No. 9 Creighton, bidding for Big East title in 1st year, faces high-stakes road game vs Xavier
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Creighton's Doug McDermott (3) drives around Seton Hall's Brandon Mobley (2) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (The Associated Press)
Ninth-ranked Creighton faces road games against two opponents trying to raise their profiles for the postseason.
The Big East-leading Bluejays (23-4, 13-2) play Xavier on Saturday in Cincinnati. The third-place Musketeers (19-9, 9-6) are selling standing-room tickets for the first time since the Cintas Center opened in 2000. They've won 15 of 16 at home.
Creighton on Tuesday will take on a desperate team in Georgetown (16-12, 7-9). The Hoyas suffered a devastating loss at Marquette on Thursday and fell to seventh place. The Hoyas have the Big East's toughest closing schedule. After hosting Creighton, they finish at conference co-leader Villanova.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Bluejays are trying to win the Big East in their first year in the conference.