Rick Pitino, St. John's Win Big East Title as CBB Fans Discuss NCAA Bracket Potential

For the first time since 2000, St. John's has won the Big East tournament.

The Red Storm captured the 2025 conference tournament title with a strong second-half performance against Creighton, winning by the final score of 82-66 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.

Head coach Rick Pitino's squad responded from an early 17-9 deficit, trailing by just three points at halftime.

After the Johnnies took a 52-50 lead in the second half, they proceeded to go on a 20-7 run and build a double-digit advantage that they wouldn't relinquish for the rest of the contest.

2024-25 Big East Player of the Year RJ Luis Jr. led the way with a game-high 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting for St. John's. He also pulled down 10 rebounds.

Junior forward Zuby Ejiofor chipped in with 20 points and three assists as well.

Fans were impressed were impressed with the victory and brought up the Red Storm's March Madness outlook.

Creighton struggled to overcome the Johnnies' swarming defense throughout the contest, shooting just 23.1 percent from three-point territory as a team and committing 15 turnovers compared to 16 assists.

For the Red Storm, they'll enter the NCAA Tournament while riding a nine-game win streak and owning an overall record of 30-4.