It was ugly.

It was sloppy.

It was far closer than expected.

But in the end, it was a win.

Nine days after the disappointing loss to Auburn to cap a 1-2 trip to Las Vegas, St. John’s faced another SEC foe.

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Like the Auburn game, the Red Storm led by double digits, but this time were able to finish out the win.

Dylan Darling scored all seven of his points in the final four minutes, and Zuby Ejiofor was a monster on the defensive end as St. John’s survived a nightmarish shooting display in a 63-58 win over Ole Miss.

St. John’s led by as many as 15 in the first half and 14 deep into th

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