— Baylor Scheierman knocked down a 3-pointer to open Creighton’s game against Loyola Chicago on Wednesday, turned to the crowd inside T-Mobile Center and promptly blew it a kiss. Scheierman went on to score 24 points with 12 rebounds, Ryan Kalkbrenner hit four rare 3-pointers and finished with 29 points, and the eighth-ranked Bluejays cruised in the second half to …
— His team down 17 points at halftime, Xavier coach Travis Steele walked into the locker room and posted a message on the grease board. That’s what we did — played together, played with swagger and played the best that we can.” Creighton dropped its second straight and lost for the first time in conference play at home. “It’s going …