Austin Swartz made five 3-pointers en route to 19 points and Creighton never trailed while posting a 92-69 victory over Utah Tech Monday night in a non-conference game in Omaha, Neb.
Josh Dix had a great all-around game with 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and a career-high five steals for the Bluejays (8-5), who won their third straight game.
Isaac Traudt added 13 points and Jasen Green had 10 for Creighton.
Ethan Potter had 18 points and eight rebounds for Utah Tech (7-7). Jusaun Holt added 16 points and three steals for the Trailblazers, who were riding a two-game winning streak.
The Bluejays shot 54% from the field, including 13 of 33 from 3-point range. Dix and Traudt each made three treys.
Creighton had a 28-8 advantage in points off turnovers and also held a 34-28 advantage in rebounding.
Utah Tech connected on 50% of its attempts and was 6 of 18 from behind the arc.
The Trailblazers were within 13 with 11 minutes to play before Nik Graves scored on a layup and Blake Harper scored five straight points as Creighton took a 76-56 lead with 8:24 to play.
Utah Tech pulled within 13 points again on Noah Bolanga’s turnaround jumper with 7:07 left before the Bluejays scored the next six points. Harper made a jumper and scored on a dunk to make it 82-63 with 6:05 left.
Swartz’s layup made it 86-65 with 4:32 left and Creighton closed out. The Bluejays have won their last three games by a total of 85 points.
Swartz scored 12 points in the first half as the Bluejays led 43-34 at the break. Holt scored 12 points at halftime for Utah Tech.
Creighton took a 17-5 lead before the Trailblazers scored the next eight points.
Utah Tech then trailed by two on a Dario Domingos layup with 7:44 left before the Bluejays went on an 11-3 run. Owen Freeman’s three-point play capped it and gave Creighton a 37-27 advantage with 4:05 left in the half.
The Bluejays led by 12 before Holt buried a 3-pointer in the final seconds for the Trailblazers.
–Field level media
