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Big East Tournament - Creighton Bluejays vs Xavier Musketeers Wrap - Xavier Wins 63-61

Xavier grabbed a 63-61 win over Creighton on Thursday, behind a 22-point effort from Zach Hankins at Madison Square Garden.

Xavier was an underdog by +3.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

Naji Marshall had 11 points for Xavier and Kyle Castlin chipped in with 10 points. Quentin Goodin had 4 assists for them, while Zach Hankins was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.

Creighton got a 21-point performance from Ty-Shon Alexander, who was supported by 14 points from Martin Krampelj. Marcus Zegarowski had 3 assists in a losing cause for Creighton, while Martin Krampelj grabbed 9 rebounds.

Xavier was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Xavier as they grabbed 35 boards, while Creighton only had 29