Saturday, December 9
Omaha, Neb.
1:00 PM
Creighton University
8-1,0-0Big East
109
vs
64
Central Michigan
3-6,0-0MAC
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F
Central Mich.
36
28
64
Creighton
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53
109
Baylor Scheierman was recognized for 1,000 career rebounds in a pregame ceremony
Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
Career-Highs from Traudt and Miller Propel #10 Creighton to 109-64 Win Over Central Michigan
12/9/2023 12:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Creighton never trails while improving to 8-1
OMAHA, NEB. -- Powered by career-highs from Isaac Traudt and Mason Miller, No. 10 Creighton men's basketball defeated Central Michigan 109-64.
Creighton moved to 8-1 on the season with the victory, while Central Michigan dropped to 3-6.
The Bluejays came out firing from the jump as Creighton opened the game on a 13-2 run over the first 3:32, Miller connected twice from beyond the arc to spur the charge. Later in the frame the Bluejays used a 9-0 surge, including the final seven from Traudt to push their lead to 31-14 (9:46). In the final minute of the opening half Miller delivered a four-point play to give Creighton a 56-34 (0:26) edge before a final bucket from the Chippewas sent the teams to the locker at 56-36.
The second half started in similar fashion to the first as Creighton scored 14 of the first 18 points, ignited by the first six points on dunks from Ryan Kalkbrenner. Late in the contest the Bluejays pushed their lead to 45 points at 105-60 (2:11) as Creighton went on its second 11-0 run of the contest.
Traudt led six Bluejays in double figures with 18 points. Miller finished with 17 points, while Kalkbrenner and Trey Alexander each had 15 points. Rounding the group was Frederick King with 14 and Baylor Scheierman at 13 points. Scheierman also dished a career-high nine assists, part of a Bluejay effort that featured 28 helpers against just nine turnovers. Creighton's shot 65.1 percent for the game and made 15-of-31 three-point tries while also winning the rebounding battle 40-25. Creighton's bench also outscored CMU's 47-8.
Central Michigan got a game-high of 28 points from Derrick Butler and 22 points from Anthony Pritchard. The Chippewas shot 39.7 percent from the field, had six assists on 29 field goals, and were 2-of-19 from three-point range.
The Bluejays return to action on Wednesday, December 13 as they travel to Las Vegas to face UNLV with an 8:00 p.m. start time.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 100-9 under Greg McDermott in non-conference home games ... Creighton improved to 19-1 all-time on FS2 ... Creighton is 8-1 (or better) after nine games for the fifth time in 14 seasons under Greg McDermott ... Baylor Scheierman was recognized before the game in recognition of his 1,000th career rebound ... Baylor Scheierman made 1-of-2 three-point tries, extending his streak to 56 straight games with a triple, including a program-record 46 in a row since transferring to Creighton ... Scheierman's streak of three or more three-pointers was halted, however ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 994 straight games ... Ryan Kalkbrenner (1,303) moved past Marcus Foster (1,292) and Marcus Zegarowski (1,293) and is now tied with Elton Tuttle (1,303) for 21st on Creighton's all-time scoring list ... Creighton's starting line-up combined for 22 assists and just one turnover ... Creighton had six men score in double-figures for the first time since Jan. 9, 2021 vs. St. John's ... Today marked the 90th game (of 343) at CHI Health Center Omaha that Creighton has not trailed ... Mason Miller's previous high was nine points, and Isaac Traudt's previous best was 12 points ... Creighton's 109 points are tied for 12th-most in program history, and its most since Dec. 20, 2017 when it put 116 points on USC Upstate.
Creighton moved to 8-1 on the season with the victory, while Central Michigan dropped to 3-6.
The Bluejays came out firing from the jump as Creighton opened the game on a 13-2 run over the first 3:32, Miller connected twice from beyond the arc to spur the charge. Later in the frame the Bluejays used a 9-0 surge, including the final seven from Traudt to push their lead to 31-14 (9:46). In the final minute of the opening half Miller delivered a four-point play to give Creighton a 56-34 (0:26) edge before a final bucket from the Chippewas sent the teams to the locker at 56-36.
The second half started in similar fashion to the first as Creighton scored 14 of the first 18 points, ignited by the first six points on dunks from Ryan Kalkbrenner. Late in the contest the Bluejays pushed their lead to 45 points at 105-60 (2:11) as Creighton went on its second 11-0 run of the contest.
Traudt led six Bluejays in double figures with 18 points. Miller finished with 17 points, while Kalkbrenner and Trey Alexander each had 15 points. Rounding the group was Frederick King with 14 and Baylor Scheierman at 13 points. Scheierman also dished a career-high nine assists, part of a Bluejay effort that featured 28 helpers against just nine turnovers. Creighton's shot 65.1 percent for the game and made 15-of-31 three-point tries while also winning the rebounding battle 40-25. Creighton's bench also outscored CMU's 47-8.
Central Michigan got a game-high of 28 points from Derrick Butler and 22 points from Anthony Pritchard. The Chippewas shot 39.7 percent from the field, had six assists on 29 field goals, and were 2-of-19 from three-point range.
The Bluejays return to action on Wednesday, December 13 as they travel to Las Vegas to face UNLV with an 8:00 p.m. start time.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 100-9 under Greg McDermott in non-conference home games ... Creighton improved to 19-1 all-time on FS2 ... Creighton is 8-1 (or better) after nine games for the fifth time in 14 seasons under Greg McDermott ... Baylor Scheierman was recognized before the game in recognition of his 1,000th career rebound ... Baylor Scheierman made 1-of-2 three-point tries, extending his streak to 56 straight games with a triple, including a program-record 46 in a row since transferring to Creighton ... Scheierman's streak of three or more three-pointers was halted, however ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 994 straight games ... Ryan Kalkbrenner (1,303) moved past Marcus Foster (1,292) and Marcus Zegarowski (1,293) and is now tied with Elton Tuttle (1,303) for 21st on Creighton's all-time scoring list ... Creighton's starting line-up combined for 22 assists and just one turnover ... Creighton had six men score in double-figures for the first time since Jan. 9, 2021 vs. St. John's ... Today marked the 90th game (of 343) at CHI Health Center Omaha that Creighton has not trailed ... Mason Miller's previous high was nine points, and Isaac Traudt's previous best was 12 points ... Creighton's 109 points are tied for 12th-most in program history, and its most since Dec. 20, 2017 when it put 116 points on USC Upstate.
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Team Stats
CMU
CU
FG%
.397
.651
3FG%
.105
.484
FT%
1.000
.857
RB
25
40
TO
6
9
STL
6
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
1
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
1
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