Butler Bulldogs at St. John's Red Storm
· Big East Tournament - 1st RoundSt. John's beats Butler 76-63 in Big East first round
Eight-seeded St. John's takes on top-seeded Marquette in Thursday's quarterfinals.
AJ Storr was 4 of 7 shooting and 6 of 8 from the free throw line to add 15 points for the Red Storm (18-14). Posh Alexander recorded 13 points and was 5-of-10 shooting, 3 for 7 from distance.
The ninth-seeded Bulldogs (14-17) were led by Simas Lukosius, who had 23 points and three steals. Jalen Thomas added 20 points, six rebounds and two steals for Butler. Myles Tate had 10 points.
St. John's led 44-29 at the break.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Jalen Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Simas Lukosius. | 63 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Butler Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Joel Soriano missed Jumper. | 61 - 76 |
| 2nd 1:00 | David Jones Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 76 |
Statistics
BUT |
SJU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-65 | FG | 30-69 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-27 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 6-7 | FT | 10-16 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, NY
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Location: New York, NY
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2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 33-5 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
| 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 |


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