MBB Minute – St. John’s Beats Creighton; Xavier Edges Georgetown

Sunday’s game between St. John’s and Creighton showed that a pregame glance at the standings and team statistics is not necessarily a predictor of the outcome. The Johnnies, who entered the game 307th nationally in 3-point shooting made 14 of their 22 tries from beyond the arc and beat the No. 10 ranked Bluejays 91-71. It was the first St. John’s win over a top-10 opponent at Carnesecca Arena since Dec. 9, 1975.

Greg Williams, Jr., who had not scored more than 11 points in his collegiate career, made seven 3-pointers to finish with 21 points for St. John’s (15-14, 4-12 BIG EAST). Creighton (22-7, 11-5), which went into game ninth nationally in 3-point shooting made only 4-of-27. Damien…