St. John's defeats Niagara 78-70

NEW YORK -- — Joel Soriano scored 21 points as St. John's beat Niagara 78-70 on Saturday.

Soriano added 19 rebounds for the Red Storm (7-0). O'Mar Stanley scored 10 points while shooting 4 of 6 from the field, and added six rebounds. Dylan Addae-Wusu recorded 10 points and shot 4 of 7 from the field and 1 for 4 from the line.

Noah Thomasson finished with 24 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Purple Eagles (3-3). Niagara also got 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks from Sam Iorio. In addition, Lance Erving had 12 points.

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