Wednesday, November 22
Kansas City, Mo.
3:00 PM
Creighton University
5-0,0-0Big East
88
vs
65
Loyola (Chicago)
2-3,0-0Atlantic
1
2
F
Loyola Chicago
37
28
65
#8 Creighton
45
43
88
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Photo by: Bonnie Ryan
#8 Men's Basketball Tops Loyola Chicago in Hall of Fame Classic Opener
11/22/2023 4:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bluejays improve to 5-0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Baylor Scheierman had 21 of his 24 points in the first half and Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 29 points to lead No. 8 Creighton men's basketball to an 88-65 win over Loyola Chicago on Wednesday afternoon at the 2023 Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo. Scheierman also snared a game-high 12 rebounds to pick up his 39th career double-double.
The win moves Creighton (5-0) into Thursday's title game against Colorado State (5-0), which defeated Boston College 86-74 in the first game of the day.
Creighton uncorked a 16-3 run to break open a tight game, with its seniors leading the way. All 16 points came from its senior class, including nine from Scheierman and seven by Kalkbrenner, as CU opened up a 34-26 lead. CU's lead reached as large as 10 before settling for a 45-37 advantage at the break. Scheierman had 21 points, including five three-pointers, while Kalkbrenner added 15 points before the break. Loyola Chicago was paced by 11 points form Des Watson.
The Bluejays ran away from Loyola with a 14-2 run to stretch its lead to 64-43 with 13:16 to play as they drained their first five three-point shots of the second half. A personal 8-0 run by Steven Ashworth finished off the CU flurry. Loyola countered with a 12-3 run, clawing within 69-55, before CU's clinching 9-0 run ended any upset hopes.
Kalkbrenner finished with 29 points and Scheierman 24 of his own, both season-highs. CU drained 14 three-pointers in the contest, just above its season average of 13.5 that led the country entering the day. The Bluejays shot 55.2 percent from the field and 51.9 percent from three-point range while also winning the rebound battle 38-27.
The Ramblers were paced by 15 points by Dez Watson and 14 from Braden Norris.
Thursday's title tilt will be broadcast on 1620 The Zone as well as CBS Sports Network.
NOTES: Isaac Traudt made his first collegiate start ... This was the 20th all-time meeting between the Bluejays and Ramblers, but first on a neutral floor ... Creighton made a three-pointer in its 990th straight game ... Baylor Scheierman made a three-pointer in hits 52nd straight game, and program-record 42nd in a row since transferring to Creighton ... Baylor Scheierman has made multiple three-pointers in each of his last 21 November games and three or more in each of his last nine November contests. He is one of four players in the country with three trifectas (or more) in every team game this season ... Creighton surpassed 4,000 three-pointers since Greg McDermott's 2010 hiring, second-most in the nation in that span behind only Belmont (4,144) ... Baylor Scheierman's 21 points made him the first Bluejay with 21 or more points in a half since Denzel Mahoney had 23 in the second half at Butler on Jan. 16, 2021 ... Trey Alexander's streak of consecutive free throws was snapped at 24 in a row following a miss late in the first half ... Ryan Kalkbrenner made a career-high four three-pointers ... Creighton has started 5-0 for the seventh time in 14 seasons under Greg McDermott ... Creighton has beaten Loyola Chicago in three of the last four meetings and now trails the all-time series 12-8. CU hadn't beaten the Ramblers in consecutive meetings since a pair of wins in 1977 ... Creighton is now 37-8 in regular-season tournaments under Greg McDermott, with five titles in 12 completed events .... Creighton is now 12-1 all-time in the Hall of Fame Classic or Guardians Classic ... Creighton has now won its first neutral site game of the season in eight of the past nine seasons, and 11-of-14 campaigns under Greg McDermott.
The win moves Creighton (5-0) into Thursday's title game against Colorado State (5-0), which defeated Boston College 86-74 in the first game of the day.
Creighton uncorked a 16-3 run to break open a tight game, with its seniors leading the way. All 16 points came from its senior class, including nine from Scheierman and seven by Kalkbrenner, as CU opened up a 34-26 lead. CU's lead reached as large as 10 before settling for a 45-37 advantage at the break. Scheierman had 21 points, including five three-pointers, while Kalkbrenner added 15 points before the break. Loyola Chicago was paced by 11 points form Des Watson.
The Bluejays ran away from Loyola with a 14-2 run to stretch its lead to 64-43 with 13:16 to play as they drained their first five three-point shots of the second half. A personal 8-0 run by Steven Ashworth finished off the CU flurry. Loyola countered with a 12-3 run, clawing within 69-55, before CU's clinching 9-0 run ended any upset hopes.
Kalkbrenner finished with 29 points and Scheierman 24 of his own, both season-highs. CU drained 14 three-pointers in the contest, just above its season average of 13.5 that led the country entering the day. The Bluejays shot 55.2 percent from the field and 51.9 percent from three-point range while also winning the rebound battle 38-27.
The Ramblers were paced by 15 points by Dez Watson and 14 from Braden Norris.
Thursday's title tilt will be broadcast on 1620 The Zone as well as CBS Sports Network.
NOTES: Isaac Traudt made his first collegiate start ... This was the 20th all-time meeting between the Bluejays and Ramblers, but first on a neutral floor ... Creighton made a three-pointer in its 990th straight game ... Baylor Scheierman made a three-pointer in hits 52nd straight game, and program-record 42nd in a row since transferring to Creighton ... Baylor Scheierman has made multiple three-pointers in each of his last 21 November games and three or more in each of his last nine November contests. He is one of four players in the country with three trifectas (or more) in every team game this season ... Creighton surpassed 4,000 three-pointers since Greg McDermott's 2010 hiring, second-most in the nation in that span behind only Belmont (4,144) ... Baylor Scheierman's 21 points made him the first Bluejay with 21 or more points in a half since Denzel Mahoney had 23 in the second half at Butler on Jan. 16, 2021 ... Trey Alexander's streak of consecutive free throws was snapped at 24 in a row following a miss late in the first half ... Ryan Kalkbrenner made a career-high four three-pointers ... Creighton has started 5-0 for the seventh time in 14 seasons under Greg McDermott ... Creighton has beaten Loyola Chicago in three of the last four meetings and now trails the all-time series 12-8. CU hadn't beaten the Ramblers in consecutive meetings since a pair of wins in 1977 ... Creighton is now 37-8 in regular-season tournaments under Greg McDermott, with five titles in 12 completed events .... Creighton is now 12-1 all-time in the Hall of Fame Classic or Guardians Classic ... Creighton has now won its first neutral site game of the season in eight of the past nine seasons, and 11-of-14 campaigns under Greg McDermott.
Team Stats
LOYOLA
CU
FG%
.443
.552
3FG%
.400
.519
FT%
.556
.769
RB
27
38
TO
10
11
STL
6
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
29
FGM
10
3FGM
4
FTM
5
Pts
24
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
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