Saturday, March 7
Omaha, Neb.
1:30 PM
Creighton University
24-7, 13-5BE
77
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60
Seton Hall
21-9, 13-5BE
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#8 Seton Hall
32
28
60
#11 Creighton
32
45
77
Photo by: Corey Solotorovsky
Champions! Men's Basketball Earns BIG EAST Title With Senior Day Win vs. #8 Seton Hall
3/7/2020 3:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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Bluejays end game on 30-10 run to earn first BIG EAST trophy
OMAHA, Neb. -- The No. 11 Creighton men's basketball team defeated No. 8 Seton Hall, 77-60 on Saturday, March 7 to win a share of its first BIG EAST title.
The Bluejays trailed 50-47 before unleashing a game-ending 30-10 run that included eight points each from Ty-Shon Alexander and Denzel Mahoney. The burst started with a three-point play by Christian Bishop with 9:00 remaining. Lay-ups by Marcus Zegarowski and Mitch Ballock helped CU push the lead to 54-50 and were part of a scintillating stretch that saw the Bluejays convert 12-of-13 shots from the floor to end the afternoon against a Seton Hall defense that entered the game second in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage defense.
Creighton improved to 24-7 with the victory and closed BIG EAST play with a 13-5 record to tie Seton Hall (21-9, 13-5 BIG EAST) and Villanova (24-7, 13-5 BIG EAST) for the league crown. The Bluejays will be the No. 1 seed at next week's BIG EAST Tournament thanks to a 2-0 head-to-head record against the Pirates, and will play on Thursday at 11 a.m. Central on FS1 against the winner of Wednesday night's game between Georgetown and St. John's. Villanova is the No. 2 seed and Seton Hall the No. 3 seed. The rest of the bracket will be announced on Saturday evening.
The game featured seven ties and 16 lead changes and was tied at 32-all at halftime, as neither team was able to pull away in a first half worthy of two of the best teams in the nation. Zegarowski had 15 points at halftime to lead CU.
Zegarowski finished the game with 23 points, six rebounds and five assists while sinking 5-of-5 three-pointers. Alexander added 15 points and Mahoney contributed 16 points off the bench. Creighton outscored the Pirates 13-2 in transition and 18-12 off the bench. CU shot 54.7 percent overall, 53.8 percent from three-point territory and 55.6 percent at the line.
Seton Hall was paced by 15 points each from guards Quincy McKnight and Myles Powell, though the duo combined to shoot 12-of-27 from the field. Seton Hall shot 44.6 percent for the game and won the rebound battle 35-24 but made just 2-of-7 free throws.
NOTES: Creighton won its first regular-season title since the 2012-13 Missouri Valley Conference title, and 22nd overall in program history .. Creighton has won seven straight home games and is 17-1 at home this season. Both figures are the best marks in the BIG EAST ... Creighton earned its fourth straight win against a top-10 team and improved to 6-2 this year against top-25 foes ... Creighton has now won 24 games or more nine times in school history, with five of those campaigns coming under Greg McDermott ... Creighton is now 23-2 in its last 25 Senior Day's ... Ty-Shon Alexander has now had 10 or more points and made a three-pointer in 15 straight games, and he's made multiple three-pointers in 11 games in a row ... Creighton surpassed 23,000 all-time points at CHI Health Center Omaha and has now outscored foes 23,015 - 19,283 in 294 all-time games. CU is 22-1 all-time in games when it passes any 1,000 point milestone at the 17-year-old facility ... The attendance of 18,519 was the 10th-largest home crowd in Creighton history and gives CU a program-record 311,651 fans at home this season ... Creighton improved to 10-12 all-time as a ranked team against other ranked teams, including a 4-0 mark this season ... Ty-Shon Alexander (1,241) moved into 25th on Creighton's all-time scoring chart, passing Ben Walker (1,238) ... Mitch Ballock (996) moved past Chuck Officer (994) for 43rd on Creighton's all-time scoring list ... Ty-Shon Alexander became the second player in Creighton history with consecutive seasons of 80 or more three-pointers, joining teammate Mitch Ballock ... Creighton improved to 23-1 this year when making eight or more three-pointers ... Creighton improved to 39-147 all-time against top-25 teams, including a 21-32 mark under Greg McDermott ... Greg McDermott is now tied with Buzz Williams for 18th place in league history with 69 BIG EAST victories ... Creighton improved to 50-8 under Greg McDermott in home games when playing as a ranked team ... Creighton recognized seniors Jordan Scurry and Kelvin Jones, as well as managers Brady Happe, Ian Kirwan and Matt Sherlock, following the game. The team also celebrated with a BIG EAST trophy that was on hand an unfurled a banner in honor of the 2020 BIG EAST champions.
