Sunday, February 17
Omaha, Neb.
2:00 PM
Creighton University
13-13, 4-9BE
75
vs
81
Seton Hall
16-9, 7-6BE
1
2
F
Seton Hall
30
51
81
Creighton
33
42
75
Ty-Shon Alexander
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Late Run Drops Men's Basketball in Loss to Seton Hall
2/17/2019 5:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Ty-Shon Alexander leads Creighton with 20 points, all in the second half.
OMAHA, Neb. -- For the second time in eight days, Seton Hall used a big run in the final minutes to upend the Creighton men's basketball team. On Sunday, the Pirates used a 16-2 run to escape Omaha with an 81-75 victory over the host Bluejays.
Seton Hall has won three in a row and improved to 16-9 (7-6 BIG EAST). Creighton fell to 13-13 and is 4-9 in BIG EAST play after a fourth consecutive loss.
Ty-Shon Alexander led Creighton with 20 points, all in a six-minute stretch midway through the second half. Davion Mintz (16), Mitch Ballock (13) and Martin Krampelj (11) also finished in double-figures. Ballock tied his career-high with eight rebounds and set a personal-best a pair of blocked shots.
Myles Cale added a team-best 20 points for Seton Hall, which also got 19 points from Myles Powell, 17 points and nine rebounds from Sandro Mamukelashvili and 16 points and six steals by Quincy McKnight.
Seton Hall got scores from four different players to race to a 12-2 lead to start the game. Following a Creighton timeout, Creighton answered with the next 12 points to take the lead, including five points by Mintz. Neither team led by more than three the rest of the half, with Ballock beating the halftime buzzer from long-range to give CU a 33-30 intermission edge.
Seton Hall took its first lead of the second half at 49-47 with 13:24 left on a steal and transition lay-up by McKnight, and the Pirates led 51-49 before Alexander caught fire with 12:17 to play.
Scoreless for nearly 28 minutes, Alexander sank five three-pointers in a span of eight possessions, and added five free throws a short time later to help CU build its largest lead of the day at 71-64 with 6:22 to play. CU would have three other shots to increase the lead even more with five minutes remaining.
Trailing 73-67, Mamukelashvili's jump hook with 4:16 remaining started a furious 13-0 run that stunned the hosts. Creighton had four turnovers in that stretch, each one a result of six thefts on the afternoon by McKnight, which tied the junior floor general's career-high.
The game was tied with 48 seconds left before Powell drained a three-pointer to give the Pirates a 76-73 lead. Creighton would turn it over and McKnight and Powell each drained free throws to cap the run with Seton Hall leading 80-73 in the final 20 seconds. Mintz ended CU's drought in the final 15 seconds, but it wasn't enough.
Creighton returns to the court on Wednesday for an 8 p.m. tip at DePaul.
NOTES: Former Bluejay Khyri Thomas took advantage of the NBA's All-Star break to return to Omaha and attend the game ... Ty-Shon Alexander has made a three-pointer in 29 straight games, passing Kyle Korver for the second-longest streak in Creighton history. He's two shy of Booker Woodfox's mark set in the 2008-09 season ... Alexander had his seventh game of the season with 20 or more points, and 30th career game with 10+ points .. With five trifectas on Sunday, Alexander moved from 11th to eighth in Creighton single-season history with 81 three-pointers ... Alexander had 20 points after halftime, the first Bluejay with 20 points in a half since Marcus Foster in the second half at Marquette on March 3, 2018 ... Martin Krampelj has scored in double-figures in 15 of the last 16 games ... Martin Krampelj had a pair of dunks, giving him 53 this season and 100 in his career ... Davion Mintz also had his third dunk of the year, and fifth of the season ... Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 842 straight games, a three-pointer before halftime in 213 straight games, and at least five three-pointers in 62 games in a row ... Marcus Zegarowski made his return after missing three games due to injury and finished with eight points and four assists in 35 minutes.
Seton Hall has won three in a row and improved to 16-9 (7-6 BIG EAST). Creighton fell to 13-13 and is 4-9 in BIG EAST play after a fourth consecutive loss.
Ty-Shon Alexander led Creighton with 20 points, all in a six-minute stretch midway through the second half. Davion Mintz (16), Mitch Ballock (13) and Martin Krampelj (11) also finished in double-figures. Ballock tied his career-high with eight rebounds and set a personal-best a pair of blocked shots.
Myles Cale added a team-best 20 points for Seton Hall, which also got 19 points from Myles Powell, 17 points and nine rebounds from Sandro Mamukelashvili and 16 points and six steals by Quincy McKnight.
Seton Hall got scores from four different players to race to a 12-2 lead to start the game. Following a Creighton timeout, Creighton answered with the next 12 points to take the lead, including five points by Mintz. Neither team led by more than three the rest of the half, with Ballock beating the halftime buzzer from long-range to give CU a 33-30 intermission edge.
Seton Hall took its first lead of the second half at 49-47 with 13:24 left on a steal and transition lay-up by McKnight, and the Pirates led 51-49 before Alexander caught fire with 12:17 to play.
Scoreless for nearly 28 minutes, Alexander sank five three-pointers in a span of eight possessions, and added five free throws a short time later to help CU build its largest lead of the day at 71-64 with 6:22 to play. CU would have three other shots to increase the lead even more with five minutes remaining.
Trailing 73-67, Mamukelashvili's jump hook with 4:16 remaining started a furious 13-0 run that stunned the hosts. Creighton had four turnovers in that stretch, each one a result of six thefts on the afternoon by McKnight, which tied the junior floor general's career-high.
The game was tied with 48 seconds left before Powell drained a three-pointer to give the Pirates a 76-73 lead. Creighton would turn it over and McKnight and Powell each drained free throws to cap the run with Seton Hall leading 80-73 in the final 20 seconds. Mintz ended CU's drought in the final 15 seconds, but it wasn't enough.
Creighton returns to the court on Wednesday for an 8 p.m. tip at DePaul.
NOTES: Former Bluejay Khyri Thomas took advantage of the NBA's All-Star break to return to Omaha and attend the game ... Ty-Shon Alexander has made a three-pointer in 29 straight games, passing Kyle Korver for the second-longest streak in Creighton history. He's two shy of Booker Woodfox's mark set in the 2008-09 season ... Alexander had his seventh game of the season with 20 or more points, and 30th career game with 10+ points .. With five trifectas on Sunday, Alexander moved from 11th to eighth in Creighton single-season history with 81 three-pointers ... Alexander had 20 points after halftime, the first Bluejay with 20 points in a half since Marcus Foster in the second half at Marquette on March 3, 2018 ... Martin Krampelj has scored in double-figures in 15 of the last 16 games ... Martin Krampelj had a pair of dunks, giving him 53 this season and 100 in his career ... Davion Mintz also had his third dunk of the year, and fifth of the season ... Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 842 straight games, a three-pointer before halftime in 213 straight games, and at least five three-pointers in 62 games in a row ... Marcus Zegarowski made his return after missing three games due to injury and finished with eight points and four assists in 35 minutes.
Team Stats
HALL
CU
FG%
.492
.424
3FG%
.444
.357
FT%
.643
.750
RB
35
35
TO
13
12
STL
10
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
5
3FGM
5
FTM
5
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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