Kalkbrenner scored in the paint to give No. 2 seed Creighton a 77-76 lead and the Bluejays (23-9) never trailed over the final 2:12 against the 10th-seeded Blue Demons (14-19). Creighton advances to play in a Friday semifinal against the winner of the final quarterfinal matchup between No. 3 seed Connecticut and No. 6 Villanova.

Shatel: Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner era is ending. Will there ever be another like him? Take a good long look down on the Creighton court on Saturday as you say goodbye to an original. A unicorn. A back-to-the-basket 7-footer. A five-year senior. At one school.