Julian Champagnie's 17 not enough as St. John's falls to Creighton
From left, St. John's O'Mar Stanley, Aaron Wheeler and Esahia Nyiwe exit the court following their 87-64 loss to Creighton in an NCAA basketball game Wednesday in Omaha, Neb. Credit: AP/Rebecca S. Gratz
OMAHA, Neb. — Alex O'Connell scored a career-high 28 points on 6-for-9 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds and Creighton beat St. John's 87-64 on Wednesday night.
Arthur Kaluma added 20 points, Ryan Hawkins scored 13 and Trey Alexander 11 for Creighton (11-5, 3-2 Big East Conference).
The Blue Jays scored a season-high 49 points before halftime.
Julian Champagnie had 17 points for the Red Storm (10-6, 2-3). Aaron Wheeler scored 16 and Dylan Addae-Wusu had 10 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
