Omaha, Neb. -- Playing in front of a capacity crowd of 17,796 in the annual Pink Game to support breast cancer awareness, the Creighton men's basketball team defeated Xavier 77-66 on Sunday, Jan. 26th.
With the win the Bluejays moved to 16-5 overall and 5-3 in BIG EAST play, while Xavier fell to 13-7 on the season and 2-5 in conference contests.
Strong defense in the opening six minutes helped the Bluejays race out to a 13-3 advantage with 14:08 left in the first half. The Bluejays forced Xavier into six consecutive miscue at the onset of the contest, while Creighton connected on a trio of three-pointers.