Overview
- After missing a free throw with four seconds left, Austin Swartz grabbed the rebound and banked in a 7-foot jumper with one second remaining.
- Josh Dix scored 19 to lead Creighton, with Swartz and Nik Graves adding 16 apiece as Graves also handed out nine assists.
- Xavier’s Tre Carroll poured in 29 on 12-of-14 shooting, while Filip Borovicanin posted 16 points, nine assists and eight rebounds and Jovan Milicevic had 15.
- Creighton improved to 12-8 overall and 6-3 in the Big East as Xavier dropped to 3-5, following a December meeting the Bluejays won 98-57.
- Jasen Green scored 10 before sitting the second half after aggravating a shoulder issue, and the game swung late with multiple lead changes.