No. 17 Xavier rallies to defeat Creighton 80-73
Associated PressCINCINNATI — Colby Jones scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half as No. He was flying around the court.” Paul Scruggs scored all of his 13 points in the second half and Jerome Hunter finished with 10, including a coupe of big 3-pointers during Xavier’s second-half rally. They took advantage of some of our younger guys.” An early 11-0 run helped Creighton take control, and 7-foot-1 center Ryan Kalkbrenner was disruptive at the rim throughout with eight points and five blocks. We opened up some driving lanes for Colby and Paul in the second half.” O’Connell scored 10 points in the first half to help Creighton take a 34-29 lead into halftime. “We listen to our leaders, like Paul Scruggs,” said Xavier forward Jack Nunge of the halftime speeches the past two games.
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