As he was leaving his post-game press conference on Saturday night, Creighton head coach Greg McDermott had one final remark for the media: “That was best hustle play I’ve ever seen from a guy that size in all my years of coaching.”
He was referring to loose ball that big man Kelvin Jones hit the deck to secure with under two minutes to go in the second half that allowed the Bluejays to kill an extra 24 seconds off the clock with a seven-point lead. On the previous defensive possession Jones was whistled for his fifth foul on a block/charge call at the rim.