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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Lauren Jensen scored 19 points and No. 23 Creighton cruised past Seton Hall 73-44 in the semifinals of the Big East Conference Tournament. The second-seeded Bluejays get a chance to avenge its only two conference losses to UConn — by 11 and 19 points — when they face the No. 3 Huskies in the championship game on Monday. Morgan Maly added 14 point Jensen moved into third on the Creighton career scoring list with 2,029. Faith Masonium scored 16 for the Pirates. The Bluejays hit 5 of 7 3-pointers in the first quarter, two by Jensen who had 10 points, and raced to a 23-6 lead. The Pirates were 3 of 13 with four turnovers. The Pirates bounced back, holding Creighton to 4 of 13 shooting with six turnovers and cut the deficit to 33-22 at halftime.
