Zuby Ejiofor and Kadary Richmond combined to score 10 unanswered points during the decisive second-half run Sunday afternoon, and No. 9 St. John’s took a commanding lead in the Big East with a 79-73 win over No. 24 Creighton in New York.RJ Luis Jr. posted a double-double with 23 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for St. John’s (22-4, 13-2 Big East), which moved two games ahead of Creighton (18-8, 11-4) while avenging a 57-56 loss to the Bluejays on Dec. 31.Richmond (19 points, 10 rebounds) also recorded a double-double while Ejiofor (18 points, nine rebounds) fell one board shy for the Red Storm, who won despite shooting just 33.3 percent from 3-point land (6-of-18) and 58.6 percent from the free throw line (17-of-29).Steven Ashworth had 23 points and 11 assists for Creighton, which led by 10 points in the first half but shot just 35.3 percent (12-of-34) in the second, when the Bluejays missed 11 straight shots during a drought that lasted nearly seven minutes.Ryan Kalkbrenner had 12 points and nine rebounds while surviving an injury scare. The fifth-year senior hurt his right foot while being fouled by Luis as the two fell to the floor pursuing a rebound with 9:45 left. He was helped off the court by two teammates but returned to play the final 3:47.Jamiya Neal had 19 points and eight rebounds while Jasen Green added 10 points.
