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St. John's Downs New Mexico 85-71 - Match Report

St. John's got a 21-point performance from RJ Luis Jr., who added 11 rebounds as St. John's ran past New Mexico 85-71 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.

St. John's was a favorite by -7.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

Deivon Smith had 15 points for St. John's and Kadary Richmond chipped in with 14 points. RJ Luis Jr. had 7 assists for them, while RJ Luis Jr. was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.

New Mexico got 16 points from Nelly Junior Joseph in a losing cause and another 16 points from Mustapha Amzil. Donovan Dent contributed 6 assists for them, while Atiki Ally Atiki had 6 rebounds.

St. John's was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored St. John's as they grabbed 45 boards, while New Mexico only had 26

Next game, St. John's takes its act home to face Baylor looking for another win. For New Mexico, they head home to face Grambling State.