"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."
"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."
St. John's dominated Creighton 81-52, starting strong and leading wire-to-wire to extend its winning streak to 13 games and take a one-game lead in the Big East. Dylan Darling scored 17 points, including 11 in the second half. Bryce Hopkins recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Zuby Ejiofor scored 15 points (13 in the first half) and the team made 20 of 23 free throws. St. John's outrebounded Creighton 44-30. Creighton shot 32.1 percent, committed 18 turnovers, and has lost six of eight games.
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