With 14:58 to play on Sunday in Newark, Creighton led 43-27 and appeared to be on their way to a big win. Instead, Seton Hall ended the game on a 29-11 run, winning 56-54 on a putback with 1.3 seconds to play. And so instead of picking up their first Q1 win of the year, the Jays lost a game they led for all but three minutes.
“When we lead a game for (37) minutes, we expect to finish the job,” Greg McDermott said. “But when we got that big lead, we really got casual on both ends of the floor.