Creighton 61, at Seton Hall 72

NEW YORK (Interstat) — In a grinding Big East tournament quarterfinal defined by defense and missed opportunities, Seton Hall wore down Creighton over 40 minutes to secure a 72-61 victory Thursday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. A crowd of 19,812 saw the Pirates, the home team by designation, advance by controlling the paint, capitalizing at the free-throw line and stifling a cold-shooting Bluejays squad. The game was a stark contrast to the teams’ two regular-season meetings, both decided by a single possession. The most important part of the game was a decisive 12-2 run by Seton Hall midway through the… Read more...