Swartz’s 33 Lift Creighton Past Georgetown in OT After Late Layup Is Overturned
The result reinforces Creighton’s Big East momentum ahead of a visit to Providence.
Overview
- Creighton beat Georgetown 86-83 in overtime on Tuesday night.
- Sophomore Austin Swartz poured in 33 points on 12-for-16 shooting, hitting eight threes and scoring seven in overtime.
- Swartz tied the game with a three with 20 seconds left, and officials overturned Langston Love’s late layup on review to force overtime.
- Josh Dix added 15 points and Nik Graves 13 for the Bluejays, while Malik Mack led Georgetown with 17, Julius Halaifonua had 16 and KJ Lewis 14.
- The Bluejays improved to 11-7 overall and 5-2 in the Big East and visit Providence on Friday, as the Hoyas slipped to 9-8 and 1-5.