Creighton completely dominate Providence to reach Big East Tourney final

One of the fighters landed a big punch, and then another one, and another one. The opponent never responded. Only, except for them calling the fight like they would in boxing, it dragged on despite being all but decided a few minutes into the second half.

Fourth-seeded Creighton rode a stunning 31-2 run to an unexpectedly dominant 85-58 victory over No. 1 Providence to reach its second straight Big East Tournament final and improve to 4-0 in the league’s semifinals. It will face the winner of No. 2 Villanova/No. 3 Connecticut Saturday night at 6:30. Picked to finish ninth in the Big East, the young Bluejays far surpassed expectations, entering the conference tournament as a projected NCAA Tournament team. They got there despite losing Big East Freshman of the Year Ryan Nembhard to a broken right wrist in a win over St. John’s on Feb. 23. The injury hasn’t derailed their season. Creighton is now 3-2 since, having defeated Connecticut, Marquette and Providence, which suffered just its fifth loss in 29 games.

Providence didn’t have an answer for Creighton at either end of the floor. Its first two possessions of the second half resulted in shot clock violations and it missed its first nine shots. Despite star forward Ryan Hawkins scoring just eight points on 4-of-11 shooting, the Bluejays cruised, as their four other starters — Arthur Kaluma, Trey Alexander, Alex O’Connor and Ryan Kalkbrenner — all scored in double figures.

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