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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 at 12:00 noon
Where: madison square garden, new york, new york
television: fox
radio: ESPN New York 880/1050
Series history: Creighton leads the all-time series 19-14. The Red Storm have won 90-73 in their past three meetings with the Golden Eagles, including their last game on Jan. 10 in Omaha, Nebraska.
KenPom Predicted Score: St. John’s wins, 84-72 (St. John’s has an 86% chance of winning)
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What to pay attention to
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Peake Dix: Creighton’s leading scorer, Josh Dix, scored just seven points on 3-of-9 shooting last time out against St. John’s, but his performance has rebounded over the past four games. During this period, Dix averaged 16.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while shooting 50% from the field, 45.8% from three-point range (11-for-24), and 7-for-7 from the free throw line. Against the University of Connecticut, he scored a team-high 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 3-of-4 three-pointers, defeating the Huskies on the road. Can he continue to fight the Red Storm?
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[Bill Murray voice] Well, it’s Johannes Day again.: The Red Storm have remained undefeated since St. John’s began promoting a home game each February in a school pride event called “Johannes Day.” They have won the past two Johnny Days games against Creighton, who has been ranked each time. Zubie Ejiofor was the only returning Johnny player to make last year’s Johnny Day scoring list, scoring 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the team’s 79-73 victory. He’s likely to post similar statistics 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).
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The garden of Fujian Study Room: A very peculiar shooting disparity has emerged at St. John’s. When they played road and neutral-site games, they shot 37.8 percent from three, ranking in the 92nd percentile among Division I teams all season. However, when they played in the supposedly friendly venue of Madison Square Garden, they shot 28.5 percent from three, which would rank them third among Division I teams. How will the Red Storm overcome their shooting woes in Mecca without their second-best 3-point shooter, Ian Jackson (36% on 4.3 attempts per game)?
Injury news
Ian Jackson (ankle) will miss Saturday’s game and is wearing a walking boot. He suffered the injury in the first half of Wednesday night’s game against Creighton.
Pre-game links
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Thursday was a big night for Johnnies alumni in the association. Kadari Richmond scored a career-high 13 points in the Wizards’ 112-105 win over the Pacers.
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Julian Champagnie had eight points, six rebounds and an alley-oop to Luke Kornet in the Spurs’ 121-94 win over the Suns.
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… Dennis Jenkins scored eight points (3-for-4) off the bench and the Pistons, backed by Rick Pitino, Steve Masilo, Zubie Ejiofor and Sadiku Ibin-Ayo among others, maintained their five-game Eastern Conference lead with a 126-111 victory over the Knicks at the Garden.