Saturday, January 27
Omaha, Neb.
6:00 PM
Creighton University
16-5,7-3Big East
85
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DePaul
3-17,0-9Big East
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DePaul
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25
62
Creighton
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Photo by: Mac Johnson
#17 Men's Basketball Imposes Will in 85-62 Win Over DePaul
1/27/2024 6:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Creighton Opens Second Stanza with 26-6 Run to Seize Control
OMAHA, NEB. -- Playing with specific passion in its 14th Annual Creighton vs. Cancer Pink Out Game, No. 17 Creighton Men's Basketball delighted the ninth-largest home crowd (18, 571) in school history with an 85-62 win over DePaul on Saturday, January 27.
The win lifted the Bluejays to 16-5 on the season and 7-3 in BIG EAST action, while DePaul fell to 3-17 overall and 0-9 against conference foes. Creighton has now beaten DePaul in 20 straight meetings, extending its longest spell over another opponent in program history.
The first half saw the trio of Trey Alexander, Ryan Kalkbrenner and Baylor Scheierman combine for 30 of the Bluejays 40 points, but DePaul remained in striking distance throughout behind nine from Jalen Terry and eight from Elijah Fisher. Both squads hit 14 field goals in the first half with DePaul going 14-of-31 (45.2%) and Creighton hitting 14-of-32 (43.8%).
After the opening frame, DePaul pulled within a point at 40-39 with the opening bucket of the second half (19:48). Over the next eight minutes the Bluejays picked the Blue Demons apart with a 26-4 run to soar to a 66-43 advantage (11:25).
Alexander got things rolling for Creighton with six straight points on a three-pointer and a traditional three-point play. Following a DePaul bucket, Steven Ashworth went to work from long range as he surrounded a mid-range shot by Alexander with a pair of treys to make it 54-41 (15:59). Despite a second bucket from the Blue Demons, Creighton's run continued as Kalkbrenner and Scheierman got involved in the next 12-0 run to give the Jays a 66-43 edge.
Alexander led all scorers with 23 points, while Kalkbrenner finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. Rounding out the Bluejays in double digits was a season-high 17 points from Ashworth as well as 16 points and 10 rebounds from Scheierman for his seventh double-double of 2023-24. Creighton won the rebound battle 41-30 and made 12 three-pointers in addition to 11-of-12 free throws.
DePaul's Fisher was the only Blue Demon in double figures with 12 points. Interim head coach Matt Brady's club shot 37.7 percent from the floor and made just 3-of-13 three-pointers.
The Bluejays remain at home for their next contest, facing Butler on Friday, February 2 at 8:00 p.m. inside CHI Health Center Omaha. The contest will be broadcast on FS1.
NOTES: With the win Creighton extended its streak to 20 straight wins over DePaul ... Steven Ashworth tied season-high with 17 points and five three-pointers made ... Creighton is 7-3 at the midpoint of BIG EAST play for the third time in the last four seasons ... To donate to the fight against cancer, visit http://cancer.org/pinkout ... Creighton finished January 7-1, its most wins in the month since 2017 ... Creighton is now 10-1 at home ... Greg McDermott moved into 10th in BIG EAST history with his 116th regular-season league win, passing Jamie Dixon ... Creighton is 7-0 this year in BIG EAST games when Bill Raftery isn't on the call ... Baylor Scheierman surpassed 1,000 career defensive rebounds, as well as 200 assists since coming to Creighton ... Ryan Kalkbrenner became the 14th player in Creighton history to surpass 1,500 career points ... Twenty-two of the last 24 meetings vs. DePaul have been decided by 10 or more points ... Creighton's 20 straight wins over DePaul are tied for the nation's fifth-longest against string among league rivals, and the best among "Power 6" teams ... Creighton is 12-3 in the month of January since the start of 2023, the nation's fifth-best mark among Power 6 schools ... After beating DePaul 84-58 in Chicago on January 9th, this marks the first time since joining the BIG EAST that Creighton has beaten the same league team by 23 points or more in both regular-season meetings ... Creighton improved to 16-0 all-time when Trey Alexander scores 20 points or more and 17-2 when Ryan Kalkbrenner does it ... Trey Alexander (1,117) moved past Kenny Evans (1,116), Doug Brookins (1,115) and Daryl Stovall (1,115) for 35th in CU history in scoring ... After playing all but 42 seconds in Creighton's previous four games, Baylor Scheierman played "just' 33:27 ... Creighton improved to 10-1 when Steven Ashworth scores in double-figures ... Creighton is 11-0 this year when scoring 30 or more paint points and 10-0 when scoring 11 or more second-chance points ... Creighton improved to 143-6 all-time at CHI Health Center Omaha when scoring 80 points or more ... Today marked Creighton's first game of the season without a blocked shot.
