February 28, 2026; Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Providence Friars forward Oswin Erhunbunse (55) attempts a shot against Creighton Blue Jays guard Fedor Chugic (7) and guard Blake Harper (2) during the first half at CHI Health Center in Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-Imagn Image Jaylin Sellers scored 20 of her career-high 27 points in the second half and Jason Edwards added 18 points as the Providence Friars won their third straight game and swept the season series over the Creighton Bluejays with an 85-82 victory Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.
Ryan Mella had 11 points and six rebounds for Providence (14-15, 7-11 Big East Conference), which improved to 7-5. Jamier Jones scored nine points and Oswin Erhunmwunse missed his sixth double-double of the season with eight points and 11 rebounds.
Josh Diggs and Austin Swartz each scored 18 points to lead Creighton (14-16, 8-11), which suffered its eighth loss in 10 games. The Bluejays have now dropped three in a row. Dix was 4 of 8 from beyond the arc to lead the team, and Swartz had seven rebounds.
Jasen Green had 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and Nik Graves, who shot just 1-for-12 from the field, went 8-for-10 from the foul line and had 10 points and six assists for Creighton.
Sellers, who was 0-for-7 from the field and had a season-low four points in a 93-88 win over the Blue Jays at Providence last month, shot 61.1% (11-for-18) from the field and 62.5% (5-for-8) from beyond the arc for the Friars this time around.
Edwards, second on the team in scoring and just behind Sellers with 17.6 points per game, missed last month’s Creighton contest. He scored 10 points in the first half and added 8 more after the break, showing a balanced performance.
Providence dominated most of the first half, holding the lead for all but about two minutes. The Friars led by as many as eight points in the opening frame before Creighton began to chip away at it.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Hudson Greer and Dix tied the score at 28. Edwards’ driving layup with 13 seconds left in the second half gave Providence a two-point advantage at the break.
A Mela floater with 1:11 left in the game gave Providence a 77-71 advantage. Dix hit two free throws and Swartz converted a 1-and-1 to get the Bluejays within 1, but Sellers provided the final margin with a driving layup with 15 seconds left.
Swartz missed a 3-point attempt to tie the game as time expired, giving Creighton its second loss in four days by a total of four points.
Fedor Chugic, who averaged 12 points in the three games since being inserted into the lineup, was held scoreless for the Blue Jays.
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