#22 Men's Basketball Never Trails in Record-Setting Win at DePaul

CHICAGO, Ill. -- No. 22 Creighton scored on 11 of its first 12 possessions and never trailed in a 84-58 road win over DePaul on Tuesday evening at Wintrust Arena. The victory was CU's 19th consecutive over DePaul, setting a program record over one team.

Creighton improved to 12-4 on the year with its third straight win and is now 3-2 in BIG EAST play with a pair of road wins. DePaul fell to 3-12 overall and is winless in four league contests.

The Bluejays didn't waste any time jumping on the Blue Demons, as three different men scored as CU scored the game's first seven points. The lead grew to 15-7 by the first media timeout as CU drew five fouls in the first five minutes. Baylor Scheierman made four three-pointers in the first seven minutes as the Bluejay margin grew to 25-9, forcing a Blue Demons timeout.

Creighton led by as much as 23 (43-20) in the first half before settling for a 47-30 lead at the break. It was CU's most points and largest lead ever at half against DePaul in a league play. Scheierman (15 points, five rebounds), Kalkbrenner (15 points, six rebounds) and Alexander (12 points) shot a combined 15-for-22 in the first half to lead the Bluejays. CU owned a 22-13 lead on the glass and had 10 assists against just one turnover before intermission.

Any thoughts of a DePaul rally was quickly quashed by CU as the Bluejays scored the initial four points after the break. Up 54-36 at the first media timeout of the second half, Creighton unleashed a 13-0 run that started with five Scheierman points to build a 65-36 advantage. Creighton would lead by as much as 34 (79-45)

Kalkbrenner had 20 points, nine rebounds and four blocks in 23 minutes of play and Scheierman finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and three steals in 25 minutes. Alexander had 17 points and Ashworth tied his Bluejay best with seven assists. CU made 12 three-pointers in the contest and committed just six turnovers

DePaul was paced by Da'Sean Nelson with 12 points, while Jaden Henley scored all 12 of his points after halftime. The Blue Demons had nine turnovers after hafltime after just two miscues in the opening 20 minutes.

Creighton is back in action on Saturday at Noon when it hosts St. John's in a game that will be televised nationally on FOX.

NOTES: Creighton has won 16 straight games when scoring 40 or more points before halftime ... Creighton's 19 straight wins over DePaul are its longest streak ever over another school, breaking a tie with Grinnell (18 straight from 1926-37) ... Creighton has won 11 straight road games against DePaul, its longest road win streak ever over another opponent ... Per Elias Sports Bureau, Creighton's 11 straight road wins over DePaul is also tied for the nation's second-longest active road win streak over another foe, trailing only Gonzaga's 20 straight wins over Pepperdine ... Creighton's four road wins this year lead the nation's "Power 6" teams ... Creighton's +66 point differential in road games leads the nation's "Power 6" teams ... CU entered the day as the nations' only team in the Top 24 of the NET with three or more road wins ... Greg McDermott is now 22-1 all-time against DePaul ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 1,001 straight games ... In the last 25 meetings against DePaul, Creighton is 22-0 when scoring 69 points or more but 1-2 when scoring fewer than 69 points ... Twenty-one of the last 23 meetings between Creighton and DePaul have been decided by 10 or more points.

#22 Men's Basketball Never Trails in Record-Setting Win at DePaul

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Ryan Kalkbrenner

Baylor Scheierman

Trey Alexander

Mason Miller

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Baylor Scheierman

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Baylor Scheierman