Tre Carroll's 29 Points Lead Musketeers in Setback at Creighton

Wednesday, January 21

Omaha, Neb.

7 p.m. ET

Xavier University

11-8,3-5Big East

Creighton

12-8,6-3Big East

Xavier

Creighton

Tre Carroll's 29 Points Lead Musketeers in Setback at Creighton

01.21.26 | Men's Basketball

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Four Musketeers hit double figures in 94-93 loss

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

OMAHA, Neb. - Tre Carroll led all scorers with 29 points as Xavier fell on a last-second shot, 94-93, at Creighton on Wednesday evening at CHI Health Center Omaha.

The Musketeers moved to 11-8 (3-5 BIG EAST), while the Blue Jays improved to 12-8 (6-3 BIG EAST).

Xavier is back in action on Saturday, Jan. 24, when the Musketeers host St. John's at Cintas Center. Tip off with the Red Storm is set for 2:30 p.m. on TNT and truTV.

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The first half featured six lead changes, with Creighton going up by as many as seven going in the break up three, 42-39. Tre Carroll led all scorers with 17 first half points, hitting 6-of-6 from the floor, including connecting on a pair of threes.
Xavier opened the second half on an 8-2 run to take the lead less than five minutes into the half. Creighton used a pair of threes to move back in front, holding the lead into the final 6:30. A 9-0 Xavier run put the Musketeers back in front, leading by four in the final minute. Creighton closed the game on a 5-0 run, capped by a shot in the final second, off a missed free throw, to set the final score at 94-93 in favor of the Bluejays.
Tre Carroll finished with 29 points to lead all scorers, shooting 12-of-14 from the floor after starting the game 8-of-8 from the floor.
Filip Borovicanin finished with 16 points, led Xavier with eight rebounds and matched his career-high with nine assists.
Jovan Milicevic finished with 15 points, hitting double figures for a fourth-straight game.
Malik Messina-Moore scored 12, hitting double figures in all eight conference games so far.
Xavier made 12 three pointers, its 11th game of the season with 10 or more three pointers.
The Musketeers had a 44-36 advantage on points in the paint.
Xavier finished shooting a season-best 56.9 percent (37-65), connecting on 12-of-24 threes after shooting 64.7 percent (22-34) in the second half. Creighton shot 54.2 percent (32-59) overall, hitting 13-24 from three.
The Musketeers finished with a 30-29 advantage on rebounds, with each team grabbing six offensive boards.