Saturday, February 12
Washington, D.C.
11:00 AM
Creighton University
15-8,7-5Big East
80
at
66
Georgetown
6-17,0-12Big East
1
2
F
Creighton
42
38
80
Georgetown
37
29
66
Ryan Nembhard
Photo by: Mitchell Layton
Men's Basketball Races Past Georgetown, 80-66
2/12/2022 12:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Double-doubles from Ryan Kalkbrenner and Ryan Hawkins pace CU
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ryan Hawkins and Ryan Kalkbrenner combined for 52 points and 27 rebounds, and Creighton threw down nine dunks as a team in an 80-66 victory at Georgetown on Saturday, Feb. 12.
The Bluejays improved to 15-8 on the season and 7-5 in BIG EAST play, while Georgetown dropped its 13th consecutive game to fall to 6-17 overall and 0-12 in league action.
Behind a combined 32 points from Hawkins (19) and Kalkbrenner (13), the Bluejays raced to a 42-37 halftime lead. Hawkins made five three-pointers, while Kalkbrenner had five dunks in the opening stanza. CU's offense assisted 14-of-17 baskets as the Bluejays shot 53.1 percent from the field and owned a 22-11 lead on the glass.
Kaiden Rice had 12 points in 11 minutes off the bench to pace the Hoyas at halftime.
A three-pointer from Alex O'Connell and basket by Kalkbrenner gave CU its first double-figure margin at 47-37 of the afternoon, and a 10-0 burst featuring three-pointers from KeyShawn Feazell, Trey Alexander and Hawkins, an alley-oop to Feazell as well as a free throw by Rati Andronikashvili extended CU's advantage to 62-46.
GU embarked on a 9-0 run to get within 64-57 before Hawkins went back to work. The sixth-year senior buried back-to-back triples and Kalkbrenner's lay-up made it 72-59.
Hawkins finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds, tying his collegiate high with eight three-pointers and setting a Bluejay mark with 18 three-point attempts. Kalkbrenner had 22 points and 15 rebounds, both career-highs. The Bluejays also dished 26 assists on 30 field goals, led by seven helpers from Ryan Nembhard and six each by Hawkins and Alexander.
Georgetown was led by 16 points from Rice and Donald Carey. The Hoyas shot just 36.6 percent from the field.
The Hoyas and Bluejays meet again on Monday at 8 p.m. in Omaha in a game that will air on FS1.
NOTES: With Arthur Kaluma out due to injury, the Bluejays switched up their starting line-up for the first time all season ... Trey Alexander made his first career start for CU, while Ryan Mutombo logged his first career start for the Hoyas ... Ryan Kalkbrenner had a blocked shot for the 21st straight game ... Ryan Kalkbrenner's previous career-high in rebounds was 12 in a double-overtime win at Marquette on Jan. 1 ... Creighton's 42 points were its second-highest scoring half in BIG EAST play this season, trailing only the 49 in the first half vs. St. John's ... Creighton owned a 22- 4 advantage in fast break points ... Ryan Hawkins had his 36th career double-double and seventh of the season, while Kalkbrenner had his third double-double of the season and of his career ... Creighton and Georgetown have alternated wins and losses the last seven meetings ... Creighton improved to 3-1 this season in games that tip off at 11 a.m. Central, with all of those games being away from home ... Ryan Hawkins had Creighton's first game with 30 points and 10 rebounds since Doug McDermott vs. Louisiana on March 21, 2014 ... Ryan Kalkbrenner had Creighton's first 15-rebound performance since Christian Bishop vs. Ohio in last year's NCAA Tournament ... KeyShawn Feazell's three-pointer was his first of the season.
The Bluejays improved to 15-8 on the season and 7-5 in BIG EAST play, while Georgetown dropped its 13th consecutive game to fall to 6-17 overall and 0-12 in league action.
Behind a combined 32 points from Hawkins (19) and Kalkbrenner (13), the Bluejays raced to a 42-37 halftime lead. Hawkins made five three-pointers, while Kalkbrenner had five dunks in the opening stanza. CU's offense assisted 14-of-17 baskets as the Bluejays shot 53.1 percent from the field and owned a 22-11 lead on the glass.
Kaiden Rice had 12 points in 11 minutes off the bench to pace the Hoyas at halftime.
A three-pointer from Alex O'Connell and basket by Kalkbrenner gave CU its first double-figure margin at 47-37 of the afternoon, and a 10-0 burst featuring three-pointers from KeyShawn Feazell, Trey Alexander and Hawkins, an alley-oop to Feazell as well as a free throw by Rati Andronikashvili extended CU's advantage to 62-46.
GU embarked on a 9-0 run to get within 64-57 before Hawkins went back to work. The sixth-year senior buried back-to-back triples and Kalkbrenner's lay-up made it 72-59.
Hawkins finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds, tying his collegiate high with eight three-pointers and setting a Bluejay mark with 18 three-point attempts. Kalkbrenner had 22 points and 15 rebounds, both career-highs. The Bluejays also dished 26 assists on 30 field goals, led by seven helpers from Ryan Nembhard and six each by Hawkins and Alexander.
Georgetown was led by 16 points from Rice and Donald Carey. The Hoyas shot just 36.6 percent from the field.
The Hoyas and Bluejays meet again on Monday at 8 p.m. in Omaha in a game that will air on FS1.
NOTES: With Arthur Kaluma out due to injury, the Bluejays switched up their starting line-up for the first time all season ... Trey Alexander made his first career start for CU, while Ryan Mutombo logged his first career start for the Hoyas ... Ryan Kalkbrenner had a blocked shot for the 21st straight game ... Ryan Kalkbrenner's previous career-high in rebounds was 12 in a double-overtime win at Marquette on Jan. 1 ... Creighton's 42 points were its second-highest scoring half in BIG EAST play this season, trailing only the 49 in the first half vs. St. John's ... Creighton owned a 22- 4 advantage in fast break points ... Ryan Hawkins had his 36th career double-double and seventh of the season, while Kalkbrenner had his third double-double of the season and of his career ... Creighton and Georgetown have alternated wins and losses the last seven meetings ... Creighton improved to 3-1 this season in games that tip off at 11 a.m. Central, with all of those games being away from home ... Ryan Hawkins had Creighton's first game with 30 points and 10 rebounds since Doug McDermott vs. Louisiana on March 21, 2014 ... Ryan Kalkbrenner had Creighton's first 15-rebound performance since Christian Bishop vs. Ohio in last year's NCAA Tournament ... KeyShawn Feazell's three-pointer was his first of the season.
Team Stats
CU
GTown
FG%
.476
.366
3FG%
.387
.250
FT%
.667
.800
RB
40
37
TO
12
12
STL
6
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
30
FGM
10
3FGM
8
FTM
2
Pts
22
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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