A lot of things went wrong enough that St. John’s couldn’t take advantage of their inspired spurts, and the Red Storm fell at Creighton by the score of 82-68.
St. John’s falls to 13-17 and 7-10 in the Big East. Creighton improves to 23-7, 10-7 in Big East play.
Despite a Creighton team that missed easy shots in transition, St. John’s dug themselves an early hole - and struggled with the right offensive mindset against the Creighton defense.
The game started with an 11-0 Creighton run. The Bluejays slowed the Red Storm, and the Johnnies helped by looking to score with individual plays, while Creighton took advantage on the other end - and then forced three straight turnovers from a pressing Red Storm squad.