Sunday, February 28
CenturyLink Center Omaha
1:37 PM
Creighton University
18-11, 9-7BE
100
vs
59
St. John's
8-22, 1-16BE
1
2
F
St. John's
24
35
59
Creighton
53
47
100
Seniors John McKew, Geoffrey Groselle, James Milliken, Brian Tonino
Photo by: David Cao
Men's Basketball Romps Past St. John's On Senior Day, 100-59
2/28/2016 4:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Groselle and Milliken combine for 41 points in final home game
OMAHA, Neb. -- Geoffrey Groselle and James Milliken combined for 41 points on Senior Day as the Creighton men's basketball team closed out the home portion of the regular-season with a 100-59 win over St. John's on Sunday. The Bluejays never trailed in the victory, its largest on Senior Day since 1961, as Greg McDermott passed Red McManus for third on Creighton's all-time victory list with his 139th on the CU sideline.
Creighton is now 18-11 on the year and 9-7 in BIG EAST play before a difficult road trip next week to both Providence and Xavier. St. John's falls to 8-22 and is 1-16 in league action.
Groselle had his third double-double, making 8-of-9 shots from the field and finishing with 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Milliken tallied 19 points, sinking 4-of-5 attempts from three-point range. Maurice Watson Jr. finished with 10 points and seven assists, while Cole Huff recorded 13 points and seven rebounds. Creighton shot 60.3 percent from the field and 8-of-19 from three-point range (42.1 percent). The Jays also controlled the rebound battle 47-21 and outscored SJU 52-22 in the paint.
St. John's was led by 17 points and four steals from Christian Jones, while Yankuba Sima owned 13 points before fouling out. The Red Storm shot 37.1 percent for the contest.
The teams traded baskets for much of the first six minutes before Creighton buried the Red Storm with a 35-10 run over the next nine minutes. Creighton made 11-of-12 shots in one stretch, sinking 7-of-8 three-pointers, to race to a 47-20 lead. Creighton led 53-24 at the half, shooting 18-for-27 from the field and 8-of-12 from downtown in the stanza.
St. John's coach Chris Mullin earned a technical foul in the first minute of the second half, then was ejected after a second technical foul with 13:42 to play. By that point, Creighton led 67-36 and the game was no longer in doubt. The Bluejays substituted liberally in the second half as all 12 men saw at least four minutes of playing time and all but one scored.
NOTES: Creighton is 19-2 in its last 21 Senior Day games ... Geoffrey Groselle is the first Bluejay senior with a double-double on Senior Day since Randall Crutcher in 1997 ... Creighton is 116-52 in the last five seasons since Geoffrey Groselle arrived on campus, and 59-38 since James Milliken's arrival on campus three seasons ago ... Creighton is 5-0 all-time at home against St. John's ... Maurice Watson Jr. has scored 10 or more points in 11 straight games and led (or tied) the Bluejays in assists in each of the last 19 contests ... Creighton has won 93 straight home games against teams that enter with a record of .500 or less ... Geoffrey Groselle now owns Creighton's career record in field goal percentage (206-for-304; 67.8 percent), after surpassing the minimum requirement of 300 career attempts ... Creighton has won 28 straight home games on Sunday's and is 29-1 all-time on Sunday at CenturyLink Center Omaha ... Creighton has not trailed in 9-of-17 home games this year and 61-of-220 all-time games at CenturyLink Center Omaha ... Creighton's 41-point win is its largest of the season, and largest in league play since joining the BIG EAST ... Creighton has won 118 straight home games when scoring 78 points or more, 99 straight home games when scoring 80 points or more, 74 straight at all sites when scoring 90 points or more and 25 straight at all sites when scoring 100 or more points ... Per ESPN Stats & Info, Creighton's 100-59 win matched the largest margin of loss in St. John's history, tying a 81-40 setback to Kentucky on Dec. 17, 1951.
Creighton is now 18-11 on the year and 9-7 in BIG EAST play before a difficult road trip next week to both Providence and Xavier. St. John's falls to 8-22 and is 1-16 in league action.
Groselle had his third double-double, making 8-of-9 shots from the field and finishing with 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Milliken tallied 19 points, sinking 4-of-5 attempts from three-point range. Maurice Watson Jr. finished with 10 points and seven assists, while Cole Huff recorded 13 points and seven rebounds. Creighton shot 60.3 percent from the field and 8-of-19 from three-point range (42.1 percent). The Jays also controlled the rebound battle 47-21 and outscored SJU 52-22 in the paint.
St. John's was led by 17 points and four steals from Christian Jones, while Yankuba Sima owned 13 points before fouling out. The Red Storm shot 37.1 percent for the contest.
The teams traded baskets for much of the first six minutes before Creighton buried the Red Storm with a 35-10 run over the next nine minutes. Creighton made 11-of-12 shots in one stretch, sinking 7-of-8 three-pointers, to race to a 47-20 lead. Creighton led 53-24 at the half, shooting 18-for-27 from the field and 8-of-12 from downtown in the stanza.
St. John's coach Chris Mullin earned a technical foul in the first minute of the second half, then was ejected after a second technical foul with 13:42 to play. By that point, Creighton led 67-36 and the game was no longer in doubt. The Bluejays substituted liberally in the second half as all 12 men saw at least four minutes of playing time and all but one scored.
NOTES: Creighton is 19-2 in its last 21 Senior Day games ... Geoffrey Groselle is the first Bluejay senior with a double-double on Senior Day since Randall Crutcher in 1997 ... Creighton is 116-52 in the last five seasons since Geoffrey Groselle arrived on campus, and 59-38 since James Milliken's arrival on campus three seasons ago ... Creighton is 5-0 all-time at home against St. John's ... Maurice Watson Jr. has scored 10 or more points in 11 straight games and led (or tied) the Bluejays in assists in each of the last 19 contests ... Creighton has won 93 straight home games against teams that enter with a record of .500 or less ... Geoffrey Groselle now owns Creighton's career record in field goal percentage (206-for-304; 67.8 percent), after surpassing the minimum requirement of 300 career attempts ... Creighton has won 28 straight home games on Sunday's and is 29-1 all-time on Sunday at CenturyLink Center Omaha ... Creighton has not trailed in 9-of-17 home games this year and 61-of-220 all-time games at CenturyLink Center Omaha ... Creighton's 41-point win is its largest of the season, and largest in league play since joining the BIG EAST ... Creighton has won 118 straight home games when scoring 78 points or more, 99 straight home games when scoring 80 points or more, 74 straight at all sites when scoring 90 points or more and 25 straight at all sites when scoring 100 or more points ... Per ESPN Stats & Info, Creighton's 100-59 win matched the largest margin of loss in St. John's history, tying a 81-40 setback to Kentucky on Dec. 17, 1951.
Team Stats
SJU
CU
FG%
.371
.603
3FG%
.176
.421
FT%
.526
.733
RB
21
47
TO
11
19
STL
12
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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