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Rick Pitino wanted to see a better defensive effort, and his best player led the charge.

Zuby Ejiofor made sure St. John’s was better on that end of the floor in its 63-58 win over Ole Miss at Madison Square Garden.

The senior forward set a career high with eight blocked shots, to go along with nine rebounds, three steals and a team-high 15 points.

At halftime, Ejiofor had swatted away six shots.

“How many points did he have at halftime? Two. That was the most impressive thing to me,” coach Rick Pitino said. “He didn’t let frustration stand in the way, he didn’t even think about the fac

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