LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Behind a combined 63 points from Ryan Kalkbrenner, Baylor Scheierman and Trey Alexander, Creighton Men's Basketball advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history with a 86-75 win over Princeton on Friday, March 24.
The victory pushed the Bluejays to 24-12 on the season, while Princeton's season came to a close at 23-9. Creighton advances to face No. 18 San Diego State on Sunday, March 26 at 1:20 p.m. on CBS.
After starting the game 2-of-5 with a pair of turnovers, Creighton caught fire as the Bluejays hit their next eight shots to turn a 4-2 deficit into a 24-16 lead (11:32).