After St. John’s put together their most complete game of the season against Georgetown, the Johnnies played arguably their worst game of the season losing to Creighton, 87-64.
The first half for St. John’s was possibly the worst half they have played since Big East play started. To start, the defense had long defensive lapses. Creighton executed an 11-0 run which stretched through the under-12 minute media timeout as well as a subsequent 7-0 going into the under-4 minute media timeout.
Creighton’s Alex O’Connell in particular gave St. John’s fits prior to the break. O’Connell scored 17 points, an incredibly efficient 6 of 8 from the field and 4 of 5 from deep in addition to his 4 rebounds and 2 assists.