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St. John's Red Storm vs West Virginia Mountaineers Wrap - St. John's Wins 79-73

St. John's grabbed a 79-73 win over West Virginia on Friday, behind a 24-point effort from Joel Soriano at WVU Coliseum.

St. John's was the ATS victor, as they covered the -5.0-point spread as a favorite.

St. John's got 17 points from Chris Ledlum and another 14 points from Nahiem Alleyne. Daniss Jenkins contributed 5 assists, while Chris Ledlum cleaned the glass with 10 rebounds.

West Virginia got 19 points from Quinn Slazinski in a losing cause and another 15 points from Jesse Edwards. Ofri Naveh contributed 3 assists for them, while Josiah Harris had 8 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed West Virginia were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.

St. John's had a 36-35 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

Next game, St. John's takes its act home to face Sacred Heart looking for another win. For West Virginia, they head home to face Pittsburgh.