Zuby Ejiofor and Kadary Richmond combined to score 10 unanswered points during a decisive second-half run on Sunday afternoon as No. 9 St. John's extended its lead in the Big East standings with a 79-73 win over No. 24 Creighton in New York. RJ Luis Jr. posted a double-double with 23 points and a career-high-tying 14 rebounds for St. John's (22-4, 13-2 Big East), which moved two games ahead of Creighton (18-8, 11-4) in the conference while avenging a 57-56 loss to the Bluejays on Dec. 31. Richmond (19 points, 10 rebounds) also recorded a double-double while Ejiofor (18 points, nine rebounds) fell one board shy of doing so for the Red Storm, who won despite shooting just 33.
No. 9 St. John's downs No. 24 Creighton for 2-game Big East lead
