Creighton’s Ty-Shon Alexander scored a game-high 26 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 55.9 seconds left, to lead the Bluejays past Georgetown 91-87 at Capital One Arena. The result left both teams with a 2-4 record in the league standings.
The Bluejays (11-8), who snapped a four-game losing streak, started four guards who all reached double figures. In addition to Alexander, Davion Mintz added 17 points with help from Marcus Zegarowski (11 points) and Mitch Ballock (10). Creighton committed a season-low seven turnovers. Georgetown’s Jessie Govan posted his league-leading seventh double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Josh LeBlanc and Mac McClung each had 10 points for the Hoyas (12-7).