St. John's was not satisfied with winning solely the Big East regular-season crown, so the Johnnies went out and put the finishing touches on their first Big East Tournament title since 2000. Thanks to 27 points from RJ Luis and another 20 from Zuby Ejiofor,

St. John’s defeated Creighton, 82-66, to win its first Big East championship since 2000 and the fourth in program history. The Red Storm simply ran the Bluejays out of the gym in the second half, using stifling defense and red-hot shooting to pull away.

RJ Luis Jr. scored all but two of his 29 points after halftime and No. 6 St. John’s made 14 straight shots from the field in the second half to beat Creighton 82-66 for its first Big East Tournament title in 25 years.