Ashworth Reaches Semifinals in 3-Point Contest at Final Four
4/3/2025 7:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Senior guard made 34-of-50 shots in 2 rounds
Ashworth had 19 of a possible 30 points in the first round. He made 17 shots, including his final five, and made two bonus balls (worth two points each), to earn the fourth-best score among the eight men's competitors and advance to the semifinals along with LSU's Cam Carter (22), UCSD's Tyler McGhie (20) and Missouri's Caleb Grill (20). The marksmanship made Ashworth Creighton's third men's semifinalist in the event, joining Kyle Korver in 2003 and Alex O'Connell in 2022.
In the semifinal round Ashworth once again made 17 shots, but missed all five bonus balls to finish with 17 points. That was good for fourth place behind Grill (23), McGhie (21) and Carter (20). In the final, McGhie defeated Grill, 20-15, to claim the men's title.
Ashworth was the sixth Creighton player in the last 25 years to take part in the men's three-point contest. but first since 2022. Kyle Korver finished second in the