SACRAMENTO -- Hassan Martin powered his way inside for a basket, turned toward the crowd and flexed for the Rhode Island band. It was still early in the second half, but it was already clear that the Rams would not go down without a fight in their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1999. Jeff Dowtin scored…
Justin Patton and Marcus Foster scored 21 points apiece to help Creighton beat Xavier 75-72 in the semifinals of the Big East Conference tournament Friday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Cole Huff scored 11 points for sixth-seeded Creighton (25-8). Khyri Thomas had 10 points and eight assists. J.P. Marcura scored 22 points for…
A 17-4 run to start the second half enabled sixth-seeded Creighton to stop third-seeded Providence 70-58 on Thursday night in a Big East tournament quarterfinal at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Kyrhi Thomas paced the Bluejays (24-8) with 19 points, Marcus Foster added 15 and Cole Huff scored 10. Creighton advanced into a Friday…
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MILWAUKEE -- Jajuan Johnson scored 20 points as Marquette finished off a season sweep of Creighton with a 91-83 victory Saturday afternoon at the Bradley Center. Johnson hit 7 of 13 shots and knocked down four 3-pointers to lead the Golden Eagles, who also got 18 from Markus Howard, 13 from Luke Fischer and 12 from…
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Creighton sent its seniors out in style with an 82-68 rout of St. John's in Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday in the Bluejays final home game of the regular season. Though Creighton fell out of the Top 25 for the first time all season Monday, the Bluejays (23-7, 10-7 Big East) made a strong case for reinstatement…
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VILLANOVA, Pa. — On senior day at Villanova, a sophomore played his best game of the season to make sure the Wildcats trio of Josh Hart, Kris Jenkins, and Darryl Reynolds closed out their Pavilion careers in style. Eric Paschall, playing the type of inside game at both ends of the court that his team hasn't…
