Saturday, November 11
Omaha, Neb.
1:00 PM
Creighton University
2-0,0-0Big East
89
vs
60
North Dakota State
2-1,0-0Summit League
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota St. | 31 | 29 | 60 |
| Creighton | 41 | 48 | 89 |
Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
Second Half Surge Powers #8 Men's Basketball Past NDSU, 89-60
11/11/2023 1:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Creighton opens second half on 16-0 run.
OMAHA, Neb. -- Powered by 26-5 run coming out of the locker room that turned a contested battle into a blowout, the No. 8 Creighton men's basketball team as the Bluejays defeated North Dakota State 89-60 on Saturday, November 11. The win pushed the Bluejays to 2-0, while the Bison fell to 2-1 overall.
The Bison held Creighton in check in early, romping out to an 11-6 lead with 14:59 remaining. Guard Thomas Damari-Wheeler led the charge with six of his 15 points in the opening five minutes. Creighton responded with seven straight points from Baylor Scheierman, vaulting the Bluejays into the lead at 13-11.
Leading 21-20 with seven minutes remaining in the half, the Bluejays hit the afterburners as Creighton connected on its final eight shots, including four from long range to bounce out to a 41-31 lead at halftime.
Creighton's second half surge centered around the Bluejay big man Ryan Kalkbrenner, who scored 11 of Creighton's first 16 points in the second stanza. The Bluejays scored the first 16 points of the frame to push their lead to 57-31. After a pair of buckets by the Bison, Creighton's run continued with another 10-0 surge including seven from Trey Alexander to give Creighton its largest lead at 67-36.
Alexander led Creighton with 21 points, seven rebounds and a career-high five steals, while Scheierman and Kalkbrenner finished with 17 and 13 points respectively. North Dakota State got a team-high 15 points from Damari-Wheeler. Leading scorer Boden Skunberg came in averaging 21.0 points per game but was held to four points on 2-of-6 shooting in 29 minutes of action.
After opening the game 7-of-17 from the field (41.2%), the Bluejays hit 21 of their next 25 shots (84.0%) and closed the game 33-of-54 (61.1%). The Bison, meanwhile, started 6-of-10 (60%) and closed the game 25-of-60 (41.7%)
The Bluejays return to the floor on Tuesday, November 14th in a highly anticipated battle with Iowa at 9:00 p.m. inside CHI Health Center Omaha
NOTES: Trey Alexander nabbed a career-high four steals in the opening half, closing the game with five ... Baylor Scheierman extended his streak with at least one three pointer to 49 consecutive games, including a program-record 39 in a row since transferring to Creighton prior to last season ... Creighton went more than 10 minutes without a miss at one point, hitting 12 consecutive shots ... The streak extended from 7:04 remaining in the first half to 16:42 of the second half, a total ot 10:22 ... Creighton outscored NDSU 36-24 in the paint and 13-4 after offensive rebounds ... Creighton's four fouls were the fewest ever by a team in a game inside CHI Health Center Omaha ... Creighton has started 2-0 in 13 of Greg McDermott's 14 seasons ... Creighton improved to 12-0 all-time against North Dakota State ... The Bison are coached by David Richman, a former student assistant coach under Greg McDermott ... Creighton is now 280-60 all-time inside CHI Health Center Omaha ... Creighton is now 16-0 against Summit League teams under Greg McDermott ... Greg McDermott was North Dakota State's head coach in 2000-01.
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The Bison held Creighton in check in early, romping out to an 11-6 lead with 14:59 remaining. Guard Thomas Damari-Wheeler led the charge with six of his 15 points in the opening five minutes. Creighton responded with seven straight points from Baylor Scheierman, vaulting the Bluejays into the lead at 13-11.
Leading 21-20 with seven minutes remaining in the half, the Bluejays hit the afterburners as Creighton connected on its final eight shots, including four from long range to bounce out to a 41-31 lead at halftime.
Creighton's second half surge centered around the Bluejay big man Ryan Kalkbrenner, who scored 11 of Creighton's first 16 points in the second stanza. The Bluejays scored the first 16 points of the frame to push their lead to 57-31. After a pair of buckets by the Bison, Creighton's run continued with another 10-0 surge including seven from Trey Alexander to give Creighton its largest lead at 67-36.
Alexander led Creighton with 21 points, seven rebounds and a career-high five steals, while Scheierman and Kalkbrenner finished with 17 and 13 points respectively. North Dakota State got a team-high 15 points from Damari-Wheeler. Leading scorer Boden Skunberg came in averaging 21.0 points per game but was held to four points on 2-of-6 shooting in 29 minutes of action.
After opening the game 7-of-17 from the field (41.2%), the Bluejays hit 21 of their next 25 shots (84.0%) and closed the game 33-of-54 (61.1%). The Bison, meanwhile, started 6-of-10 (60%) and closed the game 25-of-60 (41.7%)
The Bluejays return to the floor on Tuesday, November 14th in a highly anticipated battle with Iowa at 9:00 p.m. inside CHI Health Center Omaha
NOTES: Trey Alexander nabbed a career-high four steals in the opening half, closing the game with five ... Baylor Scheierman extended his streak with at least one three pointer to 49 consecutive games, including a program-record 39 in a row since transferring to Creighton prior to last season ... Creighton went more than 10 minutes without a miss at one point, hitting 12 consecutive shots ... The streak extended from 7:04 remaining in the first half to 16:42 of the second half, a total ot 10:22 ... Creighton outscored NDSU 36-24 in the paint and 13-4 after offensive rebounds ... Creighton's four fouls were the fewest ever by a team in a game inside CHI Health Center Omaha ... Creighton has started 2-0 in 13 of Greg McDermott's 14 seasons ... Creighton improved to 12-0 all-time against North Dakota State ... The Bison are coached by David Richman, a former student assistant coach under Greg McDermott ... Creighton is now 280-60 all-time inside CHI Health Center Omaha ... Creighton is now 16-0 against Summit League teams under Greg McDermott ... Greg McDermott was North Dakota State's head coach in 2000-01.
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Team Stats
NDSU
CU
FG%
.417
.611
3FG%
.429
.429
FT%
1.000
.688
RB
22
36
TO
10
12
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
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