NEW YORK, N.Y. -- An 34-3 run spanning halftime helped Georgetown to a 73-48 over second-seeded and 17th-ranked Creighton in the championship game of the BIG EAST Tournament on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
Georgetown (13-12) won its first tile since 2007 while becoming the first eighth seed to ever win the tournament. Creighton (20-8) had its three-game win streak snapped this season and fell to 0-3 in BIG EAST Tournament title games.
Creighton won the opening tip and started the game with a lob from Marcus Zegarowski to Christian Bishop.