The Bluejays trailed 50-47 before unleashing a game-ending 30-10 run that included eight points each from Ty-Shon Alexander and Denzel Mahoney. The burst started with a three-point play by Christian Bishop with 9:00 remaining. Lay-ups by Marcus Zegarowski and Mitch Ballock helped CU push the lead to 54-50 and were part of a scintillating stretch that saw the Bluejays convert 12-of-13 shots from the floor to end the afternoon against a Seton Hall defense that entered the game second in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage defense.
Creighton improved to 24-7 with the victory and closed BIG EAST play with a 13-5 record to tie Seton Hall (21-9, 13-5 BIG EAST) and Villanova (24-7, 13-5 BIG EAST) for the league crown. The Bluejays will be the No. 1 seed at next week's BIG EAST Tournament thanks to a 2-0 head-to-head record against the Pirates, and will play on Thursday at 11 a.m. Central on FS1 against the winner of Wednesday night's game between Georgetown and St. John's. Villanova is the No. 2 seed and Seton Hall the No. 3 seed. The rest of the bracket will be announced on Saturday evening.
The game featured seven ties and 16 lead changes and was tied at 32-all at halftime, as neither team was able to pull away in a first half worthy of two of the best teams in the nation. Zegarowski had 15 points at halftime to lead CU.
Zegarowski finished the game with 23 points, six rebounds and five assists while sinking 5-of-5 three-pointers. Alexander added 15 points and Mahoney contributed 16 points off the bench. Creighton outscored the Pirates 13-2 in transition and 18-12 off the bench. CU shot 54.7 percent overall, 53.8 percent from three-point territory and 55.6 percent at the line.
Seton Hall was paced by 15 points each from guards Quincy McKnight and Myles Powell, though the duo combined to shoot 12-of-27 from the field. Seton Hall shot 44.6 percent for the game and won the rebound battle 35-24 but made just 2-of-7 free throws.
NOTES: Creighton won its first regular-season title since the 2012-13 Missouri Valley Conference title, and 22nd overall in program history .. Creighton has won seven straight home games and is 17-1 at home this season. Both figures are the best marks in the BIG EAST ... Creighton earned its fourth straight win against a top-10 team and improved to 6-2 this year against top-25 foes ... Creighton has now won 24 games or more nine times in school history, with five of those campaigns coming under Greg McDermott ... Creighton is now 23-2 in its last 25 Senior Day's ... Ty-Shon Alexander has now had 10 or more points and made a three-pointer in 15 straight games, and he's made multiple three-pointers in 11 games in a row ... Creighton surpassed 23,000 all-time points at CHI Health Center Omaha and has now outscored foes 23,015 - 19,283 in 294 all-time games. CU is 22-1 all-time in games when it passes any 1,000 point milestone at the 17-year-old facility ... The attendance of 18,519 was the 10th-largest home crowd in Creighton history and gives CU a program-record 311,651 fans at home this season ... Creighton improved to 10-12 all-time as a ranked team against other ranked teams, including a 4-0 mark this season ... Ty-Shon Alexander (1,241) moved into 25th on Creighton's all-time scoring chart, passing Ben Walker (1,238) ... Mitch Ballock (996) moved past Chuck Officer (994) for 43rd on Creighton's all-time scoring list ... Ty-Shon Alexander became the second player in Creighton history with consecutive seasons of 80 or more three-pointers, joining teammate Mitch Ballock ... Creighton improved to 23-1 this year when making eight or more three-pointers ... Creighton improved to 39-147 all-time against top-25 teams, including a 21-32 mark under Greg McDermott ... Greg McDermott is now tied with Buzz Williams for 18th place in league history with 69 BIG EAST victories ... Creighton improved to 50-8 under Greg McDermott in home games when playing as a ranked team ... Creighton recognized seniors Jordan Scurry and Kelvin Jones, as well as managers Brady Happe, Ian Kirwan and Matt Sherlock, following the game. The team also celebrated with a BIG EAST trophy that was on hand an unfurled a banner in honor of the 2020 BIG EAST champions.
Team Stats
HALL
CU
FG%
.446
.547
3FG%
.364
.538
FT%
.286
.556
RB
35
24
TO
14
5
STL
3
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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