Georgetown topples Creighton, wins Big East title

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Chudier Bile had 19 points and Jahvon Blair added 18 as Georgetown completed its improbable run of four victories in four days with a 73-48 victory over No. 17 Creighton in the Big East tournament title game Saturday at New York City.

Qudus Wahab contributed 11 points and 12 rebounds for the eighth-seeded Hoyas, who climbed above .500 at 13-12 and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Dante Harris added 10 points.

Georgetown, which upset top-seeded Villanova in the quarterfinals, won its first Big East tournament title since 2007 and became the third-lowest seed to capture the conference championship.

Hoyas head coach Patrick Ewing became the first ever to win a Bi…

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