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Sadiku Ibine Ayo comes through as No. 10 St. John's tops DePaul

Sadiku Ibine Ayo made his first start of the season and scored 13 of his career-high 15 points during a decisive first half as 10th-ranked St. John's, minus its leading scorer, rolled to an 82-58 victory over DePaul on Wednesday in Chicago. Deivon Smith scored a team-high 18 while Kadary Richmond added 17 points and nine rebounds, but it was Ibine Ayo who was instrumental in the Big East leaders taking control of the contest late in the first half. With star RJ Luis Jr. sitting due to a groin issue, Ibine Ayo started for the first time in his two years with St.