Creighton University
Bradley
Men's Basketball Topples Valley Leader Bradley, 73-64
1/10/2009 9:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PEORIA, Ill. -- Freshman Antoine Young scored 13 points and was one of four players in double-figures as the Creighton men's basketball team picked up a 73-64 victory at first-place Bradley on Saturday night. The Jays played without the services of top scorer Booker Woodfox, who was sidelined by an ankle injury.
Creighton is now 13-4 on the year (3-2 MVC), while Bradley fell to 10-6 (4-1 MVC) and saw its five-game win streak snapped.
The Jays held BU without a field goal for 4:06 while getting six points from Kenny Lawson Jr. and a three-pointer by Young to stretch its lead to 20-12 just past the nine minute mark of the first half. Consecutive baskets by Cavel Witter gave CU its largest lead of the first half at 27-17 with 4:44 to go. Bradley would hold Creighton scoreless the rest of the first half while getting two three-pointers from Sam Maniscalco and a trey from Dodie Dunson to close out the half and draw within one.
After Bradley got within 49-46 on a lay-up by Eddren McCain, the Jays would score seven straight to open up a 56-46 lead. Kenton Walker would score on an offensive putback to open the splurge. Stinnett would then end a streak of nine straight misses with a pull-up jumper before capping the run with a three-point play in transition.
BU responded with two free throws from Dodie Dunson and a lay-up by Theron Wilson to get back to within six before Justin Carter's three-pointer helped extend the lead to nine at 61-52. However, CU would keep the Braves at bay while making 17-of-21 free throws in the second half.
Creighton had four players in double-figures, paced by 14 points from Witter, 13 from Young, 12 from Stinnett and 10 from Lawson Jr. CU shot 48.9 percent for the game, 47.1 percent from three-point range and 82.6 percent from the line.
Bradley was led by 16 points from Dodie Dunson, while Theron Wilson had 15. BU shot 37 percent for the game and 69.2 percent from the line while outrebounding the Jays 33-31.
NOTES: Creighton stayed at the same downtown Peoria hotel as the Harlem Globetrotters and Washington Generals, who were in town for a 1 pm contest at Carver Arena. Former Bluejays to have played for the Globetrotters include Larry House and Bob Gibson ...Sophomore Kaleb Korver made the start in place of injured guard Booker Woodfox ...Antoine Young drained his first career three-pointer at the 13:36 mark of the first half after missing the first 11 attempts of his career.
