In yet another “big game”, the kind that he dreamed of playing when he transferred from Boston University to Creighton almost two years ago, junior point guard Maurice Watson Jr. rose to the occasion with a career-high 32 points in 38 minutes to lead the Bluejays to a 70-56 win over No. 5 Xavier (21-3, 9-3) on Tuesday night in front of more than 17,000 fans at the CenturyLink Center.
Though he was only 1-of-8 from 3-point territory on the night, he more than made up for by converting on 10-of-13 field goal attempts inside the arc and hitting 9-of-10 at the free throw line as he diced up Xavier’s 1-3-1 defense late in the game to close the show and help Creighton improve to 16-9 overall and 7-5 in Big East play.