St. John's Red Storm at Butler Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
55 - 77
McDermott has double-double in Butler's win over St. John's
Besides McDermott's third double-double of the season, Jordan Tucker added 14 points for the Bulldogs. Aaron Thompson chipped in 13, Kamar Baldwin scored 12 and Bryce Nze had 11.
St. John's led 32-31 at halftime but scored a season-low 23 points in the second half when Butler (21-9, 9-8 Big East Conference) scored a season-high 46 on 57% shooting. The Bulldogs shot 50% for the game.
Julian Champagnie scored a season-high 23 points for the Red Storm (15-15, 4-13). Greg Williams Jr. added 11 points. Marcellus Earlington had seven rebounds. St. John's was coming off a 20-point win over No. 10 Creighton after making 14 of 22 from the arc. They were 6 of 16 on 3-pointers against Butler and shot just 37% overall.
An 18-2 run with seven points from McDermott left Butler ahead by 16 with nine minutes to go.
The Bulldogs, who are sitting just outside the AP Top 25, improved to 2-0 against the Red Storm on the season. Then-No. 11 Butler defeated St. John's 60-58 on Dec. 31.
Butler finishes the regular season against Xavier on the road on Saturday. St. John's finishes the regular season against Marquette at home on Saturday.
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Statistics
 SJU |
 BTLR |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 28-56 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 5-7 | FT | 12-18 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 8,675 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |