No. 6 seed Creighton is averaging 81 points per tourney game. It's held opponents to an average of 58 points in three NCAA tournament wins over no. 12 Charleston, no. 13 Furman and no. 1 Alabama.
In 2023, Alabama earned the program’s first-ever no. 1 seed only to blow a nine-point second-half lead and fall to San Diego State in the Sweet 16. Last season’s team showed troubling signs midseason and lost its final four games, including an upset loss as a no. 6 seed to no. 11 seed Notre Dame in the NCAA tournament.
Darling Furman had 13 points, Lamont Butler added 12 and leading scorer Matt Bradley finished with 10. The Aztecs have won 11 of their past 13 games and will play either Alabama or Maryland next week in the south region semifinals in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Paladins (28-7) advanced to the second round in the south region. They will play either fifth-seeded San Diego State or 12th-sead Charleston on Saturday.
