with nine assists and committed no turnovers. He added six points, six rebounds and a game-high four steals to his log.

Tounde Yessoufou chipped in 15 points and collected four boards.

Babacar Sane capped his nine-point outing with an emphatic put-back slam late in the second half. He brought down six boards, three of which were on the offensive glass.

Ruben Prey turned in an 11-point, eight-rebound outing. The 6-11 junior swatted contest-high two shots.

The Johnnies knocked down 12 3-pointers against the Raiders.

Lefteris Liotopoulos led all players off the bench with 13 points, shooting 3-for-4 from beyond the arc.

St. John's is back in action on Sunday at The Mecca, as it takes on Syracuse for the first time in Midtown since 2015-16. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Peacock.

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Five Johnnies finish in double figures, Quinn Ellis dishes out nine assists

QUEENS, N.Y. – The No. 13/13 St. John's men's basketball team continued its stellar start to the 2026-27 season on Wednesday night, downing Colgate, 90-59, in front of a sold-out crowd at Carnesecca Arena.

Five Johnnies finished the night in double figures, led by Keyshawn Hall and Ian Jackson at 17 points apiece. Hall went 5-of-9 from the field and added four assists. Jackson sank six of his 10 field goal tries, including a 3-of-5 effort from beyond the arc.

Quinn Ellis continued to wow the Carnesecca Arena crowd, posting nine assists, six rebounds, four steals and zero turnovers. He also added six points, including a thunderous slam late in the first half.

Per the Elias Sports Bureau database, Ellis is the only NCAA Division I player since 2005-06 to record seven or more assists, three or more steals and one turnover or fewer in three straight games. Ellis accomplished the feat in the first three games of his collegiate career.

Tounde Yessoufou tallied 15 points, four rebounds and three steals. The sophomore from Benin has recorded multiple steals in all three of the Red Storm's games so far this season.

Lefteris Liotopoulos reached double figures for the second straight game, netting 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting, including a 3-of-4 showing from 3-point range.

Ruben Prey logged 11 points and eight rebounds. Nine of the junior's points and all eight of his boards came after the intermission.

Following a one-game absence from the Red Storm lineup, Babacar Sane registered nine points and six rebounds in 16 minutes of action.

As a team, St. John's shot 40.0% from 3-point range, sinking 12 of its 30 tries. The Red Storm assisted on 20 of its 30 made field goals and turned 19 Colgate turnovers in 27 points.

St. John's improved to 21-0 in Queens during Rick Pitino's tenure. The Red Storm owns a 24.4-point average margin of victory in those contests.

Colgate found it tough to miss in the early going, making five of its first six field goal attempts to pull even at 14-14 with 15:19 to go. From there, the Red Storm scored seven straight to kickstart a 20-5 run, opening a 15-point lead, 34-19, with just over seven minutes remaining in the opening period.

The Raiders threw another counter before the half, rattling off a 13-4 run to pull within six, 38-32, at the final media timeout.

From there, Jackson anchored an 11-0 Red Storm run to end the half, scoring nine of those points and assisting on the other bucket, a highlight-reel slam by Ellis.

The Red Storm opened the second half on a 24-9 run, moving ahead by 32 near the midway mark of the half. The Johnnies built their lead to as many as 35 before closing the game with a 90-59 edge.

St. John's will return to action on Sunday night when it renews its series with Syracuse at Madison Square Garden. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on Peacock and 1050 AM ESPN New York. Single-game tickets are on sale now through the St. John's Ticket Office by calling 1-888-GO-STORM or visiting RedStormSports.com/Tickets.