Xavier 74, Creighton 73: Matt Stainbrook scored a career-high 26 points and Dee Davis hit two free throws with four seconds to play to lift the Musketeers to a road win over the Bluejays.

Stainbrook was 11-of-14 from the field and added nine rebounds for Xavier (19-12, 9-9 Big East), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Trevon Bluiett and Myles Davis each added nine points for the Musketeers, who shot 51.1 percent from the field.

Austin Chatman led Creighton (13-18, 4-14) with 18 points and five assists while James Milliken added 17 points. Geoffrey Groselle chipped in with 11 points for the Bluejays, who were hurt by 20-of-32 shooting from the free-throw line.

The game was close throughout the first half, with Xavier twice holding a five-point advantage but ending up down by one at the break. The Musketeers got the lead back midway through the second half and were up by as many as six with under six minutes to play but could never quite shake the Bluejays.

The lead was still five on Blueiett's two free throws with 47 seconds to play, but Milliken hit a 3 with 36 seconds left to cut the deficit to two. Dee Davis hit 1-of-2 from the line to push it to three, but Avery Dingman hit a pair of free throws and Devin Brooks tipped in a missed 3-pointer with 12 seconds left to give Creighton the lead and set up Davis' heroics.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Musketeers won the rebound battle, 33-23. … Groselle and Will Artino both fouled out for Creighton, while three other players finished with four fouls. … Chatman's potential game-winning 3-pointer bounced off the front rim as the buzzer sounded.