Friday, November 9
Qwest Center Omaha
7:05 PM
Creighton University
74
vs
62
DePaul
Stinnett Fuels Comeback As Men's Basketball Tops DePaul, 74-62
11/9/2007 11:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OMAHA, Neb. -- True freshman P'Allen Stinnett had all 23 of his points in the second half as Creighton rallied from an early 17-point deficit to down DePaul, 74-62, before 16,104 enthusiastic fans at Qwest Center Omaha on Friday night.
The Bluejays (1-0) fell behind by 17 points on a pair of occasions (23-6 and 25-8) before putting together the second-biggest comeback in Qwest Center Omaha history.
A 13-0 run by Creighton's big men helped trim DePaul's early lead to just four just four minutes later. Dane Watts hit two free throws to start the burst, Kenny Lawson Jr. had a three-point play, and Louisville transfer Chad Millard added eight points in a 34-second span as the Jays made a game of it.
CU tied the game at 32-all with 1:44 left in the first half, only to see the visiting Blue Demons score the final six points of the first half to take a 38-32 lead into the locker room.
CU scored the first seven points of the second half, getting the first five from Millard before a driving lay-in by Stinnett gave the Bluejays their first lead at 39-38 and 18:09 to play.
Creighton took the lead for good on a Stinnett three-ball with 12:03 to go. He drained another trey after the media timeout to give CU a 52-46 lead, and later banked in a three-pointer with 2:48 to go to give CU a 70-58 lead.
Stinnett's 23-points were the most by a Bluejay making their debut since at least 1986, when Matt Roggenburk poured in 19 during his first game.
Millard had 15 points, four assists and five rebounds while Watts had 10 points and nine rebounds to open his senior season. Watts scored eight of CU's first 10 points as a young Bluejay team struggled to handle their emotions in front of the seventh-largest crowd in state history.
The Bluejays shot 39.4 percent overall, including 11-of-26 from three-point range. CU also made 7-of-11 free throws and had 38 rebounds, 20 assists, 12 turnovers and 13 steals.
DePaul was led by 13 points off the bench in 17 minutes from Will Walker, while Wesley Green had 10 points in the middle. Highly touted freshman Mac Koshwal had six points and a game-high 11 rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting for the Blue Demons. DePaul, which lost a season-opener to an MVC school for the third straight season, shot 43.9 percent from the field, 21.1 percent from three-point range and 72.7 percent at the line. DePaul also had 41 rebounds, 13 assists, 23 turnovers and seven steals.
NOTES: Creighton is now 76-14 all-time in season-openers, including 11 straight wins ...The Bluejays are 13-1 under Dana Altman in season-openers ...Creighton has won eight straight season-openers by 14 points or more ...Creighton had trailed a grand total of 16 seconds in its previous five season-openers before tonight ...Creighton is now 72-10 in home openers since 1924-25, 13-1 under Dana Altman ...DePaul was the first Big East team to play in Omaha since Providence on Dec. 18, 1982 ...Dana Altman is now 23-0 all-time in November home games ...Creighton's 17-point rally was its second-largest deficit ever faced at Qwest Center Omaha. The Jays trailed Wichita State by 19 on Jan. 28, 2006 but won that game 57-55 on a buzzer-beater from Anthony Tolliver ...Creighton has trailed by 10 or more in 17 of its 64 home games at Qwest Center Omaha, but won 11 of those contests ...Creighton has not lost a home game by 10 or more points since Jan. 3, 1996, a span of 174 home games. That ranks as the nation's oldest streak at the Division I level ...Creighton improved to 53-11 all-time at Qwest Center Omaha ...Both P'Allen Stinnett and Chad Millard attended Brewster Academy in New Hampshire ...Creighton's only newcomers in the last 20 years to lead the team in scoring during their first game at CU have been Johnny Mathies (2003) and P'Allen Stinnett (tonight) ...Tonight's game was Creighton's first home game on a Friday night since the 1997-98 season-opener.
The Bluejays (1-0) fell behind by 17 points on a pair of occasions (23-6 and 25-8) before putting together the second-biggest comeback in Qwest Center Omaha history.
A 13-0 run by Creighton's big men helped trim DePaul's early lead to just four just four minutes later. Dane Watts hit two free throws to start the burst, Kenny Lawson Jr. had a three-point play, and Louisville transfer Chad Millard added eight points in a 34-second span as the Jays made a game of it.
CU tied the game at 32-all with 1:44 left in the first half, only to see the visiting Blue Demons score the final six points of the first half to take a 38-32 lead into the locker room.
CU scored the first seven points of the second half, getting the first five from Millard before a driving lay-in by Stinnett gave the Bluejays their first lead at 39-38 and 18:09 to play.
Creighton took the lead for good on a Stinnett three-ball with 12:03 to go. He drained another trey after the media timeout to give CU a 52-46 lead, and later banked in a three-pointer with 2:48 to go to give CU a 70-58 lead.
Stinnett's 23-points were the most by a Bluejay making their debut since at least 1986, when Matt Roggenburk poured in 19 during his first game.
Millard had 15 points, four assists and five rebounds while Watts had 10 points and nine rebounds to open his senior season. Watts scored eight of CU's first 10 points as a young Bluejay team struggled to handle their emotions in front of the seventh-largest crowd in state history.
The Bluejays shot 39.4 percent overall, including 11-of-26 from three-point range. CU also made 7-of-11 free throws and had 38 rebounds, 20 assists, 12 turnovers and 13 steals.
DePaul was led by 13 points off the bench in 17 minutes from Will Walker, while Wesley Green had 10 points in the middle. Highly touted freshman Mac Koshwal had six points and a game-high 11 rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting for the Blue Demons. DePaul, which lost a season-opener to an MVC school for the third straight season, shot 43.9 percent from the field, 21.1 percent from three-point range and 72.7 percent at the line. DePaul also had 41 rebounds, 13 assists, 23 turnovers and seven steals.
NOTES: Creighton is now 76-14 all-time in season-openers, including 11 straight wins ...The Bluejays are 13-1 under Dana Altman in season-openers ...Creighton has won eight straight season-openers by 14 points or more ...Creighton had trailed a grand total of 16 seconds in its previous five season-openers before tonight ...Creighton is now 72-10 in home openers since 1924-25, 13-1 under Dana Altman ...DePaul was the first Big East team to play in Omaha since Providence on Dec. 18, 1982 ...Dana Altman is now 23-0 all-time in November home games ...Creighton's 17-point rally was its second-largest deficit ever faced at Qwest Center Omaha. The Jays trailed Wichita State by 19 on Jan. 28, 2006 but won that game 57-55 on a buzzer-beater from Anthony Tolliver ...Creighton has trailed by 10 or more in 17 of its 64 home games at Qwest Center Omaha, but won 11 of those contests ...Creighton has not lost a home game by 10 or more points since Jan. 3, 1996, a span of 174 home games. That ranks as the nation's oldest streak at the Division I level ...Creighton improved to 53-11 all-time at Qwest Center Omaha ...Both P'Allen Stinnett and Chad Millard attended Brewster Academy in New Hampshire ...Creighton's only newcomers in the last 20 years to lead the team in scoring during their first game at CU have been Johnny Mathies (2003) and P'Allen Stinnett (tonight) ...Tonight's game was Creighton's first home game on a Friday night since the 1997-98 season-opener.
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