Against Butler, Big East Player of the Year RJ Luis Jr. had 20 points, Aaron Scott had 15 points and a career-high five steals — St. John's scored 24 points off 15 Bulldogs turnovers — and Richmond added 15 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

The Bulldogs won a game at the Big East tournament but fell behind and lost their leader to foul trouble early against St. John's. Here's what we learned.

St. John’s raced out to an early 15-point lead and cruised to its 10th win in as many tries at the Garden. It was hardly tested by Butler, which pushed the Red Storm in two close games during the regular season. This had a very different feel.

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Clark was seen "yelling in frustration" during Butler's loss to St. John's in New York City Caitlin Clark kept a (mostly) low profile while supporting her boyfriend in the Big East Tournament. Clark,

Caitlin Clark is making the most of this New York minute. The star Indiana Fever guard was seated behind the Butler bench on Thursday when boyfriend Connor McCaffery’s Bulldogs fell to St. John’s in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden,