West Virginia beats Creighton 87-70 in the College Basketball Crown semifinals behind 20 points from DJ Thomas. Josh breaks down the win on Unreasonable Doubt.
DJ Thomas scored 20 points, Treysen Eaglestaff made two late threes to seal it, and WVU turned it over just four times — a stark contrast to the 22-turnover loss to BYU that ended their regular season.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 04: Brenen Lorient #0 of the West Virginia Mountaineers dribbles against Josh Dix #4 of the Creighton Bluejays in the second half in a semifinal game of the College Basketball Crown tournament at T-Mobile Arena on April 04, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mountaineers defeated the Bluejays 87-70. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images) | Getty Images Eighty-seven points.
Four turnovers. A 17-point win over Creighton in the College Basketball Crown semifinals. This team had a hard time breaking 60 sometimes in the last month of the season — and then they went to Las Vegas and put up their best offensive performance of the year when it mattered most.
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redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } . redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } Powered by RedCircle Subscribe Now! Spotify Apple Podcasts Amazon Music RSS In this episode: Why the 87-70 win over Creighton might be the best offensive performance of the 2025-26 season — and what made it different from everything we saw in conference play DJ Thomas led the team with 20 points including two threes.