Georgetown upends No. 21 Creighton in Big East semifinal

Field Level Media|published: Sun 10th March, 19:54 2024

Mar 10, 2024; Uncasville, CT, USA; Georgetown Hoyas guard Alex Cowan (4) and forward Mya Bembry (10) react after a play in the first half at Mohegan Sun Arena. credits: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

Kelsey Ransom finished with 14 points, six assists and three steals and Alex Cowan added 12 points as Georgetown knocked off No. 21 Creighton 55-46 in their Big East Conference tournament semifinal Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.

The sixth-seeded Hoyas (22-10) will meet top-seeded UConn for the tournament title on Monday night.

Georgetown shot only 38.5 percent from the field overall and had 14 turnovers, but the second-seeded Bluejays (25-5) hit just 26.3 percent of their shots and turned the ball over 10 times. The Hoyas held a 43-28 rebounding advantage.

Morgan Maly finished with 14 points, the only player to hit double figures for Creighton. She added six rebounds.

Georgetown led 26-23 at halftime but upped the margin to 13 in the third quarter. Creighton never got closer than six the rest of the way.

—Field Level Media

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