Game Thread: St. John’s Men’s Basketball vs. Creighton

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Game information

WHO: No. 17 St. John’s Red Storm (21-5, 14-1 Big East) vs. Creighton Bluejays (14-13, 8-8 Big East)

When: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

TV: FOX

Radio: ESPN New York 880/1050

Series history: Creighton leads the all-time series, 19-14. The Red Storm has won the last three meetings with the Golden Eagles, including their last meeting on January 10 in Omaha, Nebraska, by a score of 90-73.

KenPom Predicted Score: St. John’s will win, 84-72 (86% chance St. John’s will win)

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What to be attentive

• Choose Dix: Creighton’s leading scorer, Josh Dix, was held to just 7 points on 3-of-9 shooting the last time he faced St. John’s, but has improved his play over the last four games. In this stretch, Dix is ​​averaging 16.0 points and 5.0 rebounds on 50% shooting, 45.8% on three-pointers (11 of 24) and a perfect 7 of 7 from the line. Against UConn, he scored a team-high 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 3-of-4 from three to stun the Huskies on the road. Can he keep going against the Red Storm?

• (Bill Murray voice) Well, it’s Johnnies day, again: Since St. John’s began promoting a home game each February for its school pride event known as “Johnnies Day” in 2023, the Red Storm is undefeated. They won their last two Johnnies Day games against Creighton, who were ranked each time. The only Johnny to return and get into the scoring column on last year’s Johnnies Day was Zuby Ejiofor, who had 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists in a 79-73 win. He’ll likely post a similar stat line on Saturday as he leads St. John’s in points per game (16.0), rebounds per game (7.3) and assists per game (3.5).

• The garden of the not so three lair: A very peculiar shooting discrepancy is developing in St. John’s. When playing in road and neutral games, they shoot 37.8% from three, which would rank them in the 92nd percentile among Division I teams over a full season. However, when playing in the supposedly friendly confines of Madison Square Garden, they shoot 28.5% from three, which would put them in the 3rd percentile among Division I teams. Without their second-best three-point shooter in Ian Jackson, who is averaging 36% from deep on 4.3 attempts per game, how will the Red Storm overcome their shooting woes inside Mecca?

injury news

Ian Jackson (ankle) will miss Saturday’s game and is currently wearing a walking boot. He suffered the injury in the first half of Wednesday night’s game against Creighton.

Pre-game links

• Thursday was a big night for Johnnies alumni at the Association. Kadary Richmond recorded a new career-high 13 points in the Wizards’ 112-105 win over the Pacers.