"Dylan Darling scored 17 points as No. 17 St. John's started quickly and extended its winning streak to 13 games with an 81-52 wire-to-wire victory over Creighton on Saturday afternoon in New York. The Red Storm (22-5, 15-1 Big East) moved a game ahead of UConn for the conference lead. The Huskies are visiting Villanova later Saturday and host St. John's Wednesday in Hartford, Conn. St. John's is on its longest winning streak since putting together 19 in a row from Dec. 22. 1984-Feb. 23, 1985. The Red Storm also are also on a 13-game winning streak in conference games, one shy of the school record during the 1984-85 season."
"Darling scored 11 of his points in the second half. Bryce Hopkins notched a double-double for the second straight game by collecting 15 and 10 rebounds. Hopkins made 6-of-10 shots and posted his 17th career double-double. Zuby Ejiofor scored 13 of his 15 in the first half and made 7-of-8 free throws for the Red Storm, who sank 20 of 23 attempts at the charity stripe."
"Coming off an impressive performance in its 91-84 win at UConn on Wednesday, Creighton (14-14, 8-9) lost for the sixth time in eight games. The Bluejays were held to their second-fewest points this season and shot 32.1 % and committed 18 turnovers. Fedor Zugic led Creighton with nine points, but Josh Dix and Nik Graves were a combined 5-of-19 from the floor."
St. John's dominated Creighton 81-52, leading wire-to-wire and extending its winning streak to 13 games and 13 straight conference wins. Dylan Darling scored 17 points, including 11 in the second half. Bryce Hopkins recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, his 17th career double-double. Zuby Ejiofor scored 15 points, 13 in the first half, and the team made 20 of 23 free throws. Dillon Mitchell added 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Oziyah Sellers scored 10. Creighton shot 32.1 percent, committed 18 turnovers, and was held to its second-fewest points of the season.
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