• Seton Hall Pirates forward Desi Rodriguez (20) goes up to shoot against Creighton forward Martin Krampelj (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Photo: Julio Cortez / Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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East Rutherford, N.J.

Khadeen Carrington hit a go-ahead layup with 2:05 to play and No. 23 Seton Hall rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to defeat No. 25 Creighton 90-84 in the Big East Conference opener for both schools on Thursday night.

Desi Rodriguez led the Pirates (12-2, 1-0 Big East) with 23 points. Carrington finished with 18, Myles Powell had 17 and Angel Delgado added 18 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out late.

Martin Krampelj had a career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds for Creighton (10-3, 0-1), which had a five-game winning streak snapped. Marcus Foster, who hurt his right leg early, finished with 14, but only two in the second half. Khyri Thomas had 13 for the Bluejays, who did not score in the final 3:32.

Gonzaga 81, Pacific 48: Rui Hachimura scored 19 points, Josh Perkins added 16, and No. 20 Gonzaga beat Pacific, winning its 22nd consecutive West Coast Conference opener. Zach Norvell Jr. scored 13 points for Gonzaga (11-3, 1-0 West Coast), which has beaten Pacific 11 consecutive times. Jahlil Tripp scored nine points to lead Pacific (5-9, 0-1), which has lost five games in a row. Pacific was undone by 33 percent shooting and lost the rebound battle 46-32 against the taller Zags.