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Big East Tournament - DePaul Falls 85-81 to Creighton - Recap

Creighton got a 32-point performance from Ryan Kalkbrenner as Creighton handed DePaul a 85-81 defeat on Thursday at Madison Square Garden.

Creighton got 13 points from Fedor Zugic and another 10 points from Steven Ashworth. Jamiya Neal contributed 5 assists, while Ryan Kalkbrenner cleaned the glass with 9 rebounds.

DePaul got 25 points from Layden Blocker in a losing cause and another 17 points from Isaiah Rivera. David Thomas contributed 4 assists for them, while Isaiah Rivera had 9 rebounds.

Creighton was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Creighton won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 40-36.