ROSEMONT, Ill. (Interstat) — Saint John’s used a stout defensive performance to defeat DePaul 68-56 in a Big East men’s basketball game Tuesday night at Allstate Arena.

The Red Storm (17-5) held the Blue Demons (12-11) to 34.6% shooting from the floor and forced 11 turnovers. Zuby Ejiofor led Saint John’s with 16 points, while Bryce Hopkins added 15 and Oziyah Sellers scored 13. Layden Blocker paced DePaul with 13 points.

Saint John’s led 29-28 at halftime and pulled away in the second half, limiting DePaul to just 28 points again after the break. The Red Storm improved to 2-0 against the Blue Demons this season.