NEW YORK, N.Y. -- A spirited second half comeback for the second straight day helped the Creighton men's basketball team advance to the finals of the 2017 BIG EAST Championship, presented by Jeep, on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. The Bluejays trailed 37-31 at the half before rallying to top Xavier, 75-72, to improve to 25-8 on the season.
With the win, sixth-seeded Creighton advances to play second-ranked and top-seeded Villanova, which defeated Seton Hall 55-53 in the day's first semifinal.Xavier dropped to 21-13 with the setback.
Creighton led 5-2 out of the gates before an 8-0 run fueled by J.