INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Two free throws with 16.0 seconds left by Christian Bishop helped fifth-seeded and 19th-ranked Creighton men's basketball team escape 12th-seeded UC Santa Barbara, 63-62, on Saturday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium in the First Round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
CU won the tip and opened the game with a three-pointer by Denzel Mahoney. UCSB would make seven of its first eight shots (and tip in the miss) to take a 16-8 lead and prompt an early Greg McDermott timeout. Mahoney answered with the next five points to bring CU back within three points at 16-13 after eight minutes.