Overview
- Tipoff is Friday at 6:30 p.m. EST in Providence, with Creighton at 11-7 (5-2 Big East) and Providence at 8-9 (1-5).
- Austin Swartz is coming off a career-best 33 points in an 86-83 overtime win over Georgetown, shooting 12-for-16 overall and 8-for-12 from three.
- Since early December, Swartz has averaged 17.3 points over Creighton’s last 11 games after a slow start following his transfer from Miami.
- Providence fell 88-82 to Villanova this week without leading scorer Jason Edwards, who sat with a foot injury, as coach Kim English noted improved second-half resolve.
- Creighton ranks fifth in the Big East in scoring defense at 72.3 points allowed on 43.8% opponent shooting, while Providence is 6-3 at home and averages 16.1 assists, led by Edwards’ 3.4.