LAWRENCE, Kan. -- A tie-breaking three-pointer by Jalen Wilson with 42.1 seconds left helped No. 5 Kansas hold on to beat No. 8 Creighton, 73-72, on Tuesday afternoon as part of the Big 12 - BIG EAST Battle at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan.
Creighton got out of the gates quickly, holding the Jayhawks without a field goal over a three minute stretch as part of a 12-2 run to move ahead 14-8 and prompt a Kansas timeout. Eudora, Kan., native Mitch Ballock had six points and Kansas CIty area product Christian Bishop added five in the game's first five minutes for the visitors.