NEW YORK -- Malik Ellison hit 5 of 6 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points to help St. John's end a four-game slide with a 78-68 victory over DePaul on Monday night.
After Billy Garrett Jr. missed a long 3-pointer for DePaul with the shot clock winding down, Marcus LoVett grabbed the long rebound and made a contested layup in transition for a 67-56 lead. It was LoVett's only made field goal of the game. Garrett hit two free throws on the other end but Ellison answered with a 3-pointer to make it 70-58.