Late Three Lifts Creighton Past Seton Hall in Tight Big East Contest

OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — Nik Graves hit a stepback 3-pointer with three seconds remaining Saturday to lift Creighton to a 69-68 men’s basketball victory over Seton Hall. The Bluejays erased a halftime deficit behind 13 second-half points from Fedor Žugic. Seton Hall’s Adam Clark led all scorers with 20 points. The Pirates had a chance to win after Graves’ shot, but a final attempt missed. Creighton shot 13 for 30 from 3-point range to overcome Seton Hall’s 34-20 advantage in points in the paint. A crowd of 16,714 at CHI Health Center saw Creighton improve to 13-11, while Seton Hall fell to 16-8. The season series is split, with Seton Hall having won the first meeting last month.