KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Tyler McKinney hit a game-winning field goal with 4.2 seconds left in overtime as Creighton defeated Ohio State 65-63 in the Guardians Classic championship game Wednesday night.
Creighton (5-0) became the first school to win two Guardians Classic titles. The Bluejays defeated Notre Dame in the 2002 title game.
McKinney, who also sank a free throw with 28 seconds left in overtime, finished with 11 points and was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
Anthony Tolliver led the Bluejays with 13 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out with 43 seconds left in regulation.
Creighton scored the first five points of the overtime with Jeffrey Day and Johnny Mathies hitting field goals and freshman Dane Watts, who had nine points, making a free throw. Ohio State (4-1) came back to tie it at 63 with a three-pointer by Tony Stockman with 15 seconds left.
J.J. Sullinger had 16 points for Ohio State, including a follow shot with nine seconds left that tided the game and sent it into overtime. Ivan Harris added 11 points.
Creighton rallied from a nine-point deficit with less than eight minutes to play in regulation to take the lead before Sullinger hit the final shot.
The two schools were meeting for the first time since Dec. 30, 1972, when Eddie Sutton coached Creighton to a 79-71 victory in Omaha, Neb.
