A pitiful first half Perth performance got exactly what it deserved. But Drey Wright saved the day after the break in Ayrshire with a sweet right-footed drive into the bottom corner.
The hosts could - and should - have been out of sight after the opening 45 minutes but Saints somehow found a way back into the contest to bag a point.
Callum Davidson’s side remain eighth in the Premiership, seven points ahead of Killie. Theo Bair was handed a rare start - his first since October - to partner Stevie May in the forward department.
In the middle of the park, Dan Phillips remained out through suspension. Cammy MacPherson, Melker Hallberg and Graham Carey were tasked with patrolling that area.
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