Friday, January 25
Omaha, Neb.
7:30 PM
Creighton University
12-8, 3-4BE
75
vs
61
Butler
12-9, 3-5BE
1
2
F
Butler
34
27
61
Creighton
40
35
75
Davion Mintz
Photo by: Corey Solotorovsky
Men's Basketball Moves Into Third Place With Pink Out Win Over Butler
1/25/2019 10:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bluejays move into a tie for 3rd place
OMAHA, Neb. -- Four men scored in double-figures to lead Creighton to a 75-61 win over Butler on Friday night before 18,089 fans at CHI Health Center Omaha. The contest was part of Creighton's Ninth Annual Coaches vs. Cancer Pink Out Game, which raised $19,595 for Hope Lodge Nebraska.
Creighton (12-8, 3-4 BIG EAST) moved from a tie for eighth place into a tie for third place with the victory. Butler is now 12-9 (3-5 BIG EAST).
Ty-Shon Alexander led Creighton with 19 points, while Martin Krampelj (16), Davion Mintz (14) and Mitch Ballock (13) each contributed a dozen or more.
Butler was led by 23 points from Kamar Baldwin, but no one else had more than nine.
The teams traded the lead six times in the first 14 minutes before the Jays took the lead for good on a three-point play by Samson Froling made it 24-23 with 6:48 left in the first half. Four Bluejays scored during a 9-0 run that extended CU's lead to 40-30 before the Bulldogs scored twice in the final 21 seconds to trim CU's halftime lead to 40-34.
Butler got no closer than four in the second half after a Baldwin jumper on BU's first trip. CU responded with lay-ups by Krampelj and Mintz, and a three-ball by Alexander pushed the lead to 47-38 and prompted a Butler timeout.
Creighton's lead grew to 56-44 on a three-ball from Ballock with 11:57 left, which would be CU's biggest advantage until the final seconds. Butler got within five at 64-59 after two Jordan Tucker foul shots, but a three-point play by Mintz and two free throws by Alexander moved the lead to 69-59 with 2:44 remaining and started an 11-2 game-ending run.
Creighton would score the game's final six points on a breakaway dunk by Krampelj, two Alexander charity tosses and a lay-up by Alexander.
Creighton hosts St. John's on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
NOTES: Ty-Shon Alexander has made a three-pointer in 24 straight games ... Creighton has drained a three-pointer in 836 straight games, a trifecta before half in 207 consecutive games and five or more treys in 56 games in a row ... Creighton improved to 7-2 in home Pink Out games under Greg McDermott ... Creighton has won 27 straight home games played on a Friday, and has not lost at home on a Friday since 1975 ... Creighton has won four straight games in Omaha over Butler ... Creighton is 12-8 or better after 20 games for the fourth straight year, and eighth time in the last nine years ... Creighton wore white jerseys with pink trim, its fifth different uniform combination in the last five games ... Creighton won the rebound battle, 40-29, and allowed just five offensive rebounds ... Creighton's Marcus Zegarowski, Ty-Shon Alexander and Connor Cashaw all took charges ... Davion Mintz tied a season-high with six assists.
Team Stats
BU
CU
FG%
.397
.500
3FG%
.227
.304
FT%
.667
.778
RB
29
40
TO
13
18
STL
8
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
7
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
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