Josh Dix tallied 14 points, five rebounds and five assists and host Creighton shot a blistering 61% from the floor in a 96-76 victory over Nicholls on Tuesday in Omaha, Neb.

Owen Freeman scored 14 on 7-of-8 shooting and Jasen Green put up 14 points, six boards and four assists as the Bluejays hit 17 of 34 3-point attempts and 36 of 59 shots in all. They poured in 21 points over the final eight minutes of the first half to quickly make the game uncompetitive.

Nik Graves and Austin Swartz each finished with 11 points for Creighton (5-3), with Graves adding six boards and a game-high seven assists.

Christian Winborne led Nicholls (0-7) with a career-high 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting, including 5-of-5 from beyond the arc. Trae English had 12 points and Jaylen Searles added 10 and seven rebo

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