Finally!
After two months of agony, 16 straight losses and weeks of key development, St. John's broke through with a team effort on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena as they defeated ninth place DePaul, 80 to 65.
The Johnnies had a balanced attack that was led by Malik Ellison (11 points on 4-of-6 shooting), Federico Mussini (17 points on 3-of-7 shooting) and Durand Johnson (18 points). Kassoum Yakwe added 11 points and 11 rebounds while Yankuba Sima came off the bench to put up six points, but more importantly blocked three shots to impose his will in the paint.