OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Many newcomers took Ohio State for much of the match against Creighton. When the Buckeyes called their oldest player, he delivered the ball.

CJ Jackson took a cross pass from Keyshawn Woods and threw the 3-pointer with 2:10 to play and snapped a tie in the lane at the last minute while the Buckeyes were holding the 69 to 60 Bluejays after they had finished. Be stripped a double-digit half-time advance on Thursday night.

Jackson had been 0 for 7 in the peloton with five turnovers before offering two of the biggest baskets of the Buckeyes.

"We need him," said Woods. "I told him to stay confident and that we needed him to become the best, and that's what he did."

Woods scored 15 of 19 points, a top in the match, while the Buckeyes (3-0) had a 37-25 lead at half-time, but Creighton (2-1) fought back to take a lead four points before erasing. and lose for the first time in 25 non-conference home games since December 2015.

Duane Washington Jr. added 12 points to the Buckeyes, who won the fifth Big Ten victory in eight games by Gavitt Tipoff. The Big Ten and Big East have faced each other 4-4 in the previous three Tipoff Games.

"Great merit for Creighton," said Ohio coach Chris Holtmann. "We knew that they would come and react in the second half and, boy, did they ever do it."

The Bluejays eliminated their deficit at half-time and led 55-54 over Martin Krampelj's ball to 5:40 left. He was 60-56 when Mitch Ballock hit a 3 from the corner.

But Washington answered with a 3, and after Krampelj missed a free throw, Jackson managed his 3 in front of the bench of Buckeyes. Kyle Young dipped for a four-point lead with one minute left. After Luther Muhammad hit the ball and the ball deviated from Davion Mintz's leg, Jackson floated down the lane to shoot a snap.

Ty-Shon Alexander led the Bluejays with 16 points and Mintz had 12 points.

"Really the end of the first half and the end of the second half, these are two areas in which they have been extremely effective and we have not been," said Creighton coach , Greg McDermott. "If you remove these 12 goods, defensively, we were really good."

THE GREAT IMAGE

Ohio State: Holtmann is still trying to determine his best combinations after losing three starters last season. The Buckeyes won a second consecutive victory on the road. They won in Cincinnati last week.

Creighton: Creighton also has a lot of new faces, and he showed some grain coming back after the Buckeyes took control of the game at the end of the first half.

"When I was a young coach," McDermott said, "I've judged whether we won or lost, it's been long enough, and you can not do it." Even though we've made mistakes, this team is progressing and the fight they've shown the second half is what we need to have. "

FAMILIAR SETTING

Holtmann of the Ohio State was used to coaching at CHI Health Center, having been to Butler of the Big East from 2014 to 17. He was 3-3 against the Bluejays in those years, 1-2 in Omaha. "I'm usually in a very bad mood when I'm in this place," Holtmann said while sitting down to begin his post-game press conference.

CHILDREN WILL BE FINE

Ohio State has got impressive performances from freshmen Washington, Luther Muhammad and Jaedon LeDee. The three combined to go 8 for 14 from the ground for 20 points with nine rebounds and three interceptions.

"Our freshmen are dogs," said Woods. "They are serious, they love defense, they like to win."

FOLLOWING

The state of Ohio hosts the state of South Carolina Sunday in the Buckeye Classic.

Creighton will play against Boise State on Monday in the Cayman Islands Classic.

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