Three conference losses in five games have made a Big East regular season championship a harder reach for No. 23 Creighton.
The Bluejays (20-4, 7-4) still have seven league games to play starting with Saturday's contest against DePaul at Allstate Arena, but they stand 2 1/2 games behind first-place Villanova, one behind second-place Xavier and one-half game in back of Butler (8-4).
But barring a late-season collapse, Creighton's credentials appear to be in good order for an NCAA tournament bid.
The Bluejays look for a second win this season over the Blue Demons. They were 83-66 winners in a Jan.