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Recap - St. John's Defeats Tulane 95-75

St. John's cruised to victory on Friday, running Tulane out of the gym and running up a 95-75 score at Devlin Fieldhouse.

Bettors who backed St. John's were also rewarded, as they covered the closing number as a favorite of -5.0 at sportsbooks.

Marcus LoVett had 18 points for St. John's and Bashir Ahmed chipped in with 17 points. Marcus LoVett had 5 assists for them, while Bashir Ahmed was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.

Tulane got 17 points from Ryan Smith in a losing cause and another 15 points from Malik Morgan. Malik Morgan contributed 6 assists for them, while Melvin Frazier had 6 rebounds.

St. John's was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

St. John's had a 32-24 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

St. John's looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Cal State-Northridge. Tulane will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Southern.