US EditionRyan Kalkbrenner rallies Creighton past DePaul 85-81 in 2OT in Big East Tournament quarterfinal
- DePaul's basketball team, the Blue Demons, lost to Creighton 85-81 in double overtime after blowing an 11-point lead with two minutes left in regulation.
- Layden Blocker led DePaul with 25 points, including a jumper that forced double overtime.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 32 points for Creighton, including the game-winning basket in overtime.
- Creighton will advance to the semifinals to face UConn after winning the game at Madison Square Garden.
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Big East tournament roundup: Creighton nips DePaul in 2 OTs
Creighton rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final minutes of regulation, then outlasted DePaul in two overtimes to earn an 85-81 win in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament in New York on Thursday.
DePaul’s late collapse leads to heartbreaking double-OT loss to Creighton in Big East Tournament quarterfinals
NEW YORK — At long last, downtrodden DePaul was finally about to produce an indelible moment at the Big East Tournament. A big upset was in the bag for the Blue Demons — and their first trip to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. And then it slipped through their fingers. After building a 17-point cushion in the second half against No. 2 seed Creighton, the 10th-seeded Blue Demons blew an 11-point lead in the final two minutes of regulation…
DePaul falls to Creighton in double-overtime thriller in Big East Tournament quarterfinal
At long last, downtrodden DePaul was finally about to produce its own indelible moment at the Big East Tournament.A big upset was in the bag for the Blue Demons — and their first trip to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden.And then it slipped through their fingers.After building a 17-point cushion in the second half against No. 2 seed Creighton, the 10th-seeded Blue Demons blew an 11-point lead in the final two minutes of regulation and lost…
Creighton scores 11 in a row to force OT, escapes massive upset by DePaul in Big East thriller
Creighton couldn’t buy a bucket, couldn’t stop the Blue Demons and were on the verge of another Big East tournament blunder. But behind Ryan Kalkbrenner's 32 points, the Bluejays delivered in a double overtime classic.
Creighton 85, DePaul 81, 2OT
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