OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ryan Kalkbrenner's 27 points helped Creighton defeat Butler 87-74 on Saturday.

Kalkbrenner also added 15 rebounds for the Bluejays (22-9, 15-5 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth added 23 points while shooting 8 for 19, including 7 for 15 from beyond the arc while he also had six rebounds and 11 assists. Jackson McAndrew went 5 of 7 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points.

The Bulldogs (13-18, 6-14) were led in scoring by Jahmyl Telfort, who finished with 19 points and six assists. Butler got 19 points and three steals from Patrick McCaffery. Andre Screen had 10 points and six rebounds.

Creighton took the lead with 2:49 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 52-44 at halftime, with Ashworth racking up 21 points. Creighton outscored Butler in the second half by five points, with Kalkbrenner scoring a team-high 12 points after intermission.

Creighton finished second and Butler tied for eighth. The Big East Tournament begins on Wednesday.

No. 23 Creighton women rally to beat Georgetown 72-70 in Big East Tournament quarterfinal

Uncasville, Conn. (AP) — Lauren Jensen and Morgan Maly combined for 42 points, and Kiani Lockett’s two clutch free throws capped No. 23 Creighton's 72-70 come-from-behind victory over Georgetown in a Big East Tournament quarterfinal on Saturday night.

Creighton trailed 52-40 early in the third quarter but took a 70-68 advantage with 1:17 to play after Jensen and Mallory Brake made consecutive layups. It was the Bluejays’ first lead since it was 36-34 with 3:19 left in the second quarter.

Georgetown’s Kelsey Ransom made two free throws to tie it 70-all with 49 seconds remaining. Creighton missed two shots on its next possession and Ransom missed a jumper, but Lockett grabbed the rebound and then made the go-ahead free throws with four seconds left. Victoria Rivera missed a 3-pointer for the Hoyas to end it.

Second-seeded Creighton (25-5), which rebounded from a 72-53 loss at then-No. 5 UConn that ended a seven-game win streak, will face the Xavier-Seton Hall winner in a semifinal on Sunday.

Jensen finished with 22 points on 9-of-20 shooting. Maly made three 3-pointers and was 8 of 17 from the field. The pair also combined for 13 rebounds. Lockett made all six of her free-throw attempts and finished with eight points.

Ransom scored 20 points and had 10 assists to lead No. 10 seed Georgetown (12-19). Ariel Jenkins added 16 points and 11 rebounds.

The Hoyas ended the second quarter on a 12-2 run to take a 46-38 lead at the break. Ransom and Jenkins each scored nine points in the second quarter as the Hoyas outscored the Bluejays 30-16.

Osburn scores 30 points, Omaha knock offs South Dakota in Summit League Tournament semifinal 100-75

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Tony Osburn scored 30 points and top-seeded Omaha beat No. 5 seed South Dakota 100-75 on Saturday night in a Summit League Tournament semifinal.

Omaha (21-12) will make its third appearance in the championship game against St. Thomas on Sunday. The Mavericks, in their 14th season at Division I, have already clinched the conference’s automatic berth to NCAA Tournament — the program’s first — due to the fact that the Tommies are in their final year of postseason ineligibility following the transition from Division III.

Osburn shot 9 for 11 (8 for 9 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Marquel Sutton scored 19 points and added eight rebounds. JJ White finished with 14 points and six assists.

The Coyotes (19-14) were led by Chase Forte, who posted 24 points and three steals. South Dakota also got 13 points from Kaleb Stewart. Paul Bruns finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Omaha led 55-26 at halftime, with Osburn racking up 18 points. Omaha opened the second half with an 8-0 run to extend the lead to 37 points.

Hammond scores 19 points to lead Colorado past TCU 76-56

BOULDER. Colo. (AP) — Julian Hammond III scored 19 points, reserve RJ Smith scored 12 points and Colorado beat TCU 76-56 on Saturday in a Big 12 Conference regular-season finale.

Bangot Dak came off the bench to score 10 for Colorado (12-19, 13-17) which will enter the conference's post-season tournament as the 16th and final seed starting Tuesday at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

Off the bench, Trazarien White scored 21 points and Noah Reynolds 12 for TCU (16-15, 9-11). With the loss, the Horned Frogs missed a chance at securing a first-round bye and will start play on Tuesday ranging between the ninth to 11th seed depending on other outcomes on Saturday.

The Buffaloes led 37-31 at halftime and extended their advantage to 51-39 with 15:08 left off a Hammond 3-pointer. TCU countered with an 11-0 run that started and ended with White sinking a pair of foul shots and Colorado led 51-50 with 10:11 remaining.

Smith buried a jumper — Colorado's first points in more than five minutes — and that started the Buffaloes on an 11-0 run which saw TCU fail to score in more than four minutes.

It was Colorado's first 20-plus point win since a 79-55 win over Bellarmine on Dec. 21.

TCU has lost two straight and four of five.