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St. John’s heads to NCAA Tournament after securing Big East crown in NYC’s Madison Square Garden

St. John's defeated Creighton 82-66 to win their first Big East Tournament title in 25 years, marking their fourth title overall.
The Johnnies' victory secured the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
RJ Luis Jr. Led St. John's with 29 points, while Zuby Ejiofor added 20 points, contributing to a remarkable 14 straight shots made from the field in the second half.
Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 15 points for Creighton, but it wasn't enough to overcome St. John's strong performance.
Hall of Famer Rick Pitino, age 72, achieved a milestone as the first coach to win the Big East Tournament at two schools and take six schools to the Big Dance.

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Staten Island Advance

St. John’s heads to NCAA Tournament after securing Big East crown in NYC’s Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK — Regular-season champs. A tournament title. Pride in the program fully restored.

3 hours ago·Richmond County, United States

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WDRB News

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No. 6 St. John's beats Creighton 82-66 for 1st Big East Tournament crown in 25 years

RJ Luis Jr. scored all but two of his 29 points after halftime and No. 6 St. John’s made 14 straight shots from the field in the second half to beat Creighton 82-66 for its first Big East Tournament title…

15 hours ago·Louisville, United States

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Rick Pitino reveals how he’ll celebrate St. John’s Big East Tournament title

NEW YORK -- After leading St. John’s to the program’s first Big East Tournament title in 25 years, Rick Pitino revealed how he planned to celebrate.

16 hours ago·New Jersey, United States

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The Saratogian

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St. John’s wins first Big East Tournament since 2000 with second-half surge vs. Creighton

The last time St. John’s won the Big East Tournament, RJ Luis Jr. wasn’t born yet. Neither were Zuby Ejiofor or Kadary Richmond. Rick Pitino was coaching the Boston Celtics — a job he held before his stints with Louisville, Greece’s Panathinaikos, Iona and, finally, St. John’s. But on Saturday night, that group further restored the resurgent Red Storm to glory. Top-seeded St. John’s defeated second-seeded Creighton, 82-66, in the Big East Tourna…

17 hours ago

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Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen

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No. 6 St. John's surges past Creighton for Big East tourney title

NEW YORK -- RJ Luis Jr scored 27 of his 29 points in the second half as top-seeded St. John's pulled away for an 82-66 victory over second-seeded Creighton on Saturday night to secure its first Big East conference tournament…

17 hours ago·Georgia, United States

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ESPN

St. John's wins first Big East tourney since '00

The No. 1 seed coming into the tournament played like it all week at Madison Square Garden, as coach Rick Pitino and his St. John's Red Storm secured their first Big East title since 2000, and will head into Selection Sunday on a nine-game winning streak.

18 hours ago·United States

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