NCAAB

Creighton Bluejays at St. John's Red Storm

· NCAA Men's Basketball
18-8, 5-4 Away
Final
73 - 79
22-4, 16-0 Home

RJ Luis Jr. and No. 9 St. John's extend Big East lead with 79-73 win over No. 24 Creighton

The Red Storm (22-4, 13-2) lead the Bluejays (18-8, 11-4) by two games. A Creighton win would have given it the head-to-head tiebreaker over St. John’s, which is seeking its first regular-season title since 1986.

Luis made 6 of 17 shots in his eighth double-double this season. He sank six free throws in the final two minutes and made 10 of 13 overall to help St. John’s secure its 10th win in 11 games.

Kadary Richmond had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Storm. Zuby Ejiofor added 18 points and nine boards.

Steven Ashworth scored 23 points for Creighton, which dropped its second straight after winning nine in a row. Jamiya Neal added 19. Ryan Kalkbrenner was held to 12 points and appeared to have limited mobility in his right foot after getting helped to the locker room with 9:45 left.

Kalkbrenner was injured jostling for a rebound under the rim with Ejiofor and Luis. He returned with 3:47 remaining.

Takeaways Creighton: The Bluejays went 8 of 30 (26.7%) from 3-point range. In its loss to UConn, Creighton shot 29.2% (7 of 24) from 3.

St. John’s: Deivon Smith played 26 minutes and shot 4 of 9 after missing last week’s loss at Villanova with a neck injury. Smith was 8 for 34 in his previous four games after hurting his shoulder on Jan. 11.

Key moment After missing 11 straight shots, Creighton got within 61-59 on a tip-in by Neal with 6:37 left. But St. John's responded with a 3 by Aaron Scott and a jumper by Luis.

Key stat The Red Storm shot 58.6% (17 of 29) from the foul line.

Up next Creighton hosts Georgetown next Sunday. St. John’s visits DePaul on Wednesday.

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Matchup Prediction

St. John's: 64.4%
Creighton: 35.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 79
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 73 - 79
2nd 0:03 Jamiya Neal made Layup. Assisted by Steven Ashworth. 73 - 79
2nd 0:09 RJ Luis Jr. made Free Throw. 71 - 79
2nd 0:09 Isaac Traudt subbing in for Creighton 71 - 78

Statistics

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27-65 FG 28-73
41.5 Field Goal % 38.4
8-30 3PT 6-18
26.7 Three Point % 33.3
11-15 FT 17-29
73.3 Free Throw % 58.6
42 Rebounds 45
13 Offensive Rebounds 20
29 Defensive Rebounds 25
21 Assists 21
1 Steals 10
4 Blocks 8
15 Turnovers 5
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 5
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
2 Points Off Turnovers 20
12 Fast Break Points 7
34 Points in Paint 26
23 Fouls 19
10 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. John's 16-2 - 25-4
Creighton 13-4 2.5 20-8
Marquette 12-5 3.5 21-7
UConn 11-6 4.5 19-9
Xavier 10-7 5.5 18-10
Villanova 10-8 6 17-12
Georgetown 7-10 8.5 16-12
Butler 6-11 9.5 13-15
Providence 6-11 9.5 12-16
Seton Hall 2-15 13.5 7-21
DePaul 2-16 14 11-18
Full Standings