Darling scores season-high 17 points as No. 22 St. John’s beats DePaul 79-66 in Big East opener

Key Highlights

• The 6-foot-1 junior entered 1 of 15 from outside the arc in his first eight games at St.
• John’s after transferring from Idaho State. Joson Sanon added 15 points and tied a career high with nine rebounds.
• Jackson scored 10 and Zuby Ejiofor had nine points, seven rebounds and four blocks — giving him 20 over the last three games. Ejiofor became the first Big East player with 20 blocks in a three-game span since Chris Obekpa for the Red Storm in 2013. St.
• John’s shot 45% and got 32 points from its reserves, including nine from Ruben Prey on 4-of-4 shooting — including a 3. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKaleb Banks led the Blue Demons (8-4, 0-1) with 19 points and CJ Gunn added 15.
• The Blue Demons shot 39% and went 7 of 25 (28%) from 3-point distance. Up nextDePaul: Will host No.