Sports

St. John’s beats Creighton for first Big East Tournament title in 25 years

“Let’s go Gonnis” chants in the Madison Square park. The moment Rick Betino promised New York City. Tears came down on the faces of the fans.

The basketball in St. John has ended to return to the throne of the Great East, and Beteno made a smile from Lu Carinska from ear to ear in the sky.

For the first time since 2000, St. Jones Red storm They are the heroes of the big East Championship, and they did this in the way they did throughout the season in the 82-66 victory over Cretton-with uncompromising will to win and the second big half.

When the opponent’s tires accelerate, this red storm team accelerates. After the cold first half that witnessed the shooting of Saint John 11 against 33 of the field, they did not hesitate. Instead, they outperformed Bluejays 57-38 in the dominant second half.

“We are just a group of fighters … a handful of dogs,” St. John the young guard RJ Lewis He said after winning. “We are very hungry. We want to win. The goal of this year is to win, and this is what we do.”

RJ Luis Jr. , Zuby Ejiofor Recap St. John’s Winning The Big East Tournament Over Creighton

The decisive moment in the game came when Lewis, the Big East player for this year, dug three times to connect the red storm 52-48 with a short nine minutes survival. Then he received an artistic mistake for a festive concept. The red storm began finding their offensive grooves after that, as they reached its 14th field attempts to control the game.

Louis ended with 29 points and added 10 counterators, while a big man Zuby Ejiofor I was released at 20 points, Kadari Richmond added 12 points, 12 rebounds and four decisive passes.

After going down to a slow start. Louis operated it in the second section, and recorded 27 after the end of the first half on his way to win by honoring the Great East players.

In many ways, the beginners who moved from UMASS last year to play in Pitino embody all that is going on around the program, which is more appropriate because his roommate, Ejiofor, is the semi -finals champion. The duo was doubted, and he dealt with setbacks, and had to sit on the margin for a period of time, but Iman Betino has never hesitated.

On Saturday night, in front of a crowded house in Madison Square Garden, which was full of St. John’s Red, their coaches in them pay off.

“The energy was private here,” Louis said after the match. “Nothing is like playing in New York in Mecca basketball. It’s very special.”

St. John Red Storphy Cup after 2025, starring Big East Tournamement

While sweets fly at MSG on Saturday night, there is a feeling of fate in New York City. Betino has recovered years of turmoil and hunger for the winner.

The Johnnies are the heroes, and the way this team plays, on 19-1 since the beginning of the evaluation year, it seems that anything is possible.

At the present time, it is the Great East crown, and the celebration of 25 years of making.

John Vanta is an anchor and national basketball writer in Fox Sports. It covers sport in a variety of capabilities, from connecting to the FS1 games to working as a major host on the Big East Digital Network to provide comments in the field of 68 media networks. Follow it in john_fanta.

Do you want great stories that have been delivered directly to your inbox? Create or log in to your Fox SPORTS account, and follow the championships, teams and players to receive a daily dedicated news message.

He follows Follow your preferences to customize your Fox sports experience

Total basketball

Saint John Red Storm


Get more total basketball Follow your preferences to get information about games, news and more


Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button