Wednesday, March 1
Omaha, Neb.
7:30 PM
Creighton University
19-11,13-6Big East
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Georgetown
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Georgetown
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Photo by: Sullivan Lawrence
Fast Start Propels Men's Basketball to 99-59 Senior Night Win Over Georgetown
3/1/2023 8:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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Bluejays open game with 19-0 run and never trail in home finale
OMAHA, Neb. -- Senior Night provided a little extra kick for the Creighton men's basketball team as the Bluejays raced out to a 19-0 lead en route to a 99-59 win over Georgetown on Wednesday, March 1.
The win lifted the Bluejays to 19-11 on the season and 13-6 in BIG EAST action, while Georgetown closed the regular-season 7-24 overall and 2-18 in conference games.
Creighton came out with a purpose from the opening possession, finding Ryan Kalkbrenner open for a dunk to ignite the Bluejays' 19-0 sprint. The Bluejay center delivered seven of Creighton's first 10 points, while senior Baylor Scheierman capped things off with the Bluejays' final six points. Georgetown did not score for almost seven minutes, finally cracking the scoreboard with 13:17 remaining in the first half.
Keeping their foot on the gas throughout the opening frame, Creighton extended its advantage to as much as 30 points (43-13) with 6:52 left. Trey Alexander guided the Creighton attack with 18 first half points, all coming from long range. The Oklahoma native hit four from long range in a two-minute stretch, the finale giving Creighton a 38-9 lead with 8:04 remaining in the first half.
Leading 51-24 at the half, Creighton's pushed the lead to as much as 42 (73-31) with 13:36 left in the game, while the second unit extended the margin to 84-41 with 8:26 left.
Alexander led all scorers with 25 points, while four other Bluejays finished in double-figures. Kalkbrenner delivered 16 points, while Scheierman and Arthur Kaluma posted 13 points. The quartet with at least 10 points was rounded out by Ryan Nembhard. Scheierman also collected 13 rebounds to notch his 12th double-double of the season, the most by a Bluejay since Bob Harstad more than 30 years ago. Creighton won the rebound battle 44-32 and dished 27 assists on 33 baskets.
Georgetown got a team-high 21 points from Primo Spears and 13 points from Bryson Mozone but shot 31.8 percent overall and 5-of-25 from downtown.
Creighton closes out the regular season on Saturday, March 4 in Chicago, Illinois against DePaul. The game is set to begin at 8:00 p.m. and air on FS1, 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
NOTES: Creighton honored managers Drew Gibbons, Jack McGrath and guard Baylor Scheierman following the game as part of Senior Night festivities ... Creighton has won its final regular-season home game in 25 of the last 28 seasons ... Creighton finished 9-1 in BIG EAST home games ... Creighton swept Georgetown for the fourth time in the past six seasons ... Creighton is now 10-1 in BIG EAST games with Ryan Kalkbrenner against unranked teams .. Baylor Scheierman surpassed 1,500 career points in the contest and now owns 1,503 ... Baylor Scheierman is just the second Bluejay with a double-double on a night he's been honored on Senior Day since 1998, joining Geoffrey Groselle (2016) ... Creighton has trailed for a total of 23:19 during its last eight Senior Day games ... Ryan Kalkbrenner, who was honored before the game in recognition of scoring his 1,000th career point last Saturday, had 16 points and moved past Austin Chatman (1,013), Rod Mason (1,023) and P'Allen Stinnett (1,024) for 40th place on CU's all-time scoring list with 1,028 career points ... Ryan Kalkbrenner owns at least one blocked shot in Creighton's last 25 games ... Baylor Scheierman has made at least one three-pointer in 40 straight games, and all 30 contests in a Creighton uniform this season ... Each of the last six Creighton/Georgetown games have been decided by 10+ points ... Creighton improved to 12-2 all-time when scoring 74+ points vs. Georgetown, as opposed to a 2-7 mark when scoring 73 points or less ... Creighton's seven league victories by 15 points or more are the most by any league school since Creighton had seven league wins by 15 or more in both 2020-21 and 2019-20 ... Creighton made 19-of-34 three-point shots, with Alexander making 7-of-10 tries ... Tonight was Creighton's 89th game all-time (of 338 played) in which it hasn't trailed at CHI Health Center Omaha, and third this season (Holy Cross, DePaul) ... Evan Young and Sami Osmani both made their first career three-pointers in the final minutes.
