Austin Swartz's OT jumper leads Creighton past Georgetown

Field Level Media|published: Wed 14th January, 04:42 2026

Jan 13, 2026; Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Creighton Bluejays guard Austin Swartz (1) reacts after a three point basket against the Georgetown Hoyas during the first half at CHI Health Center Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images

Austin Swartz hit a jump shot with 30 seconds to go in overtime, lifting Creighton to an 86-83 win over Georgetown on Tuesday in Omaha, Neb.

Swartz finished 33 points, including seven in overtime, guiding the Bluejays (11-7, 5-2 Big East) past the Hoyas (9-8, 1-5).

Georgetown led 76-73 in regulation before Swartz tied the game with a 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining.

An alley-oop dunk by Georgetown's Langston Love at the second-half buzzer was initially ruled to be the game-winner. However, after a video review, the referees decided the ball left Love's hand too late, sending the contest to overtime.

Malik Mack scored 17 points and Julius Halaifonua added 16 for Georgetown.

The game was tight throughout until the Hoyas broke a tie with a 7-0 run late in the second half. Halaifonua, Caleb Williams and KJ Lewis all scored on layups. Lewis was fouled on his shot and completed the three-point play to give Georgetown a 74-67 lead with 3:39 to go.

Josh Dix, who had 15 for Creighton, cut the lead to three with 1:05 left to set up Swartz's tying shot.

The Hoyas used a 10-0 run midway through the first half to take a 10-point lead, but the Bluejays went on a 14-2 run to end the half with the lead.

Trailing 36-26 with 3:07 to go, Swartz and Dix hit 3-pointers to cut the Georgetown lead to 36-32 with 1:32 left.

Nik Graves then scored on a layup and completed a three-point play to cut the lead to one.

Swartz finished the half by nailing another 3-pointer to give Creighton a 38-36 lead at the break.

The game was tied with just over 10 minutes to go in the half when Malik Mack sank a layup to start the 10-0 run.

Caleb Williams and Lewis followed with back-to-back 3-pointers, and Halaifonua scored in a layup for a 32-22 Georgetown lead.

Both teams were hot from the floor in the first half as Georgetown hit 15 of 27 shots (56%) and Creighton made 15-of-29 (52%).

Mack led Georgetown with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first half. Graves led the Bluejays with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the floor before the break.

--Field Level Media

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