No. 21 Xavier hands Creighton first loss

In the first seven games, Xavier point guard Drew Lavender figured out who had the shooting touch and passed him the ball. “It all depends on who’s hot,” Lavender said. In a long-awaited game, no one was hotter. Lavender scored 17 points in a tone-setting first half Wednesday night, and No. 21 Xavier used another balanced, blink-of-an-eye run to set up a 79-66 victory over previously undefeated…