Overview
- Jaylin Sellers scored 27 points, including 20 after halftime, and Jason Edwards added 18 as Providence won in Omaha.
- Providence improved to 14-15 (7-11 Big East) and has taken five of its last seven games.
- Creighton fell to 14-16 (8-11) with its third straight loss and eighth in 10 games, dropping two contests by a total of four points in four days.
- Josh Dix and Austin Swartz led Creighton with 18 points each; Jasen Green added 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
- Fedor Žugic, recently promoted to Creighton’s starting lineup, was held scoreless, and the loss followed coach Greg McDermott calling the home finale “really important” for Big East positioning.