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Recap - St. John's Defeats Butler 91-57
The battle between St. John's and Butler didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Butler was handed a 91-57 defeat on Friday at Carnesecca Arena.
St. John's was a -7.5-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.
Julian Champagnie had 31 points for St. John's and Aaron Wheeler chipped in with 16 points. Posh Alexander had 10 assists for them, while Julian Champagnie was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Butler got a 19-point performance from Jayden Taylor, who was supported by 8 points from Chuck Harris. Jayden Taylor had 4 assists in a losing cause for Butler, while Jayden Taylor grabbed 6 rebounds.
St. John's led at halftime, $HalfScore.
St. John's won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 35-21.
St. John's heads into a battle against Creighton. Butler, meanwhile, will have their next action against Providence.