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Creighton rallies for first round victory over San Diego State

The Creighton Bluejays are headed to the round of 32 following a 72-69 overtime victory over the San Diego State Aztecs Thursday night.

Despite falling behind by as many as 14 points in the first half, the Bluejays began chipping away right away and headed into the locker room down by just seven, 37-30. Creighton was anchored by Ryan Kalkbrenner and Ryan Hawkins, as the duo combined for 18 of Creighton’s 30 first half points.

Even as the second half got underway, though, Creighton just couldn’t seem to get it together, remaining down by 5-8 points most of the half.