Saturday, February 28
Omaha, Neb.
4:30 PM
Creighton University
14-16,8-11Big East
76
vs
79
Providence
14-15,7-11Big East
1
2
F
Providence
39
40
79
Creighton
37
39
76
Photo by: Sullivan Lawrence
Men's Basketball Drops Senior Day Game to Providence
2/28/2026 8:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team missed two game-tying three-point shots in the final seconds of a 79-76 loss to visiting Providence on Saturday, Feb. 28th. It was the fifth time in CU's last seven home games the Jays played in a game decided by three points or less, and came on Senior Day for Bluejay guards Nik Graves and Josh Dix.
Providence (14-15, 7-11 BIG EAST)Â guard Jaylin Sellers, held to four points on 0-for-7 shooting on Jan. 16 the first time these teams met, led all scorers with 27 points on 11-of-18 shooting. Twenty of those points came in the second half, including a hoop with 15 seconds left after CU had closed within 77-76 in a frantic rally in the closing minutes.
Creighton (14-16, 8-11 BIG EAST) got 18 points from Dix and Austin Swartz, in addition to 12 points, seven rebounds and a career-high eight assists by Jasen Green.
In a game featuring 13 ties and nine lead changes, neither team led by more than eight the entire evening. That lead came with 6:16 left in the first half when Oswin Erhunmwunse scored to give PC a 28-20 lead, but baskets by CU's Kerem Konan, Hudson Greer and Dix quickly tied it. The Friars took a narrow 39-37 lead into the half thanks to 53.3 percent shooting before the break.
The Bluejays took their first lead of the second half with 5:31 left when Swartz finished off an alley-oop from Green for his first dunk of the season, giving CU a 64-62 edge. CU's final lead came at 67-66 on a three-pointer by Green, only to have Sellers answer seconds later with the last of his five three-pointers.
Providence led 77-71 after Ryan Mela's floater in transition after PC beat the press. Dix made both ends of a 1-and-1 with 1:04 to go. After a turnover in transition by PC, Swartz halved the deficit on a lay-up with 39.8 seconds left, and trimmed it to one on the foul shot to finish off the three-point play.
Rather than foul with a 9.8 second discrepancy between the game and shot clocks, Creighton elected to defend. Providence had other ideas as Sellers twisted around the defense for a lay-up with 15.0 seconds left to give PC the final 79-76 margin.Â
After a timeout. Dix sidestepped around Mela but missed a three-pointer off the back iron before Swartz grabbed the offensive rebound, dribbled behind the arc and missed a contested three-point try of his own as time expired.
Creighton shot 42.6 percent for the game and connected on 9-of-27 three-point tries, in addition to 15-of-17 marksmanship at the charity stripe. CU won the rebound battle 37-31 and outscored PC 33-6 off the bench despite playing without Owen Freeman for a second straight game.
Providence won the paint points by a 40-26 count and shot 50.8 percent for the game, 42.1 percent from deep and turning the ball over just seven times.
Creighton closes the regular-season on Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central when it visits Butler.
NOTES:Â In addition to Josh Dix and Nik Graves, CU also recognized managers Billy Brezonik and Patrick Gorman after the game ... Austin Swartz's seven rebounds tied a career-high and pushed him over 100 in the sophomore's career ... Providence picked up its first win in Omaha since 2021 ... Creighton's Jasen Green became the first BIG EAST's player with at least 12 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and two blocks without a turnover in a BIG EAST game in the last 30 years. The only other player with those numbers in a conference game (in any league) this season is Green's former teammate Johnathan Lawson, now at Arkansas-Little Rock ... Creighton has made five or more three-pointers in 101 games in a row and at least one triple in 1,086 games in a row ... Creighton fell to 22-14 in games decided by three pointers or less since 2020-21.
Providence (14-15, 7-11 BIG EAST)Â guard Jaylin Sellers, held to four points on 0-for-7 shooting on Jan. 16 the first time these teams met, led all scorers with 27 points on 11-of-18 shooting. Twenty of those points came in the second half, including a hoop with 15 seconds left after CU had closed within 77-76 in a frantic rally in the closing minutes.
Creighton (14-16, 8-11 BIG EAST) got 18 points from Dix and Austin Swartz, in addition to 12 points, seven rebounds and a career-high eight assists by Jasen Green.
In a game featuring 13 ties and nine lead changes, neither team led by more than eight the entire evening. That lead came with 6:16 left in the first half when Oswin Erhunmwunse scored to give PC a 28-20 lead, but baskets by CU's Kerem Konan, Hudson Greer and Dix quickly tied it. The Friars took a narrow 39-37 lead into the half thanks to 53.3 percent shooting before the break.
The Bluejays took their first lead of the second half with 5:31 left when Swartz finished off an alley-oop from Green for his first dunk of the season, giving CU a 64-62 edge. CU's final lead came at 67-66 on a three-pointer by Green, only to have Sellers answer seconds later with the last of his five three-pointers.
Providence led 77-71 after Ryan Mela's floater in transition after PC beat the press. Dix made both ends of a 1-and-1 with 1:04 to go. After a turnover in transition by PC, Swartz halved the deficit on a lay-up with 39.8 seconds left, and trimmed it to one on the foul shot to finish off the three-point play.
Rather than foul with a 9.8 second discrepancy between the game and shot clocks, Creighton elected to defend. Providence had other ideas as Sellers twisted around the defense for a lay-up with 15.0 seconds left to give PC the final 79-76 margin.Â
After a timeout. Dix sidestepped around Mela but missed a three-pointer off the back iron before Swartz grabbed the offensive rebound, dribbled behind the arc and missed a contested three-point try of his own as time expired.
Creighton shot 42.6 percent for the game and connected on 9-of-27 three-point tries, in addition to 15-of-17 marksmanship at the charity stripe. CU won the rebound battle 37-31 and outscored PC 33-6 off the bench despite playing without Owen Freeman for a second straight game.
Providence won the paint points by a 40-26 count and shot 50.8 percent for the game, 42.1 percent from deep and turning the ball over just seven times.
Creighton closes the regular-season on Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central when it visits Butler.
NOTES:Â In addition to Josh Dix and Nik Graves, CU also recognized managers Billy Brezonik and Patrick Gorman after the game ... Austin Swartz's seven rebounds tied a career-high and pushed him over 100 in the sophomore's career ... Providence picked up its first win in Omaha since 2021 ... Creighton's Jasen Green became the first BIG EAST's player with at least 12 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and two blocks without a turnover in a BIG EAST game in the last 30 years. The only other player with those numbers in a conference game (in any league) this season is Green's former teammate Johnathan Lawson, now at Arkansas-Little Rock ... Creighton has made five or more three-pointers in 101 games in a row and at least one triple in 1,086 games in a row ... Creighton fell to 22-14 in games decided by three pointers or less since 2020-21.
Team Stats
PROV
CU
FG%
.508
.426
3FG%
.421
.333
FT%
.875
.882
RB
31
37
TO
7
10
STL
5
2
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Players Mentioned
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