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St. John's Thumps Creighton 90-73 in Omaha to Extend Big East Surge

Balanced scoring alongside rebounding dominance signaled a surge strengthening St. John's NCAA résumé.

Overview

  • St. John's logged a second straight road victory and has now won eight of its last ten, giving the team three Quad 1 wins.
  • Reserve Lefteris Liotopoulos scored a career-high 17 points, Oziyah Sellers added 16, and Ian Jackson, Bryce Hopkins and Zuby Ejiofor had 12 each with Dylan Darling contributing 11.
  • An 18-2 first-half run broke a 25-25 tie and helped build a 52-34 halftime lead, with Liotopoulos later hitting two late threes to make it 82-56.
  • The Red Storm dominated the boards 39-26, including a 24-11 first-half edge, and limited their first-half turnovers to three.
  • Creighton arrived having won four of five, including at Villanova, but top guards Josh Dix and Austin Swartz were held to 12 points on 5-for-15 shooting.