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Recap - Creighton Defeats St. John's 97-79

Creighton grabbed a 97-79 win over St. John's on Saturday, behind a 24-point effort from Denzel Mahoney at CHI Health Center Omaha.

Creighton was a favorite by -11.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

Creighton got 16 points from Alex O'Connell and another 14 points from Mitch Ballock. Damien Jefferson contributed 4 assists, while Ryan Kalkbrenner cleaned the glass with 6 rebounds.

St. John's got 33 points from Julian Champagnie in a losing cause and another 13 points from Marcellus Earlington. Posh Alexander contributed 6 assists for them, while Julian Champagnie had 10 rebounds.

Creighton led at halftime, $HalfScore.

The rebound battle favored St. John's as they grabbed 35 boards, while Creighton only had 33

Next game, Creighton takes its act on the road to face Butler looking for another win. For St. John's, they head home to face Butler.