Monday, November 14
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Kalkbrenner & Nembhard Shine As #10 Men's Basketball Rolls To 94-65 Win Over Holy Cross
11/14/2022 8:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Kalkbrenner shoots 10-for-10 while Nembhard dishes 12 assists
OMAHA, Neb. -- Ryan Kalkbrenner shot 10-for-10 from the field and Ryan Nembhard dished 12 assists without a turnover to lead No. 10 Creighton to a 94-65 win over Holy Cross on Monday, Nov. 14.
The win moved the Bluejays to 3-0 on the season, while Holy Cross fell to 1-2.
Creighton took control from the opening tip as the Bluejays rattled off eight straight points in two minutes, including three dunks by Kalkbrenner. A layup and two more dunks from Kalkbrenner in the first eight minutes forced Holy Cross to change its defensive strategy. Moving to a zone defense, the Crusaders allowed Creighton to pick them apart from beyond the arc, closing the game with 12 three-pointers from eight different players. Before halftime Kalkbrenner even connected from beyond the arc for his first trey of the season.
At the half the Bluejays held a 52-27 advantage and extended the lead to as much as 34 at 67-33 (14:29), allowing head coach Greg McDermott to spread the minutes around in the second half. Freshman Ben Shtolzberg took full advantage as the California native posted a career-high 13 points, all in the second half.
Kalkbrenner's 22 points led all scorers, while Arthur Kaluma and Shtolzberg each finished with 13 points for Creighton. CU shot 57.8 percent from the field, which help offset an 8-for-17 night (47.1 percent) at the line. CU finished with eight dunks and had 28 assists against just nine turnovers, as Nembhard's 12 helpers directly led to 28 points. The Bluejays won the rebound battle 42-27 and outscored the Crusaders 46-26 in the paint.
Holy Cross got 21 points from Bo Montgomery to lead the Crusaders. Holy Cross shot 40.3 percent from the field overall and made 8-of-17 three-point tries.
Creighton returns to the court on Thursday, November 17 as the Bluejays host UC Riverside at 7:30 p.m. at CHI Health Center Omaha. The game will be televised on FS1 and can be heard on 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
NOTES: Ryan Nembhard is the fourth Bluejay with 12 (or more) assists in a game without a turnover, and first to do so inside CHI Health Center Omaha. No Bluejay had done it since Tyler McKinney in a 2002 win at Nebraska ... Creighton is 3-0 for the 10th time in 13 seasons under Greg McDermott ... Creighton improved to 1-2 all-time against Holy Cross, though the teams hadn't met since 1956 ... Creighton has now played 200 career games as a top-25 team, winning 145 of those ... Creighton has won three games by November 14th for the first time ... Ryan Kalkbrenner has now made his last 19 field goal attempts ... Creighton has won its first three games by double-figures for the fourth time under Greg McDermott, joining 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2020-21 ... Creighton improved to 70-1 all-time in home games that take place on or before November 26th and has won 77-of-79 regular-season November home games since 1990 ... Tonight marked the 87th different time in 326 all-time games inside CHI Health Center Omaha that Creighton has not trailed, and 62nd time in 211 games under Greg McDermott ... Eight different Bluejays made at least one three-pointer ... Ryan Nembhard's 12 assists were the most by a Bluejay since Maurice Watson Jr. had 14 at Providence on Jan. 7, 2017.
The win moved the Bluejays to 3-0 on the season, while Holy Cross fell to 1-2.
Creighton took control from the opening tip as the Bluejays rattled off eight straight points in two minutes, including three dunks by Kalkbrenner. A layup and two more dunks from Kalkbrenner in the first eight minutes forced Holy Cross to change its defensive strategy. Moving to a zone defense, the Crusaders allowed Creighton to pick them apart from beyond the arc, closing the game with 12 three-pointers from eight different players. Before halftime Kalkbrenner even connected from beyond the arc for his first trey of the season.
At the half the Bluejays held a 52-27 advantage and extended the lead to as much as 34 at 67-33 (14:29), allowing head coach Greg McDermott to spread the minutes around in the second half. Freshman Ben Shtolzberg took full advantage as the California native posted a career-high 13 points, all in the second half.
Kalkbrenner's 22 points led all scorers, while Arthur Kaluma and Shtolzberg each finished with 13 points for Creighton. CU shot 57.8 percent from the field, which help offset an 8-for-17 night (47.1 percent) at the line. CU finished with eight dunks and had 28 assists against just nine turnovers, as Nembhard's 12 helpers directly led to 28 points. The Bluejays won the rebound battle 42-27 and outscored the Crusaders 46-26 in the paint.
Holy Cross got 21 points from Bo Montgomery to lead the Crusaders. Holy Cross shot 40.3 percent from the field overall and made 8-of-17 three-point tries.
Creighton returns to the court on Thursday, November 17 as the Bluejays host UC Riverside at 7:30 p.m. at CHI Health Center Omaha. The game will be televised on FS1 and can be heard on 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
NOTES: Ryan Nembhard is the fourth Bluejay with 12 (or more) assists in a game without a turnover, and first to do so inside CHI Health Center Omaha. No Bluejay had done it since Tyler McKinney in a 2002 win at Nebraska ... Creighton is 3-0 for the 10th time in 13 seasons under Greg McDermott ... Creighton improved to 1-2 all-time against Holy Cross, though the teams hadn't met since 1956 ... Creighton has now played 200 career games as a top-25 team, winning 145 of those ... Creighton has won three games by November 14th for the first time ... Ryan Kalkbrenner has now made his last 19 field goal attempts ... Creighton has won its first three games by double-figures for the fourth time under Greg McDermott, joining 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2020-21 ... Creighton improved to 70-1 all-time in home games that take place on or before November 26th and has won 77-of-79 regular-season November home games since 1990 ... Tonight marked the 87th different time in 326 all-time games inside CHI Health Center Omaha that Creighton has not trailed, and 62nd time in 211 games under Greg McDermott ... Eight different Bluejays made at least one three-pointer ... Ryan Nembhard's 12 assists were the most by a Bluejay since Maurice Watson Jr. had 14 at Providence on Jan. 7, 2017.
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Team Stats
HolyCr
CU
FG%
.403
.578
3FG%
.471
.375
FT%
.700
.471
RB
27
42
TO
12
9
STL
4
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
10
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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