Butler hands St. John's 10th consecutive defeat 70-45
INDIANAPOLIS -- Kelan Martin scored 19 points and Butler handed St. John's its 10th straight loss, 70-45, on Saturday.
Martin scored 13 points and Kamar Baldwin 10 in the first half when the Bulldogs (15-7, 5-4 Big East) made 8 of 17 3-pointers and took a 37-15 lead after the Red Storm (10-12, 0-10) shot just 18.5 percent before finishing at 29 percent.
Martin made four 3-pointers and Paul Jorgensen, with 13 points, three. Baldwin added 12 points. Tyler Wideman's 11 boards led a 42-32 rebounding advantage.
Tariq Owens scored 13 points, the only St. John's player in double figures. The Red Storm made just 5 of 21 3-point tries.
St. John's dropped seven of its nine previous conference games by seven points or fewer but was quickly out of this one. Butler opened on a 17-2 run and St. John's didn't get closer than 19 in the second half.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Brent Hampton
- Bo Boroski
- Steve McJunkins
2023-24 Big East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UConn | 18-2 | - | 37-3 |
Marquette | 14-6 | 4 | 27-10 |
Creighton | 14-6 | 4 | 25-10 |
Seton Hall | 13-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
St. John's | 11-9 | 7 | 20-13 |
Providence | 10-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
Villanova | 10-10 | 8 | 18-16 |
Butler | 9-11 | 9 | 18-15 |
Xavier | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
Georgetown | 2-18 | 16 | 9-23 |
DePaul | 0-20 | 18 | 3-29 |