The win lifted the Bluejays to 19-11 on the season and 13-6 in BIG EAST action, while Georgetown closed the regular-season 7-24 overall and 2-18 in conference games.
Creighton came out with a purpose from the opening possession, finding Ryan Kalkbrenner open for a dunk to ignite the Bluejays' 19-0 sprint. The Bluejay center delivered seven of Creighton's first 10 points, while senior Baylor Scheierman capped things off with the Bluejays' final six points. Georgetown did not score for almost seven minutes, finally cracking the scoreboard with 13:17 remaining in the first half.
Keeping their foot on the gas throughout the opening frame, Creighton extended its advantage to as much as 30 points (43-13) with 6:52 left. Trey Alexander guided the Creighton attack with 18 first half points, all coming from long range. The Oklahoma native hit four from long range in a two-minute stretch, the finale giving Creighton a 38-9 lead with 8:04 remaining in the first half.
Leading 51-24 at the half, Creighton's pushed the lead to as much as 42 (73-31) with 13:36 left in the game, while the second unit extended the margin to 84-41 with 8:26 left.
Alexander led all scorers with 25 points, while four other Bluejays finished in double-figures. Kalkbrenner delivered 16 points, while Scheierman and Arthur Kaluma posted 13 points. The quartet with at least 10 points was rounded out by Ryan Nembhard. Scheierman also collected 13 rebounds to notch his 12th double-double of the season, the most by a Bluejay since Bob Harstad more than 30 years ago. Creighton won the rebound battle 44-32 and dished 27 assists on 33 baskets.
Georgetown got a team-high 21 points from Primo Spears and 13 points from Bryson Mozone but shot 31.8 percent overall and 5-of-25 from downtown.
Creighton closes out the regular season on Saturday, March 4 in Chicago, Illinois against DePaul. The game is set to begin at 8:00 p.m. and air on FS1, 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
NOTES: Creighton honored managers Drew Gibbons, Jack McGrath and guard Baylor Scheierman following the game as part of Senior Night festivities ... Creighton has won its final regular-season home game in 25 of the last 28 seasons ... Creighton finished 9-1 in BIG EAST home games ... Creighton swept Georgetown for the fourth time in the past six seasons ... Creighton is now 10-1 in BIG EAST games with Ryan Kalkbrenner against unranked teams .. Baylor Scheierman surpassed 1,500 career points in the contest and now owns 1,503 ... Baylor Scheierman is just the second Bluejay with a double-double on a night he's been honored on Senior Day since 1998, joining Geoffrey Groselle (2016) ... Creighton has trailed for a total of 23:19 during its last eight Senior Day games ... Ryan Kalkbrenner, who was honored before the game in recognition of scoring his 1,000th career point last Saturday, had 16 points and moved past Austin Chatman (1,013), Rod Mason (1,023) and P'Allen Stinnett (1,024) for 40th place on CU's all-time scoring list with 1,028 career points ... Ryan Kalkbrenner owns at least one blocked shot in Creighton's last 25 games ... Baylor Scheierman has made at least one three-pointer in 40 straight games, and all 30 contests in a Creighton uniform this season ... Each of the last six Creighton/Georgetown games have been decided by 10+ points ... Creighton improved to 12-2 all-time when scoring 74+ points vs. Georgetown, as opposed to a 2-7 mark when scoring 73 points or less ... Creighton's seven league victories by 15 points or more are the most by any league school since Creighton had seven league wins by 15 or more in both 2020-21 and 2019-20 ... Creighton made 19-of-34 three-point shots, with Alexander making 7-of-10 tries ... Tonight was Creighton's 89th game all-time (of 338 played) in which it hasn't trailed at CHI Health Center Omaha, and third this season (Holy Cross, DePaul) ... Evan Young and Sami Osmani both made their first career three-pointers in the final minutes.
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— Creighton Men's Basketball (@BluejayMBB) March 3, 2023
Team Stats
GTown
CU
FG%
.318
.541
3FG%
.200
.559
FT%
.800
.737
RB
32
44
TO
7
10
STL
8
4
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Pts
25
FGM
8
3FGM
7
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
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