Men's Basketball Routs DePaul, 73-49

CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Creighton men's basketball team won its fourth straight game on Tuesday night with a 73-49 road win at DePaul. DePaul's 49 points tied the third-fewest allowed by Creighton in a league play since joining the BIG EAST in 2013.

The Bluejays are now 13-6 on the season and 6-2 in BIG EAST play, its best league start since its 2020-21 team that reached the Sweet 16. DePaul, which snapped a 39-game BIG EAST losing streak at Georgetown on Friday, saw its record fall to 10-10 overall and 1-8 in league action.

Creighton never trailed, scoring the first five points of the game and holding the Blue Demons without a field goal for the first five minutes of the contest. CU then used an 12-2 run that included seven points by Jamiya Neal to build a 23-9 lead. The Bluejays were led in the first half by 12 points and six rebounds by Neal as the Bluejays took a 31-19 advantage into the half. DePaul's 19 points scored were the fewest by a conference opponent in a Bluejay road game since Feb. 13, 2011 (Southern Illinois), which was in Greg McDermott's first year at Creighton.

A breakaway by dunk by Neal, four points by Ryan Kalkbrenner and a lay-up by Jasen Green helped Creighton open the second half on an 8-2 run and its largest lead of the game to that point at 39-21. CU's margin reached 23 (45-22) after a 6-0 spurt that included a Kalkbrenner slam and two baskets by Steven Ashworth.

Creighton led by as much as 28 (65-37 and 71-43) while cruising to its 21st consecutive victory over the Blue Demons.

Kalkbrenner finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots, while Neal led the Jays with 14 points. Creighton made 25-of-48 shots from the floor (52.1 percent) and made 14-of-18 two-point attempts after halftime. The Jays won the rebound battle 43-30 and outscored DePaul 36-28 in the paint.

DePaul was paced by 15 points from Layden Blocker. The Blue Demons entered the night as one of the nation's most prolific shooting three-point shooting teams but made just 1-of-18 to start the game and finished 3-of-23 overall from distance.

The Bluejays will return to the court on Saturday when it hosts Seton Hall at 12:30 p.m. in the program's annual Creighton vs. Cancer Pink Out.

NOTES: Tonight was Greg McDermott's 504th game as Creighton head coach, surpassing Dana Altman for most in program history ... Ryan Kalkbrenner was called for his first foul before halftime since Nov. 26th vs. Texas A&M ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 1,039 consecutive games, while DePaul has made a trey in 974 straight games ... Steven Ashworth has made a three-pointer in 37 straight games ... Jackson McAndrew is the only freshman in Creighton history to make a three-pointer in eight consecutive BIG EAST games ... Steven Ashworth's streak of 22 straight games in double-figures came to a close, as he scored nine ... In the last 27 meetings against DePaul, Creighton is now 24-0 when scoring 69 points or more against the Blue Demons ... Twenty-three of the last 25 meetings between Creighton and DePaul have been decided by 10 or more points ... Greg McDermott won his 129th career BIG EAST game, tying him with Rick Pitino for seventh-most in league history ... Greg McDermott owns 24 wins over DePaul, seven more wins than against any other opponent .. Creighton is 6-2 in BIG EAST play for the first time since 2020-21 ... Creighton has won 21 straight meetings against DePaul, its longest streak against any opponent in program history ... Creighton's 21 straight wins are tied for the sixth-longest active streak by one league foe over another team, and tied for the BIG EAST's fourth-longest streak ever ... Creighton has won at DePaul in each of the past 12 seasons ... Ryan Kalkbrenner joined Zach Hanson as the only Creighton players to defeat DePaul nine times ... Creighton is now a league-best 16-4 in the month of January since the start of 2023 ... Ryan Kalkbrenner improved to 9-0 in his career against DePaul ... Chicagoland native Sami Osmani and Josh Townley-Thomas both had their first baskets of the season.

Brought back another W. ?? Recap at DePaul#GoJays pic.twitter.com/3kyUJLiwzd — Creighton Men's Basketball (@BluejayMBB) January 24, 2025

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Team Stats

Jamiya Neal

Ryan Kalkbrenner

Steven Ashworth

Jackson McAndrew

Players Mentioned

Steven Ashworth

Jasen Green

Ryan Kalkbrenner

Jackson McAndrew

Jamiya Neal

Sami Osmani

Josh Townley-Thomas

Players Mentioned

Steven Ashworth

Jasen Green

Ryan Kalkbrenner

Jackson McAndrew

Jamiya Neal

Sami Osmani

Josh Townley-Thomas