Creighton University
Southern
Men's Basketball Drives Past Jaguars, 71-60
12/15/2008 9:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OMAHA, Neb. -- Booker Woodfox had a game-high 17 points, including three-pointers on three straight second-half possessions, as the Creighton men's basketball team defeated Southern by a 71-60 score on Monday night in Omaha.
The game was the second of four contests Creighton will play in the Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic.
Creighton is now 8-2 with its season-high fifth straight win, while Southern (0-8) remained winless in eight games.
Creighton outscored Southern 12-1 in the first five minutes of the game and never trailed. Woodfox had five points and P'Allen Stinnett four points in the early spurt. The Jaguars did close within four (31-27) with about four minutes left in the first half before a three-point play from Cavel Witter ignited a 7-0 run that helped CU extend its lead to 40-29 at the half. Stinnett had five of CU's 11 steals in the first 20 minutes, as the Jays forced 18 turnovers in the first half.
Southern would get as close as six with 5:30 left in the second half before a Woodfox hit three consecutive treys in the span of 61 seconds to return CU's lead to 15 with 4:30 to go. Southern would score the final five points of the game to cut the final deficit to 11.
Woodfox led all players with 17 points, connecting on 5-of-9 three-pointers for the game. Witter added 15 points off the bench while Stinnett had a career-high seven steals to go with 14 points. Justin Carter led the team on the glass with seven rebounds to go with 10 points. Creighton shot 38.2 percent for the game but made just 7-of-28 from three-point range (25 percent). CU's 17 steals were one away from a school-record.
Southern was led by 16 points from Chris Davis, while Jazz Williams had 15 points off the bench. The Jaguars shot 45.2 percent for the game but made 29 turnovers, including 18 from its starting backcourt. Southern owned a 40-30 rebound advantage, getting a game-best 11 boards from Douglas Scott.
Creighton continues play in the Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic next Monday with a 9:30 pm (Central) game against Fresno State.
NOTES: Creighton's Josh Dotzler moved into 10th on CU's all-time assist list with a pass to P'Allen Stinnett in the opening minute ...This was the 19th time in 88 all-time games at Qwest Center Omaha that Creighton has never trailed ...Antoine Young tied his career high with three assists in the first five minutes of the contest ...In the previous 20 years, Creighton has made the postseason all 14 seasons in which they've had a five-game win streak, but missed the postseason all six times in seasons without a five-game win streak ...P'Allen Stinnett had a career-high with seven steals, three more than his previous best ...Stinnett's seven steals tie the Creighton reocrd for a game at Qwest Center Omaha and are also tied for the most by any CU player in one game under Dana Altman ...Creighton has now won 13 straight home games ...Josh Dotzler, Justin Carter and Chad Millard took charges for Creighton ...Creighton is now 5-0 all-time against Southern ...Creighton has won 24 straight home games before the Dec. 25 Christmas holiday over the past four years ...Creighton outscored Southern by a 34-6 margin off turnovers, its largest differential in that category since the school started tracking that stat six years ago ...Josh Dotzler had four steals and moved into a tie for fifth in CU history with 157 ...Creighton has won each of its past five games by double-digits ...Creighton's seven three-pointers snapped a streak of three straight games with 10 or more ...Each of the previous times Creighton has been exactly 8-2 after 10 games it has made the NCAA Tournament (also 2004-05, 2000-01 and 1998-99) ...Creighton has won 21 straight games against teams that are winless dating to the 1996-97 season-opener ...Justin Carter's seven rebounds were a career-high ...Creighton has won 44 straight home games when scoring 68 points or more.
