Jenkins puts up 17 as St. John's knocks off North Texas 53-52 in Charleston Classic

Thu, Nov 16, 2023
NCAAB News (AP)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Daniss Jenkins scored 17 points as St. John's beat North Texas 53-52 on Thursday in the Charleston Classic.

Joel Soriano made two free throws with 1:11 remaining to cap the scoring.

Jenkins had five rebounds for the Red Storm (2-1). Soriano scored 11 points and added 12 rebounds and five blocks. Glenn Taylor Jr. shot 3 for 9, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with seven points.

The Mean Green (2-1) were led by Aaron Scott, who recorded 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Jason Edwards added nine points for North Texas. In addition, Rubin Jones finished with eight points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

"

Article Copyright © 2023 The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved.