St. John’s had moments of hope in this one, but those hopes were quickly dashed as the Creighton Bluejays found their rhythm, saw their freshman center reach a career-high, and almost earned a triple-double for one of their players in a 94-76 road win.
Creighton improves to 1-1 in Big East play, while St. John’s falls to 0-3 in league play for the second straight year.
At first, it was a tale of extremes, a game that looked like an early blowout.
Creighton opened up on a fast 11-2 run. Meanwhile, St. John’s got their first rebound on either end with 13 minutes left in the first half.