Thomas' double-double leads Creighton past St John's, 82-68

OMAHA, Neb. -- Khyri Thomas nearly had a triple-double, Marcus Foster had 18 points and Creighton beat St. John's 82-68 on Tuesday night.

Thomas scored 14 and tied career highs with 12 rebounds and seven assists, Isaiah Zierden had 12 points and Justin Patton added eight with nine rebounds.

Foster scored five points during an 11-0 game-opening run and the Bluejays never trailed. Creighton (23-7, 10-7 Big East) led 43-30 at the break and took a 16-point lead when Zierden hit a 3-pointer with 18:08 to play. Malik Ellison made a layup and then hit back-to-back 3s to trim St. John's deficit to five with 9:36 left, but the Bluejays scored 10 of the next 13 points to make it 68-56 nearly three…