The win lifted the Bluejays to 16-5 on the season and 7-3 in BIG EAST action, while DePaul fell to 3-17 overall and 0-9 against conference foes. Creighton has now beaten DePaul in 20 straight meetings, extending its longest spell over another opponent in program history.
The first half saw the trio of Trey Alexander, Ryan Kalkbrenner and Baylor Scheierman combine for 30 of the Bluejays 40 points, but DePaul remained in striking distance throughout behind nine from Jalen Terry and eight from Elijah Fisher. Both squads hit 14 field goals in the first half with DePaul going 14-of-31 (45.2%) and Creighton hitting 14-of-32 (43.8%).
After the opening frame, DePaul pulled within a point at 40-39 with the opening bucket of the second half (19:48). Over the next eight minutes the Bluejays picked the Blue Demons apart with a 26-4 run to soar to a 66-43 advantage (11:25).
Alexander got things rolling for Creighton with six straight points on a three-pointer and a traditional three-point play. Following a DePaul bucket, Steven Ashworth went to work from long range as he surrounded a mid-range shot by Alexander with a pair of treys to make it 54-41 (15:59). Despite a second bucket from the Blue Demons, Creighton's run continued as Kalkbrenner and Scheierman got involved in the next 12-0 run to give the Jays a 66-43 edge.
Alexander led all scorers with 23 points, while Kalkbrenner finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. Rounding out the Bluejays in double digits was a season-high 17 points from Ashworth as well as 16 points and 10 rebounds from Scheierman for his seventh double-double of 2023-24. Creighton won the rebound battle 41-30 and made 12 three-pointers in addition to 11-of-12 free throws.
DePaul's Fisher was the only Blue Demon in double figures with 12 points. Interim head coach Matt Brady's club shot 37.7 percent from the floor and made just 3-of-13 three-pointers.
The Bluejays remain at home for their next contest, facing Butler on Friday, February 2 at 8:00 p.m. inside CHI Health Center Omaha. The contest will be broadcast on FS1.
NOTES: With the win Creighton extended its streak to 20 straight wins over DePaul ... Steven Ashworth tied season-high with 17 points and five three-pointers made ... Creighton is 7-3 at the midpoint of BIG EAST play for the third time in the last four seasons ... To donate to the fight against cancer, visit http://cancer.org/pinkout ... Creighton finished January 7-1, its most wins in the month since 2017 ... Creighton is now 10-1 at home ... Greg McDermott moved into 10th in BIG EAST history with his 116th regular-season league win, passing Jamie Dixon ... Creighton is 7-0 this year in BIG EAST games when Bill Raftery isn't on the call ... Baylor Scheierman surpassed 1,000 career defensive rebounds, as well as 200 assists since coming to Creighton ... Ryan Kalkbrenner became the 14th player in Creighton history to surpass 1,500 career points ... Twenty-two of the last 24 meetings vs. DePaul have been decided by 10 or more points ... Creighton's 20 straight wins over DePaul are tied for the nation's fifth-longest against string among league rivals, and the best among "Power 6" teams ... Creighton is 12-3 in the month of January since the start of 2023, the nation's fifth-best mark among Power 6 schools ... After beating DePaul 84-58 in Chicago on January 9th, this marks the first time since joining the BIG EAST that Creighton has beaten the same league team by 23 points or more in both regular-season meetings ... Creighton improved to 16-0 all-time when Trey Alexander scores 20 points or more and 17-2 when Ryan Kalkbrenner does it ... Trey Alexander (1,117) moved past Kenny Evans (1,116), Doug Brookins (1,115) and Daryl Stovall (1,115) for 35th in CU history in scoring ... After playing all but 42 seconds in Creighton's previous four games, Baylor Scheierman played "just' 33:27 ... Creighton improved to 10-1 when Steven Ashworth scores in double-figures ... Creighton is 11-0 this year when scoring 30 or more paint points and 10-0 when scoring 11 or more second-chance points ... Creighton improved to 143-6 all-time at CHI Health Center Omaha when scoring 80 points or more ... Today marked Creighton's first game of the season without a blocked shot.
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— Creighton Men's Basketball (@BluejayMBB) January 30, 2024
Team Stats
DePaul
CU
FG%
.377
.484
3FG%
.231
.353
FT%
.929
.917
RB
30
41
TO
7
10
STL
7
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
10
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
22
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
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