St. John's was not satisfied with winning solely the Big East regular-season crown, so the Johnnies went out and put the finishing touches on their first Big East Tournament title since 2000. Thanks to 27 points from RJ Luis and another 20 from Zuby Ejiofor,

St. John’s defeated Creighton, 82-66, to win its first Big East championship since 2000 and the fourth in program history. The Red Storm simply ran the Bluejays out of the gym in the second half, using stifling defense and red-hot shooting to pull away.

The No. 6 St. John’s Red Storm and the Creighton Bluejays meet in the Big East Championship. Saturday’s game is the third meeting this season between the two teams. The Bluejays won the last matchup 57-56.