{"id":701495,"date":"2026-04-06T15:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/701495\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:13:22","slug":"mcdermott-era-ends-as-bluejay-men-fall-in-crown-semifinals-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/701495\/","title":{"rendered":"McDermott era ends as Bluejay men fall in Crown Semifinals | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAS VEGAS\u00a0– Creighton men’s basketball was eliminated in the semifinals of the College Basketball Crown on Saturday, falling 87-70\u00a0inside T-Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n

The loss ends Creighton’s season with a 16-18 mark and also ended the Creighton career of head coach\u00a0Greg McDermott with a 366-189 record in 16 seasons with the Bluejays. He closes his time on The Hilltop as the winningest coach in program history.<\/p>\n

West Virginia never trailed, scoring the first eight points of the game thanks to a dunk by Harlan Obioha and two three-pointers from Honor Huff before a three-ball by\u00a0Isaac Traudt ended CU’s drought. The Jays fell behind by as much as 29-17, then scored nine in a row to make it a one-possession game.<\/p>\n

WVU led 43-37 at the break, shooting 18-of-33 from the\u00a0floor and winning the paint point battle 22-12.\u00a0Hudson Greer had 11 points off the bench to lead CU in the first half, while\u00a0Josh Dix scored 10.<\/p>\n

Dix converted a lay-up to open the second half and draw the Jays within four, but that’s as close as Creighton would get. The Mountaineers got a three-pointer from Brenen Lorient, a three-point play by Obioha and a putback from DJ Thomas to open up a 65-49 lead with nine minutes to play.<\/p>\n

The Bluejays didn’t go away quietly, halving the deficit with an 8-0 run with still more than seven minutes remaining. The comeback was short-lived, as Treysen Eaglestaff drained two three-pointers and Huff another in a span of 67 seconds to push WVU’s lead up to 14.<\/p>\n

West Virginia was led in scoring by 20 points from reserve DJ Thomas, who was one of five Mountaineers in double-figures. Chance Moore hauled in 13 rebounds for WVU.<\/p>\n

Jasen Green turned in his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 12\u00a0rebounds. Dix (18) and Greer (15) paced the Bluejay offense.<\/p>\n

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