Saturday, December 10
Las Vegas, Nev. (Michelob Ultra Arena)
9:00 PM
Creighton University
6-4,0-0Big East
80
vs
83
BYU
6-5,0-0WCC
1
2
F
#21 Creighton
45
35
80
BYU
49
34
83
Fredrick King made his first start as a Bluejay.
Late Flurry Comes Up Short As #21 Men's Basketball Falls in Las Vegas to BYU
12/10/2022 11:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BYU scores final four points to win 83-80
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- A frenetic 12-0 run in the final four minutes gave Creighton an 80-79 lead in the final 30 seconds, but BYU's Dallin Hall tipped in his own miss with 12.6 seconds left to lead BYU to an 83-80 upset win over the No. 21 Bluejays on Saturday night at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas as part of the Jack Jones Hoopfest.
The loss offset a career-high 27 points from Creighton sophomore Arthur Kaluma, who fouled out with 6:32 left. Creighton played without All-BIG EAST center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who was sidelined by illness.
BYU improved to 6-5 on the season, while Creighton is now 6-4.
The Bluejay splash party started early, making four straight three-pointers to run out to a 19-11 lead. BYU would take the lead as Rudi Williams scored 11 of his 16 first half points in a five minute stretch. The Cougars led by as much as 49-41 before CU scored the final four points of the half. CU made 8-of-13 shots from deep in the first half but were outrebounded 23-13 and outscored 22-8 in the paint..
Kaluma led Creighton with 16 points at the first half, while BYU's Williams also had 16 points at the break.
After BYU went ahead 56-48 on a Hall jumper, the Bluejays responded with eight consecutive points by Kaluma to tie the game and force a BYU timeout. Redshirt freshman Zander Yates provided a Bluejay spark during that run, sinking two foul shots to cap a 10-0 run and give Creighton its first lead (58-56) since 36-34.
Williams scored six points during a 12-0 BYU run as the Bluejay offense endured a scoring drought of over nearly eight minutes and fell behind 76-65 with 4:40 to go. During that stretch Kaluma picked up his fourth foul and after two minutes on the bench, checked back in and was disqualified 14 seconds later.
Down 11 with 3:26 left, Creighton's chances for victory looked bleak before going small and uncorking an 12-0 run with Trey Alexander scoring eight of those points. Two free throws by Alexander with 26.0 left gave CU an 80-79 lead. But on the decisive sequence, Hall drove the lane and missed a five footer, but the 6-foot-4 freshman guard tipped in his own miss. The Jays had a chance to win in the final seconds but a three-point try from Shereef Mitchell was off the mark. Hall was fouled with 0.6 left and made both shots. A long inbounds pass by CU was thrown out of bounds as BYU secured the victory.
In addition to Kaluma's 27 points, Alexander matched his season-high with 17 points. Baylor Scheierman had 13 points and 11 rebounds to become the first Bluejay with four straight double-doubles since Doug McDermott in 2011, and Ryan Nembhard continued his solid play with 11 points, seven assists and five rebounds. The Bluejays shot 38.3 percent overall and made 10-of-27 three-pointers.
Williams had a season-high 26 points, while Gideon George, Fousseyni Traore and Jaxson Robinson each scored 11. Traore added a game-high 12 rebounds to pace a Cougar lineup that won the rebound battle 50-29 and turned 16 offensive rebounds into 21 second chance points, including the game-winning hoop.
Creighton will remain in Las Vegas to conclude play in the Jones Hoopfest on Monday at 8 p.m. Central when it squares off against Arizona State (9-1) in a game that will be televised on FS1 and broadcast on 1620 the Zone and 101.9 FM The Keg.
NOTES: Baylor Scheierman is the first Bluejay with four straight games of 10+ rebounds since Gregory Echenique from Jan. 7-15, 2012 ... Scheierman now has six double-doubles in 10 games this season ... Scheierman has now made multiple three-pointers in 17 straight games, the nation's second-longest active streak ... Fredrick King became Creighton's first true freshman to start at the center position since Kenton Walker on Feb. 5, 2008 vs. Northern Iowa and finished with four points, three blocked shots and an assist in 18 minutes of action ... Creighton fell to 9-4 all-time in las Vegas, and 5-2 under Greg McDermott ... Francisco Farabello made 2-of-2 three-point shots and is now 7-for-11 from downtown in his past two games.
