FORT WORTH, Texas -- Down 62-53 with under minutes remaining in regulation, the Creighton men's basketball team staged an epic 9-0 rally to force overtime and eventually earn a 72-69 win over San Diego State in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 17.
The win moved Creighton on to the Second Round, where the Bluejays (23-11) will face the winner of the Kansas Texas Southern, a game currently in progress, on Saturday, March 19 in Fort Worth. The time and television coverage of Creighton's Second Round game will be determined later tonight.