The Creighton men’s basketball team had a great opportunity to create some separation from the the rest of the Big East with a victory over Xavier on Saturday afternoon. It looked like they were well on their way at halftime. However, Xavier cut the halftime lead and pulled ahead in the final minutes of the game. The Bluejays had turnovers, missed free throws, a missed layup and mental errors in the final minute and could not overcome the Musketeers in an 82-80 loss at the CenturyLink Center.
Marcus Foster led the Bluejays with 17 points, including a three-pointer off a Xavier turnover to cut the lead to one with 50 seconds left.