Ian Jackson, Keyshawn Hall score 17 points apiece as No. 13 St. John's routs Colgate 90-59
St. John's Lefteris Liotopoulos, center, guards Colgate's Parker Jones, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in the Queens borough of New York. Credit: AP/Seth Wenig
NEW YORK — Ian Jackson and Keyshawn Hall scored 17 points apiece, leading No. 13 St. John’s to a 90-59 victory over Colgate on Wednesday night.
Tounde Yessoufou followed up his 23-point showing against Iona with 15 points, four rebounds and three steals. Lefteris Liotopoulos contributed 13 points as the Red Storm outscored Colgate 51-27 in the final 23 1/2 minutes.
Ruben Prey finished with 11 points and eight rebounds, and new point guard Quinn Ellis, from England, added nine assists.
Jackson made 6 of 10 shots, including three 3-pointers. Jackson, a preseason first-team All-Big East pick, scored 11 of his points over the final 3:34, when the Red Storm stretched a six-point lead to a 17-point margin by halftime.
Hall made 5 of 9 shots and withstood a minor injury scare when he was fouled by Cameron Brennan with 6:45 left. Hall took a hard fall on the baseline, but got up after getting checked out and took two free throws before leaving the game for good.
The Red Storm (3-0) shot 48.4% and went 12 of 30 from 3-point range in their second game at Carnesecca Arena on campus in Queens and earned their third straight double-digit victory.
St. John’s also scored 27 points off 19 turnovers. The Red Storm finished with 11 steals.
St. John's' Keyshawn Hall reacts after sinking a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colgate, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in the Queens borough of New York. Credit: AP/Seth Wenig
The Red Storm let a 15-point lead slip to 38-32 with 3:34 left, but scored the final 11 points of the first half for a 49-32 lead following Jackson’s coast-to-coast layup at the buzzer.
The Red Storm continued pulling away and opened a 61-36 lead when Yessoufou and Jackson sank corner 3s early in the second half.
Andrew Alekseyenko led Colgate (0-3) with 15 points and eight rebounds. The Raiders shot 37.7% and were 7 of 27 from 3-point range.
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Colgate's Sam Wright, center, looks to pass around St. John's defenders during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in the Queens borough of New York. Credit: AP/Seth Wenig
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