NEW YORK—Justin Burrell scored 11 points and 11 St. John’s players scored as the Red Storm routed DePaul 67-47 on Sunday.Justin Brownlee added 10 points and leading scorer D.J. Kennedy (15.8 points a game) had eight points in 25 minutes as St. John’s (12-5, 2-3 Big East) won its second straight game.The Red Storm used a 10-0 first-half run to take a 27-15 lead on Brownlee’s layup with 3:23 left and shot 50 percent from the field (11-for-22) to take a 31-20 halftime lead. St. John’s scored the first two baskets of the second half for a 35-20 lead, and after DePaul (7-10, 0-5) scored, the Red Storm put the game away with an 18-2 run and a 53-24 lead with 10:20 to play.Anthony Mason Jr. had eight points and 10 rebounds for St. John’s, which outrebounded DePaul 46-26.Will Walker led DePaul with 14 points and Mike Stovall added 11 points.

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DES MOINES—Josh Young scored 18 points and Adam Templeton finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds as Drake defeated Illinois State 69-59 Sunday night. The Bulldogs (8-11, 3-4 Missouri Valley) took command of the game early then held on in the closing minutes.Osiris Eldridge scored 26 points, all in the second half, to lead the Redbirds (13-5, 4-3).Drake, which never trailed, took a 16-6 lead on a 3-pointer by Templeton with 7:31 left in the first half and led by double digits the rest of the way. The Bulldogs were up 35-15 at halftime and then scored the first five points of the second half for their largest advantage, 40-15.ISU put together runs of 10-1 and 9-3 in the second half but couldn’t get any closer than 12 until the final minute.Ryan Wedel added 14 points for Drake.