Even without starting forward Damien Jefferson, who will miss the next four to six weeks after ankle surgery, Creighton had a decided height advantage against a St. John’s team that starts five guards. For most of the first half, the Bluejays exploited that advantage by attacking the paint. Over the first 14 minutes of the game, they outscored the Red Storm 16-8 in the paint and built a 28-19 lead.
Their first basket of the game came on a dunk from Martin Krampelj, a sign of things to come:
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