Late 3 caps Creighton’s comeback win vs. Seton Hall
Nik Graves hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left to lift Creighton to a 69-68 Big East win over Seton Hall on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.
The Bluejays (13-11, 7-6) trailed by 10 with 3:30 left, but went on an 8-1 run in the final 1:26.
AJ Staton-McCray turned the ball over and Fedor Zugic made it 67-66 with a 3-pointer with 22 seconds left.
Trey Parker made one of two free throws with 17 seconds left to give the Pirates (16-8, 6-7) a 68-66 lead.
Jasen Green grabbed the rebound of the missed second free throw and got the ball to Graves, who nailed the game-winner from the wing.
Adam Clark scored 20 points and Staton-McCray added 11 for Seton Hall.
The game was back-and-forth until the Pirates went on a 7-0 run to take a 10-point lead with 9:27 left.
The Bluelays cut it to four with a 6-0 spurt, but the Pirates answered with another 6-0 run for a 63-53 lead with 3:30 left.
Traudt led the Bluejays with 18 points. Josh Dix added 16 and Zugic scored 13.
Graves cut the Seton Hall lead to 57-53 on a 10-foot jumper with 6:16 left.
Clark followed with a 15-footer and Tajuan Simpkins laid in two to make it 61-53 with 4:14 left.
Elijah Fisher made it 63-53 with a layup, but the Bluejays erased the lead quickly down the stretch.
The Pirates led 34-32 at halftime after the Bluejays went scoreless for the last 2:39.
Clark led the Pirates with 11 points in the first half and Stephon Payne had six of his game-high 11 rebounds.
The Bluejays had the largest lead of the half at 22-15.
Isaac Traudt led Creighton with 15 points and five rebounds.
Green gave the Bluejays a 32-30 lead with an eight-foot hook shot.
Clark gave the lead back to the Pirates with a 3-pointer with 2:10 left.
Mike Williams hit one of two free throws with 27 seconds left as the Pirates headed into the break with a two-point lead.