Big East Conference

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Creighton's Doug McDermott (3) takes a shot before the buzzer signals the end of the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Providence in the finals of the Big East Conference tournament Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Creighton head coach Greg McDermott talks to Doug McDermott, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Providence in the finals of the Big East Conference tournament Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Creighton's Doug McDermott (3) shoots over Providence's Kadeem Batts (10) during the firsthalf of an NCAA college basketball game in the finals of the Big East Conference tournament Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Creighton's Doug McDermott, above, drives past Providence's Carson Desrosiers during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the finals of the Big East Conference tournament Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Providence head coach Ed Cooley glares at Providence's Tyler Harris (25) and Josh Fortune (4) after Fortune fouled Creighton's Avery Dingman during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Creighton in the finals of the Big East Conference tournament Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Creighton's Doug McDermott (3) drives past Xavier's Isaiah Philmore during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big East Conference tournament Friday, March 14, 2014, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Xavier's Myles Davis (15) wipes his face during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Creighton in the semifinals of the Big East Conference men's tournament Friday, March 14, 2014, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Creighton's Doug McDermott (3) shoots over Xavier's Matt Stainbrook (40) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big East Conference men's tournament Friday, March 14, 2014, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)