The Creighton Bluejays finished regulation on a 9-0 to get to overtime against San Diego State. The Jays then finished the extra session on a 6-0 spurt to win it 72-69 and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Trey Alexander came up huge late in the game after battling through some foul trouble early in the game. Alexander finished with 18 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists. 5 Bluejays scored in double-figures with Ryan Kalkbrenner dropping 16 points to go along with 10 boards. Alex O’Connell added 15, Arthur Kaluma had 12, and Ryan Hawkins had 10 to go along with 8 rebounds.

San Diego State missed a couple of short shots that would of tied the game and then turned it over on their last good chance to tie or take a lead. That last giveaway came with .8 of a second left and KeyShawn Feazell made 1 free throw before Alexander tipped away the final inbound attempt for the Aztecs. San Diego State was led by 16 points from Matt Bradley and their season ends at 23-9.

Creighton improved to 23-11 and will play on Saturday against the winner of the Kansas/Texas Southern late contest.