Semifinal Thrills Continue With Creighton's 75-72 Victory Over Xavier

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NEW YORK -- It was going to be very difficult to top the Villanova-Seton Hall game for last-second drama and pure thrills in the BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden Friday. But somehow Creighton and Xavier managed to do just that.

A clutch three-pointer by Xavier’s Trevon Bluiett that tied the game with 15.6 seconds to play was met by a game-winning 3-ball from Creighton’s Marcus Foster with eight seconds remaining. And when Xavier’s J.P Macura caught the front iron with his potential game-tying three with three seconds to go, Creighton was able to exhale after it held on for a 75-72 victory over Xavier in the BIG EAST semifinals before a raucous sold-out crowd of…