Official Site of the Big East · Mar 8, 2020
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.