NEW YORK -- Ryan Kalkbrenner has spent this week anticipating another chance to play for a Big East championship. The four-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year is one step closer to achieving his goal, but standing in second-seeded Creighton's way is a semifinal matchup with third-seeded UConn, which appears to be peaking again. The winner will oppose St. John's, the top seed, or fifth-seeded Marquette on Saturday. Creighton (23-9) has won three straight and the 7-foot-1 Kalkbrenner has scored 79 points in those games. The Bluejays needed 32 from the senior center when they outlasted DePaul for an 85-81 double-overtime win on Thursday in the Big East quarterfinals.
Creighton looks to top UConn, play for long-awaited Big East title
