OMAHA, Neb. -- South Dakota State held Creighton without a field goal over the final 5:21 and escaped D.J. Sokol Arena with a 53-51 win in women's basketball action on Saturday evening in Omaha.
The Jackrabbits improved to 8-2 on the season with their first win in four tries in Omaha, while Creighton dropped to 4-6 with a fourth consecutive loss.
SDSU scored the game's first four points before Creighton rallied to take an 11-8 lead by the end of the first quarter, and 24-22 lead into the break. CU led by as much as 24-16 in the final two minutes of the second period before the Jackrabbits closed the period with a 6-0 run to draw within two.