Ryan Kalkbrenner had 32 points and scored the go-ahead basket in the second overtime after Creighton scored the final 11 points in regulation, and the Bluejays held on for an 85-81 victory over DePaul in a Big East Tournament quarterfinal at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.

Creighton rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final minutes of regulation, then outlasted DePaul in two overtimes to earn an 85-81 win in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament in New York on Thursday.

Ryan Kalkbrenner had 32 points and scored the go-ahead basket in the second overtime after Creighton scored the final 11 points in regulation.

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DePaul blew an 11-point lead in the final two minutes of regulation and lost to Creighton 85-81 in a double-overtime thriller Thursday in a Big East Tournament quarterfinal.

Although Creighton will ultimately prevail, a double-digit spread has Ed Scimia taking DePaul to cover ahead of tip-off at Madison Square Garden.