Since he first stepped on campus, Maurice Watson Jr. has not been shy about his expectations for himself or the Creighton basketball team he leads onto the floor every day. On Tuesday night against the Georgetown Hoyas he walked the walk, scoring a career-high 27 points (20 in the second half), tied his season-high with seven rebounds, and dished out four assists in 39 minutes, turning in what was easily his best game in a Bluejay uniform.
“He controlled the game right from the tip,” Georgetown head coach John Thompson III said. “There’s no other way to put it.