Souley Boum scored 23 points, Jack Nunge added 17 and No. 15 Xavier cruised into the Big East Tournament championship game with an 82-60 victory against No. 24 Creighton on Friday night at Madison …
Souley Boum scored 23 points, Jack Nunge added 17 and No. 15 Xavier cruised into the Big East Tournament championship game with an 82-60 victory against No. 24 Creighton on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. on Saturday night at the Garden in a matchup of teams looking for their first Big East Tournament title.
Xavier has played in the final just once since joining the conference in 2013-14, losing to Villanova in 2015. The Musketeers seemed to have the smallest contingent of fans at The Garden on semifinal night, but they practically had the place to themselves to celebrate as the clock wound down on a decisive victory.
Boum made a 3-pointer from the wing with 13:55 left to increase the lead to 18 and Creighton couldn’t get enough stops to make a run. Xavier shot 52 percent in the second half and 47 percent for the game.The rest of the Bluejays went 14 for 49 from the field.Creighton was looking for its third straight Big East championship game appearance and fifth overall.
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