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Xavier 75, No. 10 Creighton 69: Justin Martin scored 19 points and grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds to fuel the Musketeers past the visiting Bluejays in Big East play.

Semaj Christon contributed a team-best 21 points and four steals while Dee Davis made four 3-pointers as part of a 15-point effort for Xavier (20-9, 10-6). The Musketeers were 9-of-16 from 3-point range while improving to 15-1 at home.

Doug McDermott had 27 points and 10 rebounds for Creighton (23-5, 13-3), which had a four-game winning streak halted. No other Bluejays scored in double digits as Creighton slipped a half-game behind first-place Villanova in the conference race.

The Bluejays used a 16-6 second-half run to cut a 13-point deficit to 61-58 on McDermott’s 3-pointer with 5:27 to play. The margin was again three with under four minutes left when Davis hit a 3-pointer and Jalen Reynolds followed with a basket and the Musketeers led by as many as nine down the stretch.

Christon had 13 first-half points and Xavier shot 57.6 percent from the field while taking a 43-34 advantage. The lead reached 55-42 less than five minutes into the second half before the Bluejays scored nine of the next 13 points to move within 59-51 with 9:33 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: McDermott raised his career point total to 2,944 to close in on ninth-place Danny Manning (2,951) on the Division I all-time scoring list. … Xavier recorded 10 steals while forcing 15 turnovers. … Creighton G Isaiah Zierden left with a knee injury with 8:43 left in the first half and did not return.