St. John's basketball falls to No. 21 Creighton after shaky shooting night

The St. John's basketball team finished off the calendar year on a sour note by falling to No. 21 Creighton on the road, 67-56.

The Red Storm had a solid start to the game, but struggled to cut into Creighton's lead especially in the second half.

The Johnnies stuck with the Bluejays in the 1st quarter only being behind by four, 16-12, but would fall behind by double digits at halftime, 33-23, as the Bluejays' 3-point shooting began to come alive as they went 3-for-5 from beyond the arc in the 2nd quarter.

The hot shooting continued into the 3rd quarter with Creighton going 5-for-6 from 3-point range and shooting 53-percent from the field coming out of halftime.

St. John's (7-7, 1-1 Big East) would tighten things up in the 4th quarter, holding Creighton to 28-percent shooting in the final 10 minutes, outscoring the Bluejays 15-11in the 4th quarter, but it would not be enough to complete the comeback.

Jillian Archer scored a season-high 19 points and seven rebounds in the loss while Unique Drake had 16 points.

Sophomore guard and DePaul transfer Tara Daye also nearly had a double-double with a season-high eight points and nine rebounds.

Lauren Jensen led the way with 20 points for Creighton (10-2, 1-1 Big East).

St. John's had 10 turnovers that led to 12 points for Creighton, which played a role in the loss.

Creighton was 10-of-24 from 3-point range while the Red Storm went just 2-for-10 from beyond the arc .

St. John's will battle another ranked opponent on Wednesday, January 3 when No.18 Marquette comes to Carnesecca Arena.

St. John's has lost back-to-back meetings against the Golden Eagles with the last meeting coming in last season's Big East Tournament Quarterfinals.

St. John's has just one win in the last 11 meetings between the two teams and are 11-20 all-time against Marquette. The last Red Storm win over the Golden Eagles was a 66-61 upset victory in Carnesecca Arena in January.