Wednesday, December 13
Henderson, Nev.
8:00 PM
Creighton University
8-2,0-0Big East
64
at
79
UNLV
4-4,0-0Mountain West
1
2
F
Creighton
28
36
64
UNLV
36
43
79
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Photo by: Andrew Grieve
#8 Men's Basketball Upset at UNLV
12/13/2023 9:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bluejays can't slow down the Runnin' Rebels, falling to 8-2
HENDERSON, Nev. -- No. 8 Creighton had its three-game win streak snapped on Wednesday night with a 79-64 loss against UNLV at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev.
UNLV improves to 4-4 with its first non-conference top-10 win since 2014, while Creighton fell to 8-2.
After making three wide open shots to surge to an 8-2 lead in the game's opening minutes, Creighton's offense went cold as UNLV went on a 7-0 run to take a lead it would hold the rest of the night. and the hosts owned a 36-28 lead into the intermission. Freshman Dedan Thomas Jr. had 14 points and four rebounds in the opening half, while Ryan Kaklbrenner topped the Jays with eight points and four rebounds before the break. UNLV shot 55.6 percent from the floor and held CU to 27.6 percent shooting (8-29).
CU's high-octane offense never got going until it was too late as an 8-0 run in a span of 71 seconds doubled the Runnin' Rebel lead to 62-46 with eight minutes left. CU got no closer than 12 the rest of the way.
Kalkbrenner led Creighton 22 points, with 12 of those coming on dunks, in addition to eight rebounds and five blocked shots. Also in double-digits for the second straight game was Mason Miller, who added 11, and Baylor Scheierman who contributed 16 points, seven assists and seven rebounds. Creighton, which led the nation with 12.6 three-pointers entering the contest, made just 8-of-29 triples on the evening.
Kalib Boone paced the Rebels with 25 points, while his brother Keylan had 10 in his debut after being declared eligible earlier in the day. UNLV shot 52.5 percent in the victory.
Creighton returns to action on Saturday at 7 p.m. when it hosts Alabama in a game that will be broadcast on FOX and 1620 The Zone. Bluejay fans are encouraged to wear powder blue.
NOTES: Ryan Kalkbrenner (1,325 points) moved past Mitch Ballock (1,304), Ryan Sears (1,309) and Kenny Lawson Jr. (1,313) to move into 18th place on Creighton's all-time scoring list ... Trey Alexander made his 100th career three-pointer two minutes into the game ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 995 straight games ... UNLV has made a three-pointer in an NCAA-record 1,201 consecutive contests ...Baylor Scheierman made a three-pointer in his 57th straight game, which includes a school-record all 47 games in a Creighton uniform ... Each of Creighton's last three losses have come against teams from the Mountain West Conference. The Jays have won their last 11 games otherwise ... UNLV picked up its first top-10 non-conference win since a victory vs. No. 3 Arizona on Dec. 23, 2014.
UNLV improves to 4-4 with its first non-conference top-10 win since 2014, while Creighton fell to 8-2.
After making three wide open shots to surge to an 8-2 lead in the game's opening minutes, Creighton's offense went cold as UNLV went on a 7-0 run to take a lead it would hold the rest of the night. and the hosts owned a 36-28 lead into the intermission. Freshman Dedan Thomas Jr. had 14 points and four rebounds in the opening half, while Ryan Kaklbrenner topped the Jays with eight points and four rebounds before the break. UNLV shot 55.6 percent from the floor and held CU to 27.6 percent shooting (8-29).
CU's high-octane offense never got going until it was too late as an 8-0 run in a span of 71 seconds doubled the Runnin' Rebel lead to 62-46 with eight minutes left. CU got no closer than 12 the rest of the way.
Kalkbrenner led Creighton 22 points, with 12 of those coming on dunks, in addition to eight rebounds and five blocked shots. Also in double-digits for the second straight game was Mason Miller, who added 11, and Baylor Scheierman who contributed 16 points, seven assists and seven rebounds. Creighton, which led the nation with 12.6 three-pointers entering the contest, made just 8-of-29 triples on the evening.
Kalib Boone paced the Rebels with 25 points, while his brother Keylan had 10 in his debut after being declared eligible earlier in the day. UNLV shot 52.5 percent in the victory.
Creighton returns to action on Saturday at 7 p.m. when it hosts Alabama in a game that will be broadcast on FOX and 1620 The Zone. Bluejay fans are encouraged to wear powder blue.
NOTES: Ryan Kalkbrenner (1,325 points) moved past Mitch Ballock (1,304), Ryan Sears (1,309) and Kenny Lawson Jr. (1,313) to move into 18th place on Creighton's all-time scoring list ... Trey Alexander made his 100th career three-pointer two minutes into the game ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 995 straight games ... UNLV has made a three-pointer in an NCAA-record 1,201 consecutive contests ...Baylor Scheierman made a three-pointer in his 57th straight game, which includes a school-record all 47 games in a Creighton uniform ... Each of Creighton's last three losses have come against teams from the Mountain West Conference. The Jays have won their last 11 games otherwise ... UNLV picked up its first top-10 non-conference win since a victory vs. No. 3 Arizona on Dec. 23, 2014.
Team Stats
CU
UNLV
FG%
.400
.525
3FG%
.276
.455
FT%
.923
1.000
RB
31
31
TO
11
6
STL
2
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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