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NEW YORK — Deivon Smith drained a 3-pointer midway through the second half to start an 18-0 spurt that propelled No. 22 St. John's past Wagner 66-45 for its first victory as a ranked team in almost 10 years. RJ Luis Jr. had 13 points. Aaron Scott scored 11. Smith grabbed a team-high eight rebounds as St. John's pulled away down the stretch following a choppy performance over the first 30 minutes. In their second season under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino, the Red Storm won their first game as a ranked team since topping Tulane on Dec. 28, 2014. Javier Ezquerra scored 10 points to pace Wagner.
