Tuesday, February 14
Providence, RI
6:00 PM
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Providence
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Arthur Kaluma
Photo by: Andrew Grieve
Win Streak Snapped as #18 Men's Basketball Falls in Double-OT at #24 Providence
2/14/2023 8:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- No. 18 Creighton saw its eight-game winning streak come to an end on Wednesday night as the Bluejays fell 94-86 in double-overtime to No. 24 Providence at a sold out Amica Mutual Pavilion.
Creighton (17-9, 11-4 BIG EAST) had the ball at the end of regulation and the first overtime, but did Providence (19-7, 11-4 BIG EAST) got defensive stops both times
Creighton started quickly, making 6-of-9 shots to bolt to a 13-7 lead at the first media timeout. Arthur Kaluma had three baskets and Baylor Scheierman two others to propel CU to its early advantage.
Falling behind by four points on four different occasions, the Bluejays scored the final four points of the first half to take a 37-36 lead into the break. Trey Alexander made all four of his shots while Ryan Kalkbrenner battled foul trouble as both men had 11 points by intermission. PC was paced by 10 points from Devin Carter, all in the first seven minutes.
The second team saw two of the nation's best teams trading baskets for much of the first 15 minutes as the contest would eventually feature season-highs of 20 lead changes and 17 ties.
Carter made a reverse lay-up in transition to put PC up 69-67 with 5:22 remaining and a lay-up by Bryce Hopkins with just over four minutes left put the Friars up by four, but Ryan Nembhard collected back-to-back baskets to tie the game with 2:34 left. The Jays retook the lead with 1:23 to play on a nifty reverse lay-up by Nembhard. Following a timeout, PC would tie it on a lay-up by Hopkins with 1:01 to play.
After both teams missed shots, Creighton had a chance to win it for the final possession of regulation, calling a timeout with 8.1 seconds left in the frontcourt. Creighton fought through a pair of double-teams and Scheierman fed Arthur Kaluma for an alley-oop, but it rolled off the rim as time expired to send CU to overtime for the first time this season.
Providence scored the first four points of the overtime session and would not trail in either overtime session. CU's Scheierman would get fouled on a drive with 48.4 left and make both tie the score. Jared Bynum and Hopkins both had shots to put PC ahead in the final 20 seconds of OT but missed, only to have PC control both caroms. The Jays would eventually force a shot clock violation to retake possession with 9.5 seconds left. CU cleared out for Nembhard who drove to the basket but had his shot swatted away by Carter.
Carter opened the scoring in the second overtime stanza with at three-point play with 3:46 left and a basket by Locke gave PC its largest lead of the game (to that point) at 89-84 with 2:15 left. After PC kept the ball after a ball lodged in the rim, Hopkins made two free throws with 52.2 left to put PC up seven. The Jays would not score in the second overtime until Kaluma sank two free throws with 15.6 seconds left.
All five starters scored in double-figures for Creighton, who were led by 21 points and 10 rebounds by Nembhard.
Carter led PC with a career-high 25 points and Locke and Hopkins each added 20.
Creighton returns to the hardwood on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Central for a road game at St. John's. The game will be televised on FS1 and can be heard on 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
NOTES: Ryan Kalkbrenner has had a blocked shot in 21 straight games ... Creighton's 10 games against top-25 competition this year are tied for second-most in program history and trail only Texas Tech (11) nationally ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 974 straight games ... Baylor Scheierman has made a three-pointer in each of his last 36 games, and his streak of 26 straight games this year is the fifth-longest streak in program history ... Ryan Nembhard had his third double-double in the past six games ... Creighton had its eight-game win streak snapped that was tied for fifth-longest nationally, and its longest ever in BIG EAST play ... Creighton fell to 20-9 all-time on Valentine's Day ... Providence's 16 straight home wins is tied for the nation's third-longest active home win streak, trailing only UCLA (21) and Kent State (19) ... Providence is now 35-1 in its last 35 home games inside Amica Mutual Pavilion ... Creighton is now 34-23 in its first game after a Super Bowl ... Creighton fell to 16-18 in games between top-25 battles all-time, and 15-14 under Greg McDermott ... Creighton is now 52-162 all-time against top-25 teams ... Creighton fell to 11-7 in overtime games under Greg McDermott and 2-1 in double-overtime games. ... Ryan Kalkbrenner finished with 15 points and now owns 970 in his career, which ranks 46th-most in program history.
