Tuesday, December 3
Omaha, Neb.
7:30 PM
Creighton University
6-2
72
vs
60
Oral Roberts
3-5
1
2
F
Oral Roberts
31
29
60
Creighton
46
26
72
Mitch Ballock
Photo by: Catherine Grosdidier
Men's Basketball Takes Down Oral Roberts 72-60
12/3/2019 9:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Career-High 17 Points From Christian Bishop Led Four Bluejays in Double Figures
OMAHA, Neb. – Four Bluejays scored in double-figures as the Creighton men's basketball team claimed a 72-60 victory over Oral Roberts on Tuesday night.
Creighton improved to 6-2 on the season, while Oral Roberts dropped to 3-5 overall.
Creighton trailed 10-8 early before a three-pointer from junior Mitch Ballock and a trio of treys from junior Ty-Shon Alexander sparked a 12-5 run giving the Bluejays a 21-15 lead at the under 12-minute media timeout. CU would not trail again. The Bluejays extended their lead to double figures as senior Kelvin Jones hit a turn-around jumper and Alexander made a backdoor layup giving the Jays a 25-15 advantage with 9:19 left in the first half.
Over the next five minutes Creighton grew their lead to as much as 16 on three occasions, as Ballock hit from deep twice, while sophomore Marcus Zegarowski had a three of his own. It was the 17thstraight game that Zegarowski knocked down at least one from long range. The two teams traded buckets over the remainder of the half with Creighton holding a 46-31 advantage at the break.
The start of the second half saw both teams go ice cold from the field before Creighton grew the margin to 22 at 70-48 with 5:44 left in the contest on a dunk from Bishop. The Golden Eagles cut the Bluejays lead down to 12 scoring the last eight points of the game with the Bluejays claiming a 72-60 win.
Creighton was led by a career-high 17 points and eight rebounds from Bishop, while Alexander and Zegarowski each added 14 points and Ballock had 12 points. The Bluejays went 26-of-65 (40 percent) from the floor, including 10-of-31 (32.3 percent) from behind the arc and 10-of-13 (76.9 percent) from the free throw line. Creighton held a 14-10 advantage in assists while Oral Roberts out-rebounded the Bluejays 43-38.
Senior Emmanuel Nzekwesi led Oral Roberts with a season-high 21 points with classmate Deondre Burns added 10 points. The Golden Eagles shot 38.3 percent (23-of-60) from the floor, including 4-of-17 from three and going 10-of-17 from the charity stripe.
Creighton will return to action on Saturday Dec. 7 at 1:30 p.m. when Nebraska visits CHI Health Center Omaha.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 8-4 all-time vs. Oral Roberts, including a 6-1 home record ... Creighton improved to 6-0 when making nine or more three-pointers .. Creighton has made a three-pointer in 859 straight games and a trey before halftime in 230 straight contests ... Creighton has won 113 straight home games against teams that enter with a record of .500 or worse ... Kelvin Jones added six rebounds in seven minutes ... Creighton has won 10 straight home games ... Damien Jefferson had four steals, Christian Bishop had four dunks and Marcus Zegarowski took a pair of charges.
Creighton improved to 6-2 on the season, while Oral Roberts dropped to 3-5 overall.
Creighton trailed 10-8 early before a three-pointer from junior Mitch Ballock and a trio of treys from junior Ty-Shon Alexander sparked a 12-5 run giving the Bluejays a 21-15 lead at the under 12-minute media timeout. CU would not trail again. The Bluejays extended their lead to double figures as senior Kelvin Jones hit a turn-around jumper and Alexander made a backdoor layup giving the Jays a 25-15 advantage with 9:19 left in the first half.
Over the next five minutes Creighton grew their lead to as much as 16 on three occasions, as Ballock hit from deep twice, while sophomore Marcus Zegarowski had a three of his own. It was the 17thstraight game that Zegarowski knocked down at least one from long range. The two teams traded buckets over the remainder of the half with Creighton holding a 46-31 advantage at the break.
The start of the second half saw both teams go ice cold from the field before Creighton grew the margin to 22 at 70-48 with 5:44 left in the contest on a dunk from Bishop. The Golden Eagles cut the Bluejays lead down to 12 scoring the last eight points of the game with the Bluejays claiming a 72-60 win.
Creighton was led by a career-high 17 points and eight rebounds from Bishop, while Alexander and Zegarowski each added 14 points and Ballock had 12 points. The Bluejays went 26-of-65 (40 percent) from the floor, including 10-of-31 (32.3 percent) from behind the arc and 10-of-13 (76.9 percent) from the free throw line. Creighton held a 14-10 advantage in assists while Oral Roberts out-rebounded the Bluejays 43-38.
Senior Emmanuel Nzekwesi led Oral Roberts with a season-high 21 points with classmate Deondre Burns added 10 points. The Golden Eagles shot 38.3 percent (23-of-60) from the floor, including 4-of-17 from three and going 10-of-17 from the charity stripe.
Creighton will return to action on Saturday Dec. 7 at 1:30 p.m. when Nebraska visits CHI Health Center Omaha.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 8-4 all-time vs. Oral Roberts, including a 6-1 home record ... Creighton improved to 6-0 when making nine or more three-pointers .. Creighton has made a three-pointer in 859 straight games and a trey before halftime in 230 straight contests ... Creighton has won 113 straight home games against teams that enter with a record of .500 or worse ... Kelvin Jones added six rebounds in seven minutes ... Creighton has won 10 straight home games ... Damien Jefferson had four steals, Christian Bishop had four dunks and Marcus Zegarowski took a pair of charges.
Team Stats
ORU
CU
FG%
.383
.400
3FG%
.235
.323
FT%
.588
.769
RB
43
38
TO
13
9
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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