Photo: St. John's forward Dillon Mitchell (1) goes up for a shot over Creighton forward Jasen Green during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Hopkins had 15 points and 10 rebounds as No. 17 St. John's breezed past Creighton 81-52 on Saturday for its 13th straight victory — marking the school's longest winning streak in 41 years.

Dylan Darling scored 17 points off the bench and Zuby Ejiofor added 15 for the first-place Red Storm (22-5, 15-1 Big East), who led wire-to-wire and held Creighton to 32% shooting in their 18th win in 20 games.

Dillon Mitchell had 10 rebounds, seven assists and zero turnovers before a red-clad crowd of 19,328 on Johnnies Day at Madison Square Garden.

St. John's hadn't won 13 in a row since a 19-game run in 1984-85 on the way to a No. 1 national ranking, a top seed in the NCAA Tournament and a Final Four berth under Hall of Fame coach Lou Carnesecca.

Seeking their second consecutive Big East championship, the Red Storm began the day with a half-game lead in the conference standings over No. 5 UConn, scheduled to play later at third-place Villanova.

St. John's visits Connecticut on Wednesday night for their second showdown this season. A victory would give the Johnnies a 14-game winning streak in Big East play, which would match their 14-0 start in 1984-85 for the program record.

Fedor Zugic scored nine points on a trio of first-half 3-pointers to lead the Bluejays (14-14, 8-9), unable to build off a big upset Wednesday at UConn. It was Creighton's largest loss this season.

St. John's routed the Bluejays in both regular-season matchups and has won the past four meetings, including an 82-66 victory in last year's Big East title game.

Red Storm starting guard Ian Jackson, nursing a sprained right ankle, was available in uniform on the bench but did not play. He was listed as questionable before the game.

Up next

Creighton hosts DePaul on Wednesday night, after dropping their first matchup this season 72-71 on Feb. 11.

St. John’s tries to sweep the regular-season series from UConn for the second consecutive year when the teams meet Wednesday night in Hartford.

Desiree Wooten scores 19, Colorado women beat No. 20 Texas Tech 75-68

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Desiree Wooten had 19 points, five rebounds and five assists on Saturday night to help Colorado beat No. 20 Texas Tech 75-68 to extend its win streak to five games.

Colorado (19-8, 10-5 Big 12) has won eight of its last nine.

Zyanna Walker scored 14 points, Anaelle Dutat had 11 points and eight rebounds, and Logyn Greer added 12 points for the Buffaloes.

Jalynn Bristow had 18 points and four blocks for Texas Tech (24-5, 11-5). Snudda Collins added 13 points and Bailey Maupin scored 12.

Maupin hit a 3-pointer that trimmed Texas Tech’s deficit to a point with 1:30 left but, with the shot clock winding down, Wooten hit a pull-up jumper that made it 71-68. The Lady Raiders committed turnovers on their next two possessions before Dutat and Wooten each hit two free throws to cap the scoring.

Colorado scored 27 points off 17 Lady Raiders turnovers and outrebounded Texas Tech 32-17. The Buffaloes were plus-12 (15-3) on the offensive glass and outscored Texas Tech, which shot a season-high 58% (26 of 45) from the field, 17-2 in second-chance points.

Denae Fritz converted a three-point play that capped a 9-0 run and gave Texas Tech a 59-51 lead with 2:09 remaining in the third quarter. The Buffaloes scored 10 of the next 12 to tie it at 61-all with 6:43 left in the game and Jade Masogayo made two free throws with 2:04 to play that gave Colorado its biggest lead to that point at 69-63.

Up next

Texas Tech: Plays Wednesday at Kansas.

Colorado: Hosts Utah on Tuesday.

Wisne scores 38, Northern Colorado beats NAU 78-77 for Bears' 7th consecutive win

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Brock Wisne's 38 points led Northern Colorado over Northern Arizona 78-77 on Saturday for the Bears' seventh consecutive win.

Wisne added five rebounds for the Bears (18-10, 8-7 Big Sky Conference). Quinn Denker added 13 points and eight rebounds while shooting 3 of 9 from the field and 7 for 11 from the free-throw line. Ibu Yamakazi went 4 of 7 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.

Chris Komin finished with 34 points and four steals for the Lumberjacks (10-18, 4-11). Ryan Abelman added 10 points and six rebounds for Northern Arizona. Traivar Jackson also had 10 points and two blocks.

Butler's 25 lead Colorado State over San Diego State 83-74

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Jase Butler had 25 points in Colorado State's 83-74 win over San Diego State on Saturday.

Butler shot 5 for 8 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 11 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Rams (17-10, 8-8 Mountain West Conference). Carey Booth scored 22 points and added five rebounds. Brandon Rechsteiner went 5 of 12 from the field (5 for 11 from 3-point range) to finish with 16 points.

Reese Waters finished with 16 points for the Aztecs (18-8, 12-4). San Diego State also got 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists from Miles Byrd. Pharaoh Compton finished with seven points.

Colorado State took the lead with 7:17 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Booth led the team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them ahead 38-25 at the break. Colorado State was outscored by San Diego State in the second half by a four-point margin, but still wound up on top. Butler led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.

Rollins' 26 help Denver defeat St. Thomas 82-80

DENVER (AP) — Julius Rollins scored 26 points as Denver beat St. Thomas 82-80 on Saturday.

Rollins added six rebounds for the Pioneers (15-15, 8-7 Summit League). Carson Johnson scored 25 points, going 8 of 13 from the floor, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and 6 for 7 from the line. Logan Kinsey shot 2 of 5 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with seven points.

Nick Janowski led the way for the Tommies (21-8, 10-4) with 19 points and six rebounds. Ryan Dufault added 13 points for St. Thomas. Carter Bjerke also had 10 points.