Saturday, January 13
Omaha, Neb.
12:00 PM
Creighton University
13-4,4-2Big East
66
vs
65
St. John's
12-5,4-2Big East
1
2
F
St. John's (NY)
30
35
65
Creighton
35
31
66
Photo by: Mac Johnson
Second Half Surge Lifts #22 Men's Basketball to 66-65 Win Over St. John's
1/13/2024 11:54:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Bluejays overcome 9-point deficit in final 9 minutes
OMAHA, Neb. -- Trailing 56-47 midway through the second half, #22 Creighton fed off the energy of its 17,164 fans to nip St. John's 66-65 on Saturday, January 13.
A fourth straight victory pushed the Bluejays to 13-4 on the season and 4-2 in BIG EAST action, while St. John's saw its four-game win streak snapped as the Red Storm dropped to 12-5 overall and 4-2 in conference play. Creighton is now 12-1 all-time in Omaha against the Red Storm.
The turning point in the game saw Bluejay Baylor Scheierman whistled for a technical foul after converting a layup. St. John's made the ensuing two free throws and scored on its possession to take its largest lead at 56-47 with 9:29 left.
Energized by it's crowd, the Creighton responded with a 12-2 run, punctuated by steal and layup from Francisco Farabello. Ryan Kalkbrenner capped the surge off with a dunk to retake the lead at 59-58 with 5:49 showing on the clock.
Down the stretch the Bluejays took advantage of getting St. John's in foul trouble throughout the second half. Creighton's final five points came from the free throw line, including the decisive pair from Trey Alexander with 12.3 seconds left.
The final possession of the contest showed Creighton's defensive mettle as the Bluejays denied St. John's on a pair of shots to claim the win.
Early in the contest, the Bluejays came out quickly as Kalkbrenner opened the scoring with a three from the top of the key to help Creighton seize a 10-4 advantage (14:59). St. John's was able to tighten its defense and respond with a 14-2 run to hold an 18-12 edge with just over 10 minutes left in the first half.
Scheierman ignited seven straight Creighton points with five of his seven first half points as the Bluejays moved back in front 19-18 (8:25). Over the final five minutes the Jays regained their shooting form, hitting five of their final eight shots, to take a 35-30 lead into the locker room.
Kalkbrenner led all scorers with 18 points, adding nine rebounds and four blocked shots. Scheierman delivered his fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Steven Ashworth also finished in double-digits with 11 points. Creighton had just seven turnovers against SJU's pressure defense.
St. John's got 13 points and 11 rebounds from Joel Soriano, while Daniss Jenkins contributed 11 points and five assists despite a 5-for-17 shooting afternoon. St. John's won the rebound war 41-40 and battled despite shooting 2-of-11 from three-point land.
Creighton returns to the court in a road battle with No. 4 Connecticut on Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. Central on FS1.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 18-10 all-time against St. John's, including seven straight wins ... Ryan Kalkbrenner grabbed nine rebounds and moved into 10th in CU history with 702 in his career ... Neither team led by more than nine points ... Today marked the largest deficit overcome (9) in a Creighton win this season ... Creighton improved to 2-0 this season on FOX ... Since the start of last season, Joel Soriano (35) and Baylor Scheierman (18) lead all BIG EAST players in double-doubles ... Mason Miller has made a three-pointer in 10 straight games ... Creighton won its first game this season when scoring 68 points or less ... Creighton made a three-pointer for the 1,002nd straight game ... Creighton has played 83 straight games on television ... Ryan Kalkbrenner moved into 14th place on Creighton's all-time scoring list with 1,438 points, one more than Eddie Cole (1951-55) ... Trey Alexander (1,038) moved past Johnny Mathies (1,031) for 40th on Creighton's all-time scoring list ... Creighton won despite not making a three-point shot in the second half ... Creighton's last win decided by one point was an 83-82 victory vs. Marquette on Feb. 20, 2022 ... Creighton improved to 9-0 this year when scoring 11 or more second chance points ... The game featured seven ties and a season-high 18 lead changes.
A fourth straight victory pushed the Bluejays to 13-4 on the season and 4-2 in BIG EAST action, while St. John's saw its four-game win streak snapped as the Red Storm dropped to 12-5 overall and 4-2 in conference play. Creighton is now 12-1 all-time in Omaha against the Red Storm.
The turning point in the game saw Bluejay Baylor Scheierman whistled for a technical foul after converting a layup. St. John's made the ensuing two free throws and scored on its possession to take its largest lead at 56-47 with 9:29 left.
Energized by it's crowd, the Creighton responded with a 12-2 run, punctuated by steal and layup from Francisco Farabello. Ryan Kalkbrenner capped the surge off with a dunk to retake the lead at 59-58 with 5:49 showing on the clock.
Down the stretch the Bluejays took advantage of getting St. John's in foul trouble throughout the second half. Creighton's final five points came from the free throw line, including the decisive pair from Trey Alexander with 12.3 seconds left.
The final possession of the contest showed Creighton's defensive mettle as the Bluejays denied St. John's on a pair of shots to claim the win.
Early in the contest, the Bluejays came out quickly as Kalkbrenner opened the scoring with a three from the top of the key to help Creighton seize a 10-4 advantage (14:59). St. John's was able to tighten its defense and respond with a 14-2 run to hold an 18-12 edge with just over 10 minutes left in the first half.
Scheierman ignited seven straight Creighton points with five of his seven first half points as the Bluejays moved back in front 19-18 (8:25). Over the final five minutes the Jays regained their shooting form, hitting five of their final eight shots, to take a 35-30 lead into the locker room.
Kalkbrenner led all scorers with 18 points, adding nine rebounds and four blocked shots. Scheierman delivered his fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Steven Ashworth also finished in double-digits with 11 points. Creighton had just seven turnovers against SJU's pressure defense.
St. John's got 13 points and 11 rebounds from Joel Soriano, while Daniss Jenkins contributed 11 points and five assists despite a 5-for-17 shooting afternoon. St. John's won the rebound war 41-40 and battled despite shooting 2-of-11 from three-point land.
Creighton returns to the court in a road battle with No. 4 Connecticut on Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. Central on FS1.
NOTES: Creighton improved to 18-10 all-time against St. John's, including seven straight wins ... Ryan Kalkbrenner grabbed nine rebounds and moved into 10th in CU history with 702 in his career ... Neither team led by more than nine points ... Today marked the largest deficit overcome (9) in a Creighton win this season ... Creighton improved to 2-0 this season on FOX ... Since the start of last season, Joel Soriano (35) and Baylor Scheierman (18) lead all BIG EAST players in double-doubles ... Mason Miller has made a three-pointer in 10 straight games ... Creighton won its first game this season when scoring 68 points or less ... Creighton made a three-pointer for the 1,002nd straight game ... Creighton has played 83 straight games on television ... Ryan Kalkbrenner moved into 14th place on Creighton's all-time scoring list with 1,438 points, one more than Eddie Cole (1951-55) ... Trey Alexander (1,038) moved past Johnny Mathies (1,031) for 40th on Creighton's all-time scoring list ... Creighton won despite not making a three-point shot in the second half ... Creighton's last win decided by one point was an 83-82 victory vs. Marquette on Feb. 20, 2022 ... Creighton improved to 9-0 this year when scoring 11 or more second chance points ... The game featured seven ties and a season-high 18 lead changes.
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Team Stats
SJU
CU
FG%
.406
.367
3FG%
.182
.222
FT%
.875
.762
RB
41
40
TO
7
7
STL
2
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
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