Tuesday, January 14
Omaha, Neb.
7:30 PM
Creighton University
84
vs
64
Providence
Mason Miller
Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
Reserves Key Second Half Surge as Men's Basketball Beats Providence, 84-64
1/14/2025 9:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Traudt and Miller combine for 21 of team's 29 bench points
OMAHA, Neb. -- Fueled by six second half three-pointers from Isaac Traudt and Mason Miller, Creighton Men's Basketball defeated Providence 84-64 on Tuesday, January 14. The win pushed the Bluejays to 11-6 on the season and 4-2 in BIG EAST action, while Providence fell to 9-9 overall and 3-4 in conference action.
Each team delivered an early punch as Providence scored the first five points, then Creighton answered with the following six. Down 8-6 with 17:16 remaining, the Bluejays began to assert themselves with a 17-4 run to seize control with a 23-12 edge. Senior Ryan Kalkbrenner got CU rolling with a traditional three-point play, and the Missouri native went on to score eight points in the run.
The squads traded blows once more in the latter portion of the opening frame as Providence closed within five at 29-24, only to see the Bluejays push their advantage back out to 11 with two dunks from Kalkbrenner and another from Mason Miller to make it 35-24.
A final push by the Friars brought the game back within four with under two minutes remaining in the half, but a trey from Ashworth and another Kalkbrenner dunk returned the Bluejays to a comfortable edge. At the break Creighton led 43-34 after a three-ball from Jamiya Neal to beat the buzzer.
Providence crept back within four twice in the opening moments of the second half, but the sharp shooting of Traudt and Miller steadied the Bluejays at each turn. Traudt and Miller's six treys all came in the second half as the duo delivered 19 of Creighton's 41 second half points.
Ashworth and Kalkbrenner led the Bluejays with 20 points, with Kalkbrenner also grabbing 10 rebounds for his 21st career double-double. Kalkbrenner added his second straight game with a season-best six blocked shots. Creighton shot 51.6 percent from the floor and 43.8 percent from deep.
Providence got 10 points from Wesley Cardet, Corey Flyod Jr. and Ryan Mela in the loss. The Friars won the board battle 40-35 but made just 4-of-20 three-pointers.
The Bluejays return to action on Saturday, at No. 14 Connecticut as the Bluejays and Huskies face off on FOX at 11 a.m. Central.
NOTES: Greg McDermott tied Lou Carnesecca for eighth in BIG EAST history with 127 regular-season league wins ... Steven Ashworth made a three-pointer in his 35th straight game ... Steven Ashworth joined Doug McDermott (in 2011-12) as the only Creighton men in the last 25 seasons to score 10 or more points in each of his first 25 games of the season ... It was Ashworth's 20th straight double-figure scoring game ... Ryan Kalkbrenner surpassed 250 career blocks and now has 253, while his was fouled four times and now has been hacked 502 times in his career ... Kalkbrenner was honored prior to the game in recognition of his 2,000th career point ... Mason Miller now owns 202 career rebounds after snaring four tonight, and also threw down his second career dunk ... Jamiya Neal had four steals and now has 100 in his career ... The win was Creighton's largest victory margin over the Friars in 14 all-time meetings in Omaha ... Jackson McAndrew joined Marcus Zegarowski as the second Bluejay true freshman to make a three-pointer in each of his first six BIG EAST games ... Creighton has won 42 straight games when scoring 17 or more bench points ... Creighton has won 18 straight BIG EAST games when Ryan Kalkbrenner attempts 12 or more field goals ... Ryan Kalkbrenner moved from 31st to 27th in BIG EAST history with 1,104 career points in league play, passing Kelan Martin (1,101), Chris Thomas (1,099), Trevon Bluiett (1,094) and Dominique Jones (1,087) ... Kalkbrenner also moved from 19th to 15th in league history with 537 career rebounds in BIG EAST play, passing Ryan Gomes (534), Rony Seikaly (531), Othella Harrington (529) and Ed Pinckney (528) ... Fedor Zugic scored a season-best six points.
Each team delivered an early punch as Providence scored the first five points, then Creighton answered with the following six. Down 8-6 with 17:16 remaining, the Bluejays began to assert themselves with a 17-4 run to seize control with a 23-12 edge. Senior Ryan Kalkbrenner got CU rolling with a traditional three-point play, and the Missouri native went on to score eight points in the run.
The squads traded blows once more in the latter portion of the opening frame as Providence closed within five at 29-24, only to see the Bluejays push their advantage back out to 11 with two dunks from Kalkbrenner and another from Mason Miller to make it 35-24.
A final push by the Friars brought the game back within four with under two minutes remaining in the half, but a trey from Ashworth and another Kalkbrenner dunk returned the Bluejays to a comfortable edge. At the break Creighton led 43-34 after a three-ball from Jamiya Neal to beat the buzzer.
Providence crept back within four twice in the opening moments of the second half, but the sharp shooting of Traudt and Miller steadied the Bluejays at each turn. Traudt and Miller's six treys all came in the second half as the duo delivered 19 of Creighton's 41 second half points.
Ashworth and Kalkbrenner led the Bluejays with 20 points, with Kalkbrenner also grabbing 10 rebounds for his 21st career double-double. Kalkbrenner added his second straight game with a season-best six blocked shots. Creighton shot 51.6 percent from the floor and 43.8 percent from deep.
Providence got 10 points from Wesley Cardet, Corey Flyod Jr. and Ryan Mela in the loss. The Friars won the board battle 40-35 but made just 4-of-20 three-pointers.
The Bluejays return to action on Saturday, at No. 14 Connecticut as the Bluejays and Huskies face off on FOX at 11 a.m. Central.
NOTES: Greg McDermott tied Lou Carnesecca for eighth in BIG EAST history with 127 regular-season league wins ... Steven Ashworth made a three-pointer in his 35th straight game ... Steven Ashworth joined Doug McDermott (in 2011-12) as the only Creighton men in the last 25 seasons to score 10 or more points in each of his first 25 games of the season ... It was Ashworth's 20th straight double-figure scoring game ... Ryan Kalkbrenner surpassed 250 career blocks and now has 253, while his was fouled four times and now has been hacked 502 times in his career ... Kalkbrenner was honored prior to the game in recognition of his 2,000th career point ... Mason Miller now owns 202 career rebounds after snaring four tonight, and also threw down his second career dunk ... Jamiya Neal had four steals and now has 100 in his career ... The win was Creighton's largest victory margin over the Friars in 14 all-time meetings in Omaha ... Jackson McAndrew joined Marcus Zegarowski as the second Bluejay true freshman to make a three-pointer in each of his first six BIG EAST games ... Creighton has won 42 straight games when scoring 17 or more bench points ... Creighton has won 18 straight BIG EAST games when Ryan Kalkbrenner attempts 12 or more field goals ... Ryan Kalkbrenner moved from 31st to 27th in BIG EAST history with 1,104 career points in league play, passing Kelan Martin (1,101), Chris Thomas (1,099), Trevon Bluiett (1,094) and Dominique Jones (1,087) ... Kalkbrenner also moved from 19th to 15th in league history with 537 career rebounds in BIG EAST play, passing Ryan Gomes (534), Rony Seikaly (531), Othella Harrington (529) and Ed Pinckney (528) ... Fedor Zugic scored a season-best six points.
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