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Creighton’s win streak halts at Providence

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February 26th, 2022 by admin

The Creighton Bluejays saw their six-game win streak come to an end with a 72-51 loss at Providence on Saturday.

AJ Reeves poured in seven threes on Senior Night for the Fryars and finished with 23 points to lead all-scorers. The Fryars led 35-26 at half and got the crowd fired up with scores on their first five possessions of the second half. Providence secured their first Big East Title in school history.

Ryan Kalkbrenner led four Bluejays in double figures with 13 points and 9 boards. Ryan Hawkins had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Creighton drops to 19-9 overall and 11-6 in the Big East. Next up for the Jays is a home game against UCONN on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.