OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — In a game defined by relentless offensive execution and dramatic momentum swings, Austin Swartz scored a career-high 33 points, including the decisive go-ahead basket with 30 seconds remaining in overtime, to lift the Creighton Bluejays to an 86-83 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas in a Big East Conference thriller on Tuesday night.

A raucous crowd of 16,554 at CHI Health Center witnessed a contest where neither team led by more than seven points, featuring 17 ties and 15 lead changes before Creighton finally secured its third consecutive win.

The most critical sequence unfolded in the final minute of the extra period. With the score knotted at 83, Creighton’s Josh Dix missed a three-pointer, but the Bluejays retained possession after the ball went out of bounds off Georgetown. Following a timeout, Swartz isolated his defender, created space with a dribble move, and sank a pull-up jumper from the elbow to put Creighton ahead for good at 85-83.

Georgetown’s ensuing possession ended in disaster. KJ Lewis, who had 14 points, lost the handle on the dribble near midcourt, and Creighton’s Fedor Zugic pounced on the loose ball. Fouled immediately, Dix made the first of two free throws with 9 seconds left to provide the final margin. Lewis’s desperation three-pointer at the buzzer for Georgetown missed everything, sealing the Hoyas’ fate.

The game’s pivotal moment, however, was forged in the final seconds of regulation. Georgetown, trailing 76-73, executed a perfect play out of a timeout. Malik Mack drove and dished to a cutting Lewis, whose layup cut the deficit to one with 5 seconds left. On the ensuing inbounds pass, Mack harassed Creighton’s Nik Graves into a turnover, and Lewis was fouled on the scramble for the ball with 2.2 seconds remaining. He calmly sank both free throws to give Georgetown a 77-76 lead, its first since the 6:37 mark of the second half.

Creighton, with no timeouts, raced the ball upcourt. Swartz, the night’s undeniable star, took a pass from Graves, took two dribbles across half-court, and launched a 30-foot three-pointer over the outstretched arm of Julius Halaifonua. The shot swished through the net as the horn sounded, sending the arena into a frenzy and seemingly giving Creighton a 79-77 win. After a lengthy video review, however, officials determined Swartz’s toe was on the line, ruling the shot a two-pointer and sending the game to overtime tied at 77.

Swartz, a sophomore from Concord, North Carolina, rebounded from a quiet 5-point performance in Creighton’s previous game to deliver a masterpiece. He shot 12 of 22 from the field and 7 of 15 from three-point range, adding two assists and a block in 33 minutes. His scoring outburst was supported by 15 points from Dix and 13 points with five assists from Graves.

Georgetown’s attack was brutally efficient inside, scoring 50 points in the paint, led by Halaifonua’s 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting off the bench. Vincent Iwuchukwu added 11 points and a block. Mack orchestrated the offense with 17 points and four assists, while Caleb Williams and Lewis each chipped in 12 and 14 points, respectively.

The statistical sheet reflected the razor-thin margin. Both teams shot over 55% from the field, with Creighton holding a slight edge from beyond the arc (13-of-33 to Georgetown’s 7-of-16). The Bluejays capitalized on Georgetown’s eight turnovers, converting them into 14 points, and also owned a 15-5 advantage in fast-break points. Georgetown’s interior dominance was evident in a 50-28 edge in paint scoring and an 8-5 lead in offensive rebounds.

The loss dropped Georgetown to 9-8 overall and 1-5 in the Big East, continuing a pattern of narrow defeats in conference play. Creighton improved to 11-7 and 4-3 in the league, building momentum as it heads into a road test at Providence on Friday.

Georgetown will look to regroup when it hosts Connecticut on Saturday. The two teams are scheduled to meet again in Washington on Feb. 4.