In front of a raucous Carnesecca Arena crowd hungry for another top-25 upset, the St. John’s Red Storm were unable to duplicate last week’s magic. The Johnnies were overpowered and, at times, overmatched against No. 10 Creighton as they fell 85-72 to the Blue Jays for their first Big East loss.
The Red Storm fell behind by as many as 18 in a first half that saw them shoot just 31 percent (12-38) from the floor. Couple that with Creighton’s 28 points in the paint, and St. John’s saw themselves in an 44-26 hole at the half.
“A little bit of effort and not communicating,” Shamorie Ponds said on the defensive struggles.