Isaiah Whitehead had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Khadeen Carrington scored 27, and Seton Hall ran off the final 8 points for an 81-73 victory over pesky Creighton on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden.
Carrington put the third-seeded Pirates (23-8) ahead for good with 50 seconds remaining, and Whitehead made several big plays down the stretch before sinking the clinching free throws. Seton Hall will face No. 5 Xavier, the second seed, in the semifinals Friday night.
Cole Huff had a career-high 35 points for the sixth-seeded Bluejays (18-14), who have lost five of six.