SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Lauren Jensen scored 16 points, reserve Jayme Horan added 14 on perfect shooting and No. 23 Creighton defeated Seton Hall 72-65 on Sunday, the final day of the Big East regular season.
Creighton finished second in the conference and Seton Hall seventh. The conference tournament begins Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Creighton trailed by a point heading to the fourth quarter and had trouble breaking free from the Pirates all game long. Molly Mogensen hit two 3-pointers early in the fourth for a five-point Creighton lead but Azana Baines kept keeping Seton Hall close. In succession, she made a layup to get within two points, a 3-pointer to get within two again and one free throw made it 57-54 with five minutes left. Jensen then hit a jumper for Creighton and Horan stayed hot, hitting a big 3-pointer for an eight-point lead.
Seton Hall got within four points once more, but Creighton made six of eight free throws in the final 61 seconds to wrap up the win.
Morgan Maly had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Bluejays (24-4, 15-3). Mogensen had 13 points and Horan’s 14 came on 5-for-5 shooting, four of which were 3-pointers.
Baines scored 23, Sha’Lynn Hagans 16 and Kae Satterfield 12 for Seton Hall (16-13, 8-10). Baines and Satterfield each had nine rebounds.
Creighton led 22-15 after one quarter, then Seton Hall rallied in the second and a 13-0 run gave the Pirates a 30-29 lead. A 3-pointer from Horan put Creighton back on top but the Pirates scored the final four points of the half to take a 34-32 lead.
Maly scored six points in an 11-0 that put the Bluejays up 45-42 with 2 1/2 minutes left in the third but Baines scored back-to-back buckets to regain the lead for Seton Hall and a layup by I’yanna Lops had the Pirates ahead 48-47 at the end of the quarter.
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