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Creighton 79, Xavier 72 (OT)
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[February 05, 2015]
Creighton 79, Xavier 72: James
Milliken scored eight of his 12 points in overtime and the visiting
Bluejays stunned the host Musketeers for their second Big East victory.
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 Rick Kreklow led Creighton (11-13, 2-9 Big East) with 17 points
and Devin Brooks added 13 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for
the Bluejays, who never trailed in the extra session. Milliken
opened the overtime with back-to-back 3-pointers for Creighton and
Austin Chatman added 12 points, including two huge free throws with
16 seconds left to play giving the Bluejays a 75-72 lead.
Jalen Reynolds scored 17 points off the bench for Xavier, which had
its 19-game home winning streak snapped. Remy Abell added 16, Dee
Davis had 12 and Matt Stainbrook had 10 points and seven rebounds
for the Musketeers (14-9, 5-6) who have lost two straight and made
one field goal in overtime. The Bluejays led by as much as 10 in the first half and got a dozen
points from Kreklow to take a 32-29 advantage into the break. Xavier
built a 64-61 lead with 1:42 to play in regulation but Geoff
Groselle followed a pair of Kreklow free throws with a layup, giving
Creighton a one-point lead before Davis tied the game at 65 by
hitting 1-of-2 free throws with 35 seconds to play to set up the
overtime.
Milliken gave Creighton a 68-65 lead on the first possession of
overtime and after Stainbrook hit two free throws, he knocked down
another from beyond the arc. Groselle (15 points) banked in a shot
to give Creighton a 73-69 lead before Davis connected on a 3-pointer
with 1:18 left to cut the deficit to 73-72, but Xavier never scored
again.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Xavier missed its first six 3-pointers and went
8-for-22 from the floor in the first half. ...Reynolds blocked a
drive by Brooks to preserve the tie with 1.8 seconds left in
regulation. ... Xavier's Trevon Bluiett, the Big East Freshman of
the Week, was 0-for-6 from the field and finished with two points.
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