Saint John’s Rolls Past Colgate Behind Balanced Scoring Attack

NEW YORK (Interstat) — In a men’s NCAA Division I game, Quinn Ellis had six points, six rebounds and nine assists to help Saint John’s beat Colgate 90-59 on Wednesday at Carnesecca Arena. The Red Storm improved to 3-0 and used a 49-point first half to build a cushion. Ian Jackson scored 17 points, Keyshawn Hall added 17 points and four assists, Tounde Yessoufou had 15 points, and Rubén Prey posted 11 points and eight rebounds. Saint John’s shot 30 of 62 from the floor, 12 of 30 from three-point range and 18 of 23 from the free throw line. Colgate fell to 0-2 despite Andrew Alekseyenko’s 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Josh Ahayere scored nine points, Blake Forrest had six and the Raiders shot 23 of 61 overall and 7 of 27 from deep. Saint John’s forced 17 turnovers and held a 27-7 edge in points off turnovers, a 21-6 advantage in fastbreak points and a 32-26 margin in paint scoring. Attendance was 5,260.