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Maurice Watson Jr. was as valuable to Creighton as almost any other player is to his team in the country. Creighton’s worst fears were realized Tuesday when senior point guard Maurice Watson received the results of an MRI that confirmed he had torn the ACL in his left knee Monday against Xavier. Watson is out for the season. Continue to Article

January 17, 2017 8:19:pm EST

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Creighton point guard and national assists leader Maurice Watson Jr. will miss the rest of the season because of a major knee injury. Continue to Article

January 17, 2017 3:48:pm EST

Watson injured his knee in Monday’s win over Xavier. Maurice Watson Jr. “heard it pop.” And although postgame testing suggested otherwise, Watson’s initial instinct was, unfortunately, correct. An MRI showed Tuesday that Creighton’s senior point guard, the nation’s leader in assists per game, tore the ACL in his left knee during the first half of Monday’s win over Xavier. Continue to Article

January 17, 2017 3:27:pm EST

Xavier has lost three straight games for the first time in nearly three years. Eighteen games into a season that began with sky-high expectations, Xavier hasn’t accomplished as much as it would have hoped. The Musketeers have yet to defeat a single team that’s even receiving votes in the latest AP Top 25 poll. Continue to Article

January 16, 2017 9:57:pm EST

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Cole Huff got a pivotal rebound and made a pair of free throws with 16.7 seconds left, and No. 7 Creighton wasted an 11-point lead before rallying for a 72-67 win over Xavier on Monday that gave the Bluejays the best start in their history. Continue to Article

January 16, 2017 4:45:pm EST