Austin Swartz hits go-ahead jumper to lift Creighton over Georgetown
Austin Swartz hit a jump shot with 30 seconds to go to lift Creighton to an 86-83 overtime win over Georgetown in a Big East game Tuesday in Omaha, Neb.
Swartz finished 33 points, including seven in overtime, to lift the Bluejays (11-7, 5-2) past the Hoyas (9-8, 1-5).
Georgetown led 76-73 in regulation when Swartz tied the game with a 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining.
An alley-oop dunk by Georgetown's Langston Love was ruled too late at the buzzer.
Malik Mack scored 17 points, and Julius Halaifonua added 16 for Georgetown.
The game was tight throughout until the Hoyas were able to pull away from the Bluejays with a 7-0 run in the final five minutes.
With the score tied 67-67 with 5:44 left, Halaifonua, Caleb Williams and KJ Lewis all scored on layups.
Lewis was fouled on his shot and completed the three-point play to give Georgetown a 74-67 win.
Josh Dix, who had 15 for Creighton, cut the lead to three with 1:05 left to set up Swartz's tying shot.
The Hoyas used a 10-0 run midway through the first half to take a 10-point lead, but the Bluejays went on a 14-2 run to end the half with the lead.
Trailing 36-26 with 3:07 to go, Swartz and Dix hit 3-pointers to cut the Georgetown lead to 36-32 with 1:32 left.
Nik Graves then scored on a layup and completed a three-point play to cut the lead to one.
Swartz finished the half by nailing another 3-pointer to give Creighton a 38-36 lead at the break.
The game was tied with just over 10 minutes to go in the half when Malik Mack layed in two to start the 10-0 run.
Caleb Williams and Lewis followed with back-to-back 3-pointers, and Halaifonua scored in a layup for a 32-22 Georgetown lead.
Both teams were hot from the floor in the first half as Georgetown hit 15-of-27 shots (56%) and Creighton made 15-of-29 (52%).
Mack led Georgetown with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first half.
Graves led the Bluejays with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the floor.
The Hoyas outrebounded the Bluejays 14-11, but Creighton benefitted from only turning the ball over twice.