St. John’s beat Creighton 82-66 to capture the Big East Tournament title for the first time since 2000. It’s also the first time since 1986 that the Red Storm won both the Big East regular season and tournament titles. St. John’s missed the NCAA Tournament last season, but should be on track to earn a two-seed in the Big Dance after going 30-4 and 18-2 in the Big East.
In just his second season at St. John’s, head coach Rick Pitino has ended the Red Storm’s five-year NCAA Tournament drought and 25-year Big East Tournament title drought.
The Red Storm will take a nine-game winning streak into the Tournament. Creighton’s valiant effort in the Big East Tournament gives the Bluejays momentum, but they will have to wait to hear what seed they’ve earned.
Here are the highlights from Saturday night!
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Live scoreboard
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Takeaways from St. John’s win over Creighton in the Big East Tournament title game:
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St John’s celebrates its Big East Tournament title
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St. John’s leaves no doubt as it captures Big East Tournament title
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St. John’s is closing in on the Big East Tournament title
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RJ Luis Jr. has arrived
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St. John’s takes control with a flurry of transition baskets
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The Garden is rocking
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Buckets from RJ Luis Jr. and Zuby Ejiofor tie the game up
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Bluejays controlling the pace
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Zuby heating up
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Creighton’s Fedor Zugic left the game with an ankle injury, but is trying to return
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It’s been (almost) all Creighton so far
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Pregame talk: Rick Pitino on St. John’s success
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