Key Stats:
As it was in their Quarterfinal win over Providence, this was a tale of two halves. In the first, Creighton made just 11 of 28 shots, and were out-rebounded 23-12 and 7-1 on the offensive glass. Defensively, Xavier scored 12 of their first 14 points from behind the arc; when CU adjusted to take that away, Xavier scored 14 of their last 19 points in the paint.
In the second, the Bluejays made 18 of 25 shots, including seven of nine from three-point range, and had assists on 13 of those 18 made-baskets.