It wasn’t Creighton’s best performance — they had more turnovers than assists for the first time in three games in the Caymans (16 to 13), they shot “only” 38.5% from three-point range (10-of-26) including a pretty bad 4-of-12 in the second half, and were outrebounded 31-27.
None of it mattered because sophomore Ty-Shon Alexander scored a career-high 36 points, lighting up Clemson from everywhere on the floor — he drove to the rim off the dribble, he nailed mid-range pull-up jumpers, he hit three-pointers, and he was a perfect 11-of-11 from the free throw line. They had no answer for him all night, as 19 of his points came in the first half and 17 came in the second.