St. John’s basketball team pulls off a stunning victory against No. 15 Creighton, winning 80-66 at Madison Square Garden. Creighton's loss follows their upset win over UConn, breaking a four-game winning streak. The win boosts St. John’s NCAA Tournament hopes, with standout performances from Daniss Jenkins and Jordan Dingle. The victory marks St. John’s first ranked win of the season under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino, with Jenkins scoring a season-high 27 points. The team must continue winning to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Despite Creighton moving up three spots in the rankings after the loss, St. John’s momentum continues with a 82-59 victory over Butler, improving to 3-0 post the Creighton win.
St John’s in today’s @nypostsports: A big win in Indy that keeps tournament hopes alive ➡️ https://t.co/IzLl1QvOHU Rick Pitino on the coming transfer portal chaos ➡️ https://t.co/wub6lPA6bH #sjubb https://t.co/ZhsHU59SfJ
St John's crushes Butler to improve to 3-0 with two road wins and a Top 15 victory since Rick Pitino called his players slow and fat and unathletic. As it turns out, Rick Pitino knows how to motivate his players better than randoms on Twitter. SJU tourney hopes VERY much alive https://t.co/9vczu1d8Bm
St. John's crushes Butler, 82-59. That's three in a row. Season is back on. #sjubb
St. John's got a combined four points from Jenkins and Dingle in first half and is up six. All things considered, you take that. #sjubb
St. John's leads Butler 39-33 at the half. Led by as many as 12. #sjubb
Solid start for St. John's, off to a 13-11 lead. Posh Alexander keeping Butler close. Has nine. #sjubb
St John’s opens as a 1.5-point dog tomorrow at Butler. #sjubb
Creighton up 3 spots to 12 despite losing to St. John’s by 14 https://t.co/wQDru3zyIU
St. John’s stuns No. 15 Creighton, but still must win out to have a shot at NCAA Tournament “They could beat anybody on any given night and I hope they get the opportunity to do so” https://t.co/vAncnJyfTd https://t.co/PX8Cj4PjJm
Does this win keep St. John's March Madness hopes alive? @NYPost_Brazille and @DHenryTV break down St. John's big win on Sunday against No.15 Creighton https://t.co/WS1Q9sN3Ud https://t.co/Ue6n3U0xug
St. John's at its best in win over No. 15 Creighton | @RogRubin #SJUBB https://t.co/T0SnmuAvmF
It took more than three months, but St. John’s on Sunday delivered the first signature win of the Rick Pitino era. @petersblendorio https://t.co/9V4XQ8GdAP
Daniss Jenkins scored a season-high 27 points and St. John's shredded No. 15 Creighton 80-66 on Sunday for its biggest victory under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino. https://t.co/uK25VkEBK7 #sjubb
St. John’s takes down No. 15 Creighton! https://t.co/Zptrn2Nv8S
St. John’s knocks off No. 15 Creighton to keep March Madness hopes alive https://t.co/fUCvd3O8wM https://t.co/qUIG4O0Iuh
ST. JOHNS SHOCKS NO. 15 CREIGHTON AT HOME 😮 The Blue Jays lose just after upsetting No. 1 UCONN earlier this week. https://t.co/CEXFRkVdKJ
St. John’s gets its first ranked win of the season. https://t.co/xpgi4o3Nya
St. John's is now 2-0 and just beat a Top 15 Creighton team, since Rick Pitino called is team slow and fat and unathletic. Turns out, a Hall of Famer knows how to push buttons of his team more than randoms on Twitter Who could've guessed? SJU back on the bubble #BigRickEnergy https://t.co/P0OFXymY2X
DOWN GOES NO. 15 🚨 @StJohnsBBall takes down Creighton in Madison Square Garden. https://t.co/p1IvDdEy6V
FINAL: St. John’s 80, No. 15 Creighton 66 Letdown game from Creighton after big win over UConn earlier this week. Snaps a four-game winning streak. St. John’s NCAA hopes have some life, back-to-back wins after Pitino’s comments. Huge weeks for Daniss Jenkins and Jordan Dingle.
Now on @njdotcom St. John’s stuns No. 15 Creighton, but still must win out to have a shot at NCAA Tournament https://t.co/Aty16iP6VE @StJohnsBBall
St. John's knocks off No. 15 Creighton, 80-66. Not dead yet. #sjubb