Tuesday, November 12
Ann Arbor, Mich.
5:30 PM
Creighton University
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Michigan
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Creighton
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Michigan
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Marcus Zegarowski
Photo by: Mitchell Layton
Men's Basketball Drops Gavitt Tipoff Games Contest at Michigan, 79-69
11/12/2019 7:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Ty-Shon Alexander leads CU with 20 points.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Creighton men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, a 79-69 decision to Michigan, on Tuesday night as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games.
Michigan improved to 2-0 this season under new head coach Juwan Howard and 3-0 all-time against the Bluejays. Creighton dropped to 1-1.
Creighton trailed by as much as 31-23 before three lay-ups in 33 seconds by Ty-Shon Alexander forced a Michigan timeout and got the Bluejays within a bucket. Thanks to a 23-10 lead on the glass and a 24-10 scoring edge in the paint, Creighton took a 41-38 lead into the intermission. Alexander (14) and Ballock (11) each scored in double-figures in the half, while Isaiah Livers topped the hosts with 11 points in the opening 20 minutes.
Michigan came out hot to start the second half, making its first four shots as part of an 8-2 run to build a 46-43 lead. CU would retake the lead at 47-46 on a lay-up by Kelvin Jones before Michigan authored five points in a row to reclaim the advantage. Michigan led by as much as nine at 64-55 before a three-minute drought that was snapped by a pair of three-point plays from big man Jon Teske to push the Wolverine lead back to nine at 70-61 with 4:17 to play.
CU got within five at 70-65 with 3:29 to play but would get no closer.
Ty-Shon Alexander led Creighton with 20 points, while also adding eight rebounds, three assists and three steals. Zegarowski (18) and Mitch Ballock (11) also chipped in with a double-figure scoring effort. Creighton won the rebound battle 38-27, including an 18-4 advantage on the offensive glass, as Kelvin Jones added nine rebounds (seven offensive) in his second game as a Bluejay.
Michigan was topped by a career-high 22 points from Livers, 17 from Teske and 17 more from Zavier Simpson. Teske scored eight straight points down the stretch for U-M that proved to be the difference.
Creighton returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 16, when it hosts Louisiana Tech at 5 p.m. at CHI Health Center Omaha.
NOTES: Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 853 straight games, and at least one three-pointer before halftime in 224 straight games ...Creighton has made five or more three-pointers in 73 consecutive contests ... Marcus Zegarowski has made a three-pointer in 11 games in a row ... Creighton fell to 2-3 all-time Gavitt Tipoff Games action, including a 1-2 mark on the road ...Creighton lost one of its first two games of the season for the first time under 10th-year coach Greg McDermott ... Creighton is now 0-3 all-time against Michigan ...Creighton is now 5-5 in its true road opener under Greg McDermott ...Jett Canfield scored his first career points in the final seconds ... Creighton has made two or fewer free throws just twice in its 401 games since Feb. 1, 2008, and both came in CU's only two meetings with Michigan in that game. CU made 0 free throws tonight for the first time since at least 1985-86, and sank two foul shots on Nov. 26, 2009 against the Wolverines ... Creighton's two free throw attempts were its fewest since attempting two vs. Drake on Jan. 30, 2008.
Team Stats
CU
MICH
FG%
.425
.566
3FG%
.350
.391
FT%
.000
.833
RB
38
27
TO
8
11
STL
6
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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