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Bluejay Men's Hoops Completes Sweep of Hoyas, 88-77

OMAHA, Neb. -- Senior Alex O'Connell led five in double figures as the Creighton men's basketball team completed a season sweep of the Georgetown Hoyas in three days with an 88-77 win on Monday, February 14.

The victory lifted the Bluejays to 16-8 overall and 8-5 in BIG EAST action, while Georgetown fell to 6-18 on the season and 0-13 in conference play.

Creighton took control of the game with three bursts in the opening half, highlighted by a 14-0 run down the stretch.

Down 7-3 early in the game (17:30), Creighton's first surge was ignited by sophomore Ryan Kalbrenner's traditional three-point play.