TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Indiana State women's basketball team held a 10-point lead with six minutes remaining against the Creighton Bluejays on Friday night inside Hulman Center, but visitors ended the game on a 14-2 run capped by a tiebreaking foul line jumper by sophomore Carli Tritz with three seconds on the clock to send the Sycamores to their second straight loss, 64-62.

The loss drops ISU to 10-8 on the season and 4-2 within Missouri Valley Conference play while CU improves to 9-8 overall, 3-3 within the league.

Creighton began the game on a 9-2 run, hitting their first four shots from the field while Indiana State started 0-for-4. ISU battled back to take their first lead of the game at 14-12 when freshman Natasha Zurek stole the ball from Tritz and converted a fastbreak layup with 12:45 left in the half.

A free-throw by junior Taylor Whitley started a late first-half run for the Sycamores, as ISU turned a two-point deficit into a nine-point halftime lead with a 16-5 run over the final seven minutes of the first half.

Indiana State took a 36-27 lead into the locker room, thanks in large part to their advantage at the charity stripe. In the first half, ISU went 14-of-17 at the line while CU went 1-of-2. Senior Deja Mattox led the Sycamores with 13 first-half points.

ISU's advantage would grow as large as 12 points in the second half, sitting at 54-42 with 10:05 remaining and 57-45 with 7:25 to go. On both occasions, Indiana State took their largest lead of the night on three-pointers from senior Brittany Schoen.

ISU held a 10-point lead after Mattox converted an old-fashioned three-point play with 6:07 on the clock, pushing ISU's lead to 60-50, but that was when ISU began its late-game struggles.

Creighton tied the game by scoring on five straight possessions over a two and half minutes span, using a 12-0 run to turn a 60-50 ISU lead into a 62-60 CU edge. Tritz, last season's MVC Freshman of the Year, scored seven of Creighton's 12 points during the run.

Senior Shannon Thomas hit her only field goal of the game to tie the score at 62-62, hitting a left-handed layup with 2:08 remaining. The score remained level and ISU had the ball for two possessions with under one minute to play, but could not convert on a pair of shots by Schoen. The senior missed a deep jumper with 43 seconds to go before Whitley snagged an offensive board. After an ISU timeout, Schoen took a three-pointer with 26 seconds left that the Bluejays were able to rebound.

The Bluejays came right down the court without a timeout as Tritz missed a jumper near the paint. CU junior McKenzie Fujan grabbed the rebound, however, and Creighton called timeout with 15 seconds to go. Tritz and sophomore Sarah Nelson worked a high ball-screen for the game-winning play, as Tritz drove to the free-throw line and sank a shot with three seconds on the clock.

Mattox posted a career-high 25 points on Friday, going 7-for-14 from the field and 10-of-11 at the charity stripe. Schoen (11 points) and Whitley (10 points) joined their teammate in double figures. Tritz scored 17 of her 19 points for the game after halftime, including nine points in Creighton's 14-2 run to end the game.

For the game, ISU outscored Creighton by 18 points at the line. Indiana State went 20-for-27 at the free-throw line while Creighton ended the night 2-for-3. The Bluejays took advantage of turnovers by the Sycamores, turning 21 ISU miscues into 27 points.

Indiana State will look to rebound on Sunday, Jan. 22, when the Sycamores host Drake at 2:05 p.m. Drake fell at Illinois State on Friday, 71-67, and enter the game at 9-8 overall and 3-3 in MVC play.