With Ponds out, No. 24 St. John’s loses 79-71 to DePaul

NEW YORK (AP) — Femi Olujobi had 27 points and eight rebounds in his New York homecoming and DePaul pulled away from No. 24 St. John’s, beating the short-handed Red Storm 79-71 on Saturday night for its first win over a ranked team in almost three years.
Star guard Shamorie Ponds sat out with a lower back strain for St. John’s (14-3, 2-3 Big East), which dropped its second straight game since moving into the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years.
Paul Reed added 18 points