Quinnipiac guard Jaden Zimmerman (24), defended by St. John's forward Zuby Ejiofor (24), heads for the basket. AP

There were two plays in fifth-ranked St. John’s season-opening rout of Quinnipiac that stood out to me, and they weren’t a dunk, a made 3-pointer or anything that appeared on a highlight clip.

On one possession, Zuby Ejiofor and Dillon Mitchell each found themselves switched onto a Quinnipiac guard. Typically, when this happens to a forward, it’s a mismatch. The players tried their best to shake the St. John’s forward. It didn’t work, and the possession turned into a fadeaway jumper that wasn’t close.

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