DePaul Blue Demons @ St. John's Red Storm
Champagnie scores 26 to lead St. John's past DePaul 92-73
NEW YORK -- — Julian Champagnie had 26 points as St. John's beat DePaul 92-73 in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament on Wednesday night.
Stef Smith had 13 points for St. John's (17-14). Esahia Nyiwe added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Javon Freeman-Liberty had 17 points and six rebounds for the Blue Demons (15-16). Nick Ongenda added 13 points and Brandon Johnson had 11 points.
------
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and http://twitter.com/AP--Top25
------
This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com
Game Information
New York, NY
Referee:Mike Roberts
Referee:Matt Potter
Referee:Greg Evans
2025-26 Standings
| Big East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Men's College Basketball News
2026 NBA draft combine preview: Top prospects, events to watch
1d
Breaking down the new 76-team NCAA field
2d
Sources: Iowa's Ben McCollum gets new deal after tourney run
2d
