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Surprise Jays face No. 1 Gamecocks

Surprise Jays face No. 1 Gamecocks

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Surprising Creighton is on the NCAA Tournament run of a lifetime. The only thing standing in the way of a first trip to the Final Four is No. 1 South Carolina and the nation’s most dominant player in Aliyah Boston.

The 10th-seeded Bluejays (23-9) believe they’re ready for that next, very huge step.

“I think what we have done already proves that we can be here,” Creighton senior Payton Brotzki said Saturday. “It’s obviously, a tough task, but I think we can trust in our preparation, our coaching, and just the faith and confidence we have in each other.”

So far, that’s carried Creighton as far as any double-digit seed in NCAA history except No. 11 seed Gonzaga, which reached the regional finals in 2011 before falling to Stanford.

South Dakota, a 10th seed in the Wichita Region, plays No. 3 seed Michigan on Saturday night for a spot in the Elite Eight.

If Creighton pulls it off, the win would surely join the list of biggest college upsets ever like tiny…

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