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Takeaways as Xavier Musketeers fall on last-second shot to Creighton
Austin Swartz scored 16 points and secured the win with a putback after missing a free throw, helping Creighton improve to 6-3 in Big East play.
- On Jan. 21, Creighton guard Austin Swartz scored the game-winning basket in the final second to give the Creighton Bluejays a 94-93 victory over the Xavier Musketeers at CHI Health Center, Omaha.
- After missing a free throw with four seconds left, Swartz recovered the loose ball near the Creighton bench, beat Roddie Anderson III, and banked a 7-foot jumper over Isaiah Walker with 0.6 seconds left.
- Josh Dix paced Creighton with 19 points while Austin Swartz and Nik Graves each finished with 16 in a game where both teams shot over 50%. Creighton shot 48.5% and made seven 3-pointers Wednesday.
- In the standings, Creighton's win and Xavier's loss mean Creighton improved to 6-3 in conference play and 12-8 overall, while Xavier dropped to 3-5 in Big East play.
- Xavier head coach Richard Pitino, son of Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino, returns to Cintas Center Saturday, Jan. 24, and Austin Swartz said, `Honestly, I was trying to draw a foul because he impeded my path.
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Austin Swartz lifts Creighton past Xavier at the buzzer
Austin Swartz followed his own missed free throw and sank a 7-foot jumper with less than a second left in the game, fueling Creighton to a 94-93 victory over Xavier on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.
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