x
Breaking News
More () »

Taylor puts up 17 in St. John's 82-59 win against Butler

Butler's Posh Alexander finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and two steals.

INDIANAPOLIS — Glenn Taylor Jr. had 17 points in St. John's 82-59 win over Butler on Wednesday night.

Taylor added three steals for the Red Storm (17-12, 9-9 Big East Conference). RJ Luis scored 15 points and added five rebounds. Chris Ledlum had 10 points.

Posh Alexander finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Bulldogs (16-13, 7-11). Pierre Brooks added 13 points for Butler. Jahmyl Telfort also had seven points.

Taylor scored eight points to help St. John's build a 39-33 halftime lead. St. John's extended its lead to 59-43, fueled by an 8-0 run.

BOX SCORE

ST. JOHN'S (17-12)

Ledlum 3-7 4-4 10, Taylor 6-8 0-0 17, Soriano 2-8 3-3 7, Dingle 4-7 0-0 9, Jenkins 4-13 0-0 8, Luis 7-15 0-1 15, Alleyne 1-4 0-0 3, Ejiofor 2-3 4-4 9, Dunlap 1-1 0-0 2, Wilcher 0-1 0-0 0, Traore 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 31-70 11-12 82.

BUTLER (16-13)

Telfort 2-7 3-3 7, Thomas 3-3 0-0 6, Alexander 4-11 5-8 15, D.Davis 2-7 2-2 6, Brooks 5-11 0-0 13, Moore 1-4 0-0 3, Bizjack 2-5 1-1 6, Kapke 1-3 0-1 3, Cassia 0-0 0-0 0, Screen 0-0 0-0 0, McComb 0-0 0-0 0, Mulloy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-51 11-15 59.

Halftime: St. John's 39-33

3-Point Goals: St. John's 9-26 (Taylor 5-7, Ejiofor 1-1, Alleyne 1-3, Dingle 1-3, Luis 1-4, Jenkins 0-2, Ledlum 0-2, Soriano 0-2, Traore 0-2), Butler 8-24 (Brooks 3-6, Alexander 2-4, Bizjack 1-2, Moore 1-2, Kapke 1-3, Telfort 0-3, D.Davis 0-4)

Rebounds: St. John's 38 (Soriano 13), Butler 28 (Alexander 7)

Assists: St. John's 17 (Jenkins 9), Butler 10 (Alexander, D.Davis 3)

Total Fouls: St. John's 18, Butler 12

Attendance: 7,279 (9,100)

Before You Leave, Check This Out