Creighton (17-9, 11-4 BIG EAST) had the ball at the end of regulation and the first overtime, but did Providence (19-7, 11-4 BIG EAST) got defensive stops both times
Creighton started quickly, making 6-of-9 shots to bolt to a 13-7 lead at the first media timeout. Arthur Kaluma had three baskets and Baylor Scheierman two others to propel CU to its early advantage.
Falling behind by four points on four different occasions, the Bluejays scored the final four points of the first half to take a 37-36 lead into the break. Trey Alexander made all four of his shots while Ryan Kalkbrenner battled foul trouble as both men had 11 points by intermission. PC was paced by 10 points from Devin Carter, all in the first seven minutes.
The second team saw two of the nation's best teams trading baskets for much of the first 15 minutes as the contest would eventually feature season-highs of 20 lead changes and 17 ties.
Carter made a reverse lay-up in transition to put PC up 69-67 with 5:22 remaining and a lay-up by Bryce Hopkins with just over four minutes left put the Friars up by four, but Ryan Nembhard collected back-to-back baskets to tie the game with 2:34 left. The Jays retook the lead with 1:23 to play on a nifty reverse lay-up by Nembhard. Following a timeout, PC would tie it on a lay-up by Hopkins with 1:01 to play.
After both teams missed shots, Creighton had a chance to win it for the final possession of regulation, calling a timeout with 8.1 seconds left in the frontcourt. Creighton fought through a pair of double-teams and Scheierman fed Arthur Kaluma for an alley-oop, but it rolled off the rim as time expired to send CU to overtime for the first time this season.
Providence scored the first four points of the overtime session and would not trail in either overtime session. CU's Scheierman would get fouled on a drive with 48.4 left and make both tie the score. Jared Bynum and Hopkins both had shots to put PC ahead in the final 20 seconds of OT but missed, only to have PC control both caroms. The Jays would eventually force a shot clock violation to retake possession with 9.5 seconds left. CU cleared out for Nembhard who drove to the basket but had his shot swatted away by Carter.
Carter opened the scoring in the second overtime stanza with at three-point play with 3:46 left and a basket by Locke gave PC its largest lead of the game (to that point) at 89-84 with 2:15 left. After PC kept the ball after a ball lodged in the rim, Hopkins made two free throws with 52.2 left to put PC up seven. The Jays would not score in the second overtime until Kaluma sank two free throws with 15.6 seconds left.
All five starters scored in double-figures for Creighton, who were led by 21 points and 10 rebounds by Nembhard.
Carter led PC with a career-high 25 points and Locke and Hopkins each added 20.
Creighton returns to the hardwood on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Central for a road game at St. John's. The game will be televised on FS1 and can be heard on 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
NOTES: Ryan Kalkbrenner has had a blocked shot in 21 straight games ... Creighton's 10 games against top-25 competition this year are tied for second-most in program history and trail only Texas Tech (11) nationally ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 974 straight games ... Baylor Scheierman has made a three-pointer in each of his last 36 games, and his streak of 26 straight games this year is the fifth-longest streak in program history ... Ryan Nembhard had his third double-double in the past six games ... Creighton had its eight-game win streak snapped that was tied for fifth-longest nationally, and its longest ever in BIG EAST play ... Creighton fell to 20-9 all-time on Valentine's Day ... Providence's 16 straight home wins is tied for the nation's third-longest active home win streak, trailing only UCLA (21) and Kent State (19) ... Providence is now 35-1 in its last 35 home games inside Amica Mutual Pavilion ... Creighton is now 34-23 in its first game after a Super Bowl ... Creighton fell to 16-18 in games between top-25 battles all-time, and 15-14 under Greg McDermott ... Creighton is now 52-162 all-time against top-25 teams ... Creighton fell to 11-7 in overtime games under Greg McDermott and 2-1 in double-overtime games. ... Ryan Kalkbrenner finished with 15 points and now owns 970 in his career, which ranks 46th-most in program history.
Team Stats
CU
PROV
FG%
.478
.447
3FG%
.292
.421
FT%
.867
.857
RB
37
39
TO
14
7
STL
1
7
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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