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St. John's dominates Creighton and breathes life back into its season.
Summary
St. John's defeated Creighton 90-73 in Omaha, and the team has now won eight of its last 10 games.
Content
St. John's beat Creighton 90-73 on Saturday in Omaha, halting questions about the team's prospects from earlier in the week. The game was played at the CHI Health Center and followed an improved performance at Butler earlier in the week. The victory continued a recent surge for St. John's, which has now won eight of 10 games. Several bench and rotation players contributed to a balanced effort.
Key facts:
- Final score: St. John's 90, Creighton 73, played at the CHI Health Center in Omaha.
- St. John's has won eight of its last 10 games and now has three Quad 1 victories.
- Lefteris Liotopoulos had a career-high 17 points off the bench; Oziayah Sellers added 16 points, six rebounds and five assists.
- Ian Jackson, Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins each contributed 12 points; Ejiofor also had six assists and four steals.
- Creighton had won four of five league games entering the matchup, including a road win at Villanova, but was outscored by St. John's over the final 30 minutes.
- At halftime St. John's led plus-13 on the glass, shot 54 percent from the field and had only three turnovers; over the final 10:53 the Johnnies outscored Creighton 34-11.
Summary:
The win reinforced St. John's recent momentum and provided several notable individual performances, including a career-high from Liotopoulos. Creighton started well from long range but was unable to recover in the second half. Undetermined at this time.
