After a grueling road stretch, No. 13 Creighton has returned home and bolstered its resume for a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Bluejays beat Xavier (85-78) and DePaul (85-62) at CHI Health Center Omaha and will finish up its three-game home stand against Butler Friday night.
Butler is bouncing back in Big East play as Thad Matta’s club has climbed back into a four-way tie for fifth place in the conference and is an early bubble team to watch. The Bulldogs had lost five of six at one point before rattling off three straight wins, most recently an 88-81 win over Villanova Saturday in a two-overtime thriller.