Butler and Creighton face off Thursday evening

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The Butler Bulldogs advanced to the Big East Tournament quarterfinals with a thrilling overtime win over Xavier. An Aaron Thompson-less Butler relied heavily on freshman Chuck Harris and the frontcourt pairing of Golden and Nze. Harris scored 21, all in the second half and overtime. Although taking down Xavier is no small feat, beating Creighton a mere five days after the Bluejays put up 93 points against them in a blowout win will not be easy. However, for Butler it’s win or go home—and that urgency showed through in Wednesday night.

For the Bluejays, a senior night win over Butler quelled a week filled with uncertainty and doubt. Now, with Greg McDermott…