its season average, but NU missed 13 of its first 18 shots and never got untrack offensively.

The matchup between the two rivals was a defensive battle for most of the half, as both offenses were held in check for the first 20 minutes and neither team shot better than 40 percent from the field. Nebraska was within 14-12 with 6:39 left following a Ray Gallegos basket, but the Bluejays ran off seven straight points as part of a 10-2 spurt to build a 24-14 advantage.

In the second half, Nebraska got baskets on its first two possessions to pull within 32-21 and was within 40-28 after a Shavon Shields' 3-pointer with 15:08 left, but Creighton quickly responded. The Bluejays, who hit 5-of-7 from 3-point range in the second half,PARIS (Reuters) - Conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon’s woes piled up on Thursday when France’s financial prosecutor chose to pursue a probe into the fake-work scandal that has dogged him, and as far-right rival Marine Le Pen gained in the polls.

Francois Fillon, former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential election candidate of the French centre-right, attends a campaign rally in Margny-les-Compiegne, France, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Two polls showed Fillon, once the front runner, being knocked out in the first round of the two-part vote.

Prosecutor Eliane Houlette said after receiving a police report that she was keeping open an investigation into the Fillon jobs scandal.

Fillon’s status as favorite to win the presidency in May has evaporated in the past three weeks over