Omaha, Neb. ? Creighton’s Larry House saved his best for his last game at the Civic Auditorium.

House scored a career-high 28 points in 22 minutes Monday night as the 19th-ranked Bluejays beat Wichita State, 86-60.

House had his big night in front of his mother and stepfather, who traveled from Milwaukee for Creighton’s Senior Night festivities.

“We need his mom and stepdad at all our games,” Creighton coach Dana Altman said. “Heck, we would have moved them to Omaha if we knew he was going to play like that.”

Creighton (26-4 overall, 15-3 Missouri Valley Conference) outscored the Shockers 26-8 in the first eight minutes of the second half to put the game away.

Paul Miller had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Wichita State (17-10, 12-6).

House, who shot 11-of-16 from the floor, scored his final points on a short jumper with 6:24 left. His legs got tangled in traffic after the basket, and he left because of a twisted ankle.

He hobbled to the bench, to chants of “Lar-ry! Lar-ry!” from the fans who showed up to honor House and fellow seniors Kyle Korver and DeAnthony Bowden.

Wichita State's Paul Miller bobbles a ball against Creighton. The Bluejays won, 86-60, Monday in Omaha, Neb.

“They love me,” House said of the fans, “and I love them.”

The Bluejays finished 17-0 in their last season at Civic Auditorium. Next season they’ll move nine blocks away to a new downtown arena that is under construction. This is the third time in the program’s 85-year history that Creighton has gone unbeaten at home.

The Shockers committed 25 turnovers in the game, compared with 10 for Creighton, and shot just 32.1 percent.

“We weren’t very good,” Shockers coach Mark Turgeon said.

“I’m not sure we could have beaten them if we were great. I’m not sure the Cleveland Cavaliers could have come in here and beat Creighton tonight the way they were playing … We had a lot of unforced turnovers and we were just playing scared.”