Wednesday, November 19
Omaha, Neb.
7:00 PM
Creighton University
3-1,0-0Big East
75
vs
60
North Dakota
2-4,0-0Summit League
1
2
F
North Dakota
36
24
60
Creighton
47
28
75
Blake Harper
Photo by: Nick Barajas
First Half Run Carries Men's Basketball Past UND, 75-60
11/19/2025 8:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton's Greg McDermott celebrated his 1,000th game as a head coach by leading his Bluejays to a 75-60 win over visiting North Dakota on Wednesday night in Omaha.
Creighton is now 3-1 on the young season, while North Dakota had a two-game win streak snapped to drop to 2-4.
The Bluejays fell into an early 15-10 hole before Blake Harper sparked a 14-0 run that gave the Jays the lead for good at 24-15. Harper drained two three-pointers as part of a personal 8-0 run. Jasen Green followed with a dunk and lay-ups from Fedor Zugic and Josh Dix capped the early knockout blow. UND never got within seven points the rest of the night.
Harper had 15 of his season-high 19 points in the first half as the Bluejays owned a 47-36 lead at the break. The sophomore from Washington, D.C., also led the Jays with 12Â rebounds for his fifth career double-double and first by any Bluejay this season.
The CU lead hovered between 9-16 points for the first 10 minutes of the second half, and the Fighting Hawks forced a Bluejay timeout after lay-up trimmed CU's lead to 62-54 with 7:27 left. CU countered with a 9-2 run, including five from Owen Freeman, to hold off an upset-minded North Dakota squad.
In addition to Harper's 19 points and 12 rebounds, Dix had a season-high 16 points and Freeman had 13 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and three steals on 6-for-6 shooting. CU shot 41.3 percent from the field and made 21.1 percent in 38 attempts from three-point range. The Jays also made 15-of-25 free throws on the evening.
North Dakota was led by 14 points from Marley Curtis and 13 more from Greyson Uelmen. The Fighting Hawks shot 38.3 percent from the field, made 6-of-18 three-pointers (33.3 percent) and drained 8-of-11 free throws. UND's seven steals were a season-low.
Creighton returns to action on Monday when it opens play at 1 p.m. Central against Baylor at the GEICO Players Era Men's Championship in Las Vegas, Nev. The contest will be broadcast on truTV, 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
NOTES: Creighton sophomore Jackson McAndrew is the son of former North Dakota forward Steve McAndrew, who was coached by Greg McDermott at North Dakota from 1989-94 ... Nik Graves made a free throw in his 62nd straight game, the nation's longest active string ... Hudson Greer had his redshirt pulled and finished with seven rebounds, four assists, one point and one blocked shot. Greer's rebounds were the most by a Bluejay freshman in their debut since Arthur Kaluma had eight in 2021 ... Creighton has made six or more three-pointers in 63 games in a row and 75 straight games of five or more triples ...  Greg McDermott improved to 633-367 in his 1,000th game as a head coach. He is 353-172 at Creighton ... Greg McDermott improved to 19-0 as Creighton coach when facing a current Summit League team ... Creighton has won six straight home games ... Creighton is 3-1 or 4-0 after four games for the 16th time in as many seasons under Greg McDermott ... Creighton's newcomers accounted for 66 of the team's 75 points.
Creighton is now 3-1 on the young season, while North Dakota had a two-game win streak snapped to drop to 2-4.
The Bluejays fell into an early 15-10 hole before Blake Harper sparked a 14-0 run that gave the Jays the lead for good at 24-15. Harper drained two three-pointers as part of a personal 8-0 run. Jasen Green followed with a dunk and lay-ups from Fedor Zugic and Josh Dix capped the early knockout blow. UND never got within seven points the rest of the night.
Harper had 15 of his season-high 19 points in the first half as the Bluejays owned a 47-36 lead at the break. The sophomore from Washington, D.C., also led the Jays with 12Â rebounds for his fifth career double-double and first by any Bluejay this season.
The CU lead hovered between 9-16 points for the first 10 minutes of the second half, and the Fighting Hawks forced a Bluejay timeout after lay-up trimmed CU's lead to 62-54 with 7:27 left. CU countered with a 9-2 run, including five from Owen Freeman, to hold off an upset-minded North Dakota squad.
In addition to Harper's 19 points and 12 rebounds, Dix had a season-high 16 points and Freeman had 13 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and three steals on 6-for-6 shooting. CU shot 41.3 percent from the field and made 21.1 percent in 38 attempts from three-point range. The Jays also made 15-of-25 free throws on the evening.
North Dakota was led by 14 points from Marley Curtis and 13 more from Greyson Uelmen. The Fighting Hawks shot 38.3 percent from the field, made 6-of-18 three-pointers (33.3 percent) and drained 8-of-11 free throws. UND's seven steals were a season-low.
Creighton returns to action on Monday when it opens play at 1 p.m. Central against Baylor at the GEICO Players Era Men's Championship in Las Vegas, Nev. The contest will be broadcast on truTV, 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
NOTES: Creighton sophomore Jackson McAndrew is the son of former North Dakota forward Steve McAndrew, who was coached by Greg McDermott at North Dakota from 1989-94 ... Nik Graves made a free throw in his 62nd straight game, the nation's longest active string ... Hudson Greer had his redshirt pulled and finished with seven rebounds, four assists, one point and one blocked shot. Greer's rebounds were the most by a Bluejay freshman in their debut since Arthur Kaluma had eight in 2021 ... Creighton has made six or more three-pointers in 63 games in a row and 75 straight games of five or more triples ...  Greg McDermott improved to 633-367 in his 1,000th game as a head coach. He is 353-172 at Creighton ... Greg McDermott improved to 19-0 as Creighton coach when facing a current Summit League team ... Creighton has won six straight home games ... Creighton is 3-1 or 4-0 after four games for the 16th time in as many seasons under Greg McDermott ... Creighton's newcomers accounted for 66 of the team's 75 points.
Team Stats
UND
CU
FG%
.383
.413
3FG%
.333
.211
FT%
.727
.600
RB
30
50
TO
8
11
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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