St. John’s beaten by Creighton, 97-79

Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports It was fun for a while, but then Creighton’s shots kept falling and St. John’s shots did not.

Despite a career-high 33 points from Julian Champagnie, the Red Storm were brushed aside by runs of 8-0 and 9-2 on their way to a deflating 97-79 defeat on the road to the Creighton Bluejays.

Creighton finished with six players in double figures, led by Denzel Mahoney’s 24.

The Johnnies started off decently, with Julian Champagnie feeling the scoring touch against a Bluejays team that plays players more his size — undersized but quick forwards. The Red Storm were good early, but it was clear from the start that despite missing possible All-American point guard Marcus…