CINCINNATI, Ohio -- No. 17 Xavier forced 21 turnovers and used a 19-4 run in the second half to earn an 80-73 win over visiting Creighton on Saturday, Jan. 15.
The Musketeers improved to 13-3 (3-2 BIG EAST) with the victory while Creighton fell to 10-5 (2-2 BIG EAST) with the setback.
The game got off to a frenzied start, with Xavier scoring on its first three trips to bolt to a 7-0 lead after 81 seconds. Creighton answered with an 11-0 run of its own as all five starters had a basket in the burst.