Big East tournament seeds and NCAA Tournament positioning are on the line when Creighton visits Xavier in a pivotal Big East matchup Saturday in Cincinnati. Creighton (20-8, 13-4) wants to stay one game ahead of third-place Marquette in the conference with one week remaining. As for catching first-place St. John's, the Bluejays would have to win their final three games and the Red Storm would need to lose their final two to tie for the regular-season title. The Bluejays are coming off a 75-65 home win over last-place DePaul on Wednesday in Omaha that underwhelmed their head coach. "Thirteen turnovers, unacceptable.
Creighton, Xavier climbing at the right time
