Gessert’s 31 Points Lift Creighton Past Georgetown in Tight Big East Contest

OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — Neleigh Gessert scored 31 points to lead Creighton to a 64-62 win over Georgetown in a women’s basketball game Wednesday night at CenturyLink Center.

The Bluejays built a 19-13 first-quarter lead but were outscored 31-7 across the remainder of the first half. A 24-point third quarter, fueled by Gessert and Ava Zediker’s 11 points, brought Creighton back. The teams traded leads in the final period before Grace Boffeli’s layup with two seconds left provided the winning margin.

Destiny Agubata led Georgetown with 21 points and Brianna Scott added 17. Creighton improved to 11-12, while the Hoyas fell to 12-11.