St. John's guard Ian Jackson (11), defended by Quinnipiac forward Keith McKnight (21), heads toward the basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in New York. AP

In spurts, they flashed their sky-high potential. An effortless ability to score and make shots from deep.

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Between them, Ian Jackson and Joson Sanon scored 29 points in the regular-season opener on 15 shots. That was the warmup act for fifth-ranked St. John’s high-upside sophomores.

Saturday afternoon at the Garden is their first real test, an early barometer for these two guards. A

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