NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. -- Sixth-seeded Creighton opened the second half on a 17-4 run and never looked back in a 70-58 victory in Friday night in quarterfinal round action of the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament, presented by Jeep.
The win improves Creighton to 24-8 on the year, while Providence is now 20-12. With the win, Creighton advances to Friday's 8 p.m. Central semifinal against seventh-seeded Xavier. The Musketeers eliminated second-seeded Butler by a 62-57 score earlier on Thursday.
Both teams battled through foul trouble in the first half. Creighton's starting point guard Davion Mintz picked up two fouls in the first 2:30 and played just six minutes in the first half.