Saturday, January 25
Omaha, Neb.
12:30 PM
Creighton University
14-6,7-2Big East
79
vs
54
Seton Hall
6-14,1-8Big East
1
2
F
Seton Hall
34
20
54
Creighton
38
41
79
Photo by: Creighton Athletics
Strong Second Half Powers Men's Basketball Past Seton Hall, 79-54
1/25/2025 1:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bluejays win fifth straight game
OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton Men's Basketball delighted an overflow crowd of 18,430 with a 79-54 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday, January 25, in its 15th annual Creighton vs. Cancer Pink Out game. The Bluejays moved to 11-4 all-time in Pink Out games, earning the win thanks in large part to a 41-20 second half differential.
Creighton's fifth straight win lifted the Bluejays to 14-6 on the season and 7-2 in BIG EAST play, while Seton Hall fell to 6-14 overall and 1-8 in conference contests.
Seton Hall started the contest firing on all cylinders as the Pirates held a 28-20 edge with 5:25 left before the bottom dropped out on the visitors, who were playing without leading scorers Isaiah Coleman (15.8 ppg.) and Chaunce Jenkins (11.4 ppg.).
The Bluejays closed the first half on an 18-6 run, then scored the first nine points of the second half to punish the Pirates. The Bluejays led by as much as 26 points while posting their second win of 20+ points this week.
Kalkbrenner led all scorers with 23 points, while Ashworth delivered 17 points and Isaac Traudt closed the contest with 10 points. Creighton shot 58.3 percent for the game, including 11-of-26 from three-point range (42.3 percent), and won the rebound battle 29-26. CU outscored The Hall 26-18 off the bench and 14-6 in transition.
Seton Hall got a team-high 12 points from Prince Aligbe and 10 points and a team-leading five assists from Garwey Dual. The Pirates shot 42.6 percent from the floor while relying on pull-up jumpers from the elbow for much of the contest.
The Bluejays return to action on Wednesday, January 29 as Creighton hosts Xavier at 7:00 p.m. on FS1.
NOTES: Ryan Kalkbrenner crossed the 1,000 rebound threshold, the fifth player in CU history to do so with the Bluejays ... He's the third player in Creighton history and 132nd player in Division I men's basketball history to have at least 2,000 points and 1,000 career rebounds ... Kalkbrenner finished the game with 2,108 points and 1,002 career rebounds ... Ryan Kalkbrenner also owns 1,001 career points at CHI Health Center Omaha after today's performance, which trails only Doug McDermott's 1,573 ... Creighton has won five straight meetings against Seton Hall ... Greg McDermott tied Rick Pitino for seventh in league history with 130 career BIG EAST victories ... Ryan Kalkbrenner played in his 107th win at Creighton, tying a program-record previously held by Jahenns Manigat, Ethan Wragge and Doug McDermott ... Creighton has won at least seven of its first nine BIG EAST games for the first time since starting 8-1 in 2013-14 ... Creighton is the first team since Michigan State in 2008-09 to defeat the No. 1 team in the country, the reigning NCAA champ and the reigning NIT champ in the same season ... Creighton has won 10 or more home games in 28 of the last 29 seasons, including the last 10 ... Creighton has had at least one five-game win streak in 26 of the last 28 campaigns ... Steven Ashworth made a three-pointer in his 38th straight game and Creighton buried a triple in its 1,040th game in a row ... Jamiya Neal registered his 200th career assist ... Creighton hosted its second men's/women's basketball doubleheader at CHI Health Center Omaha ever, joining one on Dec. 22, 2010 ... Creighton has won 44 straight games when scoring 17 or more bench points ... Ryan Kalkbrenner had three blocked shots and moved from 53rd to 51st on the NCAA's all-time blocks chart with 362 in his career ... On the stat lists for BIG EAST regular-season play only, Kalkbrenner moved from 24th to 21st in career points with 1,145, from 14th to 11th with 564 career rebounds and is now tied for fourth with 224 blocked shots ... Jackson McAndrew made a three-pointer in his ninth straight BIG EAST game, extending his program record for a freshman.
Creighton's fifth straight win lifted the Bluejays to 14-6 on the season and 7-2 in BIG EAST play, while Seton Hall fell to 6-14 overall and 1-8 in conference contests.
Seton Hall started the contest firing on all cylinders as the Pirates held a 28-20 edge with 5:25 left before the bottom dropped out on the visitors, who were playing without leading scorers Isaiah Coleman (15.8 ppg.) and Chaunce Jenkins (11.4 ppg.).
The Bluejays closed the first half on an 18-6 run, then scored the first nine points of the second half to punish the Pirates. The Bluejays led by as much as 26 points while posting their second win of 20+ points this week.
Kalkbrenner led all scorers with 23 points, while Ashworth delivered 17 points and Isaac Traudt closed the contest with 10 points. Creighton shot 58.3 percent for the game, including 11-of-26 from three-point range (42.3 percent), and won the rebound battle 29-26. CU outscored The Hall 26-18 off the bench and 14-6 in transition.
Seton Hall got a team-high 12 points from Prince Aligbe and 10 points and a team-leading five assists from Garwey Dual. The Pirates shot 42.6 percent from the floor while relying on pull-up jumpers from the elbow for much of the contest.
The Bluejays return to action on Wednesday, January 29 as Creighton hosts Xavier at 7:00 p.m. on FS1.
NOTES: Ryan Kalkbrenner crossed the 1,000 rebound threshold, the fifth player in CU history to do so with the Bluejays ... He's the third player in Creighton history and 132nd player in Division I men's basketball history to have at least 2,000 points and 1,000 career rebounds ... Kalkbrenner finished the game with 2,108 points and 1,002 career rebounds ... Ryan Kalkbrenner also owns 1,001 career points at CHI Health Center Omaha after today's performance, which trails only Doug McDermott's 1,573 ... Creighton has won five straight meetings against Seton Hall ... Greg McDermott tied Rick Pitino for seventh in league history with 130 career BIG EAST victories ... Ryan Kalkbrenner played in his 107th win at Creighton, tying a program-record previously held by Jahenns Manigat, Ethan Wragge and Doug McDermott ... Creighton has won at least seven of its first nine BIG EAST games for the first time since starting 8-1 in 2013-14 ... Creighton is the first team since Michigan State in 2008-09 to defeat the No. 1 team in the country, the reigning NCAA champ and the reigning NIT champ in the same season ... Creighton has won 10 or more home games in 28 of the last 29 seasons, including the last 10 ... Creighton has had at least one five-game win streak in 26 of the last 28 campaigns ... Steven Ashworth made a three-pointer in his 38th straight game and Creighton buried a triple in its 1,040th game in a row ... Jamiya Neal registered his 200th career assist ... Creighton hosted its second men's/women's basketball doubleheader at CHI Health Center Omaha ever, joining one on Dec. 22, 2010 ... Creighton has won 44 straight games when scoring 17 or more bench points ... Ryan Kalkbrenner had three blocked shots and moved from 53rd to 51st on the NCAA's all-time blocks chart with 362 in his career ... On the stat lists for BIG EAST regular-season play only, Kalkbrenner moved from 24th to 21st in career points with 1,145, from 14th to 11th with 564 career rebounds and is now tied for fourth with 224 blocked shots ... Jackson McAndrew made a three-pointer in his ninth straight BIG EAST game, extending his program record for a freshman.
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— Creighton Men's Basketball (@BluejayMBB) January 29, 2025
Team Stats
SHU
CU
FG%
.426
.583
3FG%
.333
.423
FT%
.833
.706
RB
26
29
TO
11
12
STL
9
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
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