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Evansville Upsets No. 17 Creighton, WSU 1st Place In MVC
Colt Ryan's 17-footer with 3:08 to play broke a 56-56 tie, and Evansville pulled away for a 65-57 upset of No. 17 Creighton on Tuesday night.
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February 7, 2012
The nation's best shooting team was out of sync all night and
wound up losing a second straight game for the first time this
season. Creighton (21-4, 11-3 Missouri Valley Conference) was led
by Doug McDermott with 21 points.
Kenny Harris scored 15 points to lead Evansville (12-12, 7-7),
which ended a six-game losing streak against the Bluejays. The Aces
limited Creighton to 40.4 percent shooting from the field,
including 4 of 22 on 3-pointers, and didn't trail until early in
the second half.
Evansville was behind 48-41with 12:56 to go but went on a 9-2
run to tie and took the lead for good on Ryan's jumper.