The loss offset a career-high 27 points from Creighton sophomore Arthur Kaluma, who fouled out with 6:32 left. Creighton played without All-BIG EAST center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who was sidelined by illness.
BYU improved to 6-5 on the season, while Creighton is now 6-4.
The Bluejay splash party started early, making four straight three-pointers to run out to a 19-11 lead. BYU would take the lead as Rudi Williams scored 11 of his 16 first half points in a five minute stretch. The Cougars led by as much as 49-41 before CU scored the final four points of the half. CU made 8-of-13 shots from deep in the first half but were outrebounded 23-13 and outscored 22-8 in the paint..
Kaluma led Creighton with 16 points at the first half, while BYU's Williams also had 16 points at the break.
After BYU went ahead 56-48 on a Hall jumper, the Bluejays responded with eight consecutive points by Kaluma to tie the game and force a BYU timeout. Redshirt freshman Zander Yates provided a Bluejay spark during that run, sinking two foul shots to cap a 10-0 run and give Creighton its first lead (58-56) since 36-34.
Williams scored six points during a 12-0 BYU run as the Bluejay offense endured a scoring drought of over nearly eight minutes and fell behind 76-65 with 4:40 to go. During that stretch Kaluma picked up his fourth foul and after two minutes on the bench, checked back in and was disqualified 14 seconds later.
Down 11 with 3:26 left, Creighton's chances for victory looked bleak before going small and uncorking an 12-0 run with Trey Alexander scoring eight of those points. Two free throws by Alexander with 26.0 left gave CU an 80-79 lead. But on the decisive sequence, Hall drove the lane and missed a five footer, but the 6-foot-4 freshman guard tipped in his own miss. The Jays had a chance to win in the final seconds but a three-point try from Shereef Mitchell was off the mark. Hall was fouled with 0.6 left and made both shots. A long inbounds pass by CU was thrown out of bounds as BYU secured the victory.
In addition to Kaluma's 27 points, Alexander matched his season-high with 17 points. Baylor Scheierman had 13 points and 11 rebounds to become the first Bluejay with four straight double-doubles since Doug McDermott in 2011, and Ryan Nembhard continued his solid play with 11 points, seven assists and five rebounds. The Bluejays shot 38.3 percent overall and made 10-of-27 three-pointers.
Williams had a season-high 26 points, while Gideon George, Fousseyni Traore and Jaxson Robinson each scored 11. Traore added a game-high 12 rebounds to pace a Cougar lineup that won the rebound battle 50-29 and turned 16 offensive rebounds into 21 second chance points, including the game-winning hoop.
Creighton will remain in Las Vegas to conclude play in the Jones Hoopfest on Monday at 8 p.m. Central when it squares off against Arizona State (9-1) in a game that will be televised on FS1 and broadcast on 1620 the Zone and 101.9 FM The Keg.
NOTES: Baylor Scheierman is the first Bluejay with four straight games of 10+ rebounds since Gregory Echenique from Jan. 7-15, 2012 ... Scheierman now has six double-doubles in 10 games this season ... Scheierman has now made multiple three-pointers in 17 straight games, the nation's second-longest active streak ... Fredrick King became Creighton's first true freshman to start at the center position since Kenton Walker on Feb. 5, 2008 vs. Northern Iowa and finished with four points, three blocked shots and an assist in 18 minutes of action ... Creighton fell to 9-4 all-time in las Vegas, and 5-2 under Greg McDermott ... Francisco Farabello made 2-of-2 three-point shots and is now 7-for-11 from downtown in his past two games.
Team Stats
CU
BYU
FG%
.383
.448
3FG%
.370
.292
FT%
.750
.696
RB
29
50
TO
13
20
STL
6
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
27
FGM
8
3FGM
4
FTM
7
Pts
17
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
10
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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