Correa’s 27 Points Sends St. John’s to Semifinal Sunday

CHICAGO — No. 3 seed St. John’s shook off early scoring struggles to catch and pass sixth seed Creighton for a 70-54 Big East quarterfinals victory on Saturday at Wintrust Arena.

The Red Storm (19-11) completed a three-game season sweep of the Bluejays (19-11) and meet No. 2 seed Marquette in Sunday’s semifinals.

Leilani Correa collected a game-high 27 points and 11 rebounds, Alisha Kebbe had 13 points and Tiana England added 11. Jaylyn Agnew led the Bluejays with 21 points.

The Bluejays grabbed the early advantage, opening with an 18-3 run en route to a 20-5 first quarter lead. The Red Storm replied with a 25-point second quarter to forced a 30-30 halftime tie behind a combined 16 points from…