PC Beats Creighton in OT 72-68 to Advance to Big East Tourney Semifinal Round
Friday, March 09, 2018
The Providence College Friars edged the Creighton Blue Jays 72-68 in overtime in the quarterfinal round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York on Thursday.
With the win, PC advances to the semifinals where they will face top-seeded Xavier on Friday night, March 9.
The win should also seal an NCAA Tournament berth for the fifth straight year.
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With the game tied at 64 with 1:46 to play in OT, the Friars took a four-point lead, 68-64, on four free throws from Kyron Cartwright and Isaiah Jackson with 55 seconds left.
Creighton’s Davion Mintz cut the Friars lead to two, 68-66, with 16 seconds left, before a spinning jumper by Cartwright gave Providence a four-point cushion back with 16 seconds left.
After two free throws by Mintz and one by PC’s Alpha Diallo, the Friars would hold a three-point lead, 71-68, with eight seconds to play.
In the final seconds Mitch Ballock came off a screen and found himself with an open three to tie the game, but it fell short.
Jackson knocked down a free throw with less than a second left to seal the 72-68 win. Jackson finished the game with nine points and nine rebounds off the bench.
The Friars were led by Diallo, who poured in 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Jalen Lindsey recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Friars Force OT
After a Diallo missed a free throw to tie the game at 58, Creighton’s Marcus Foster converted one free throw to put the Blue Jays up 59-57 with 37 seconds to play.
On PC’s final possession, Diallo missed a short jumper in the paint, grabbed his own rebound and converted a layup to tie the game at 59 with 13 seconds left.
Foster missed a three with a second to play to send the game to overtime.
Next up
The Friars and Musketeers will tip-off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
The winner advances to the championship game on Saturday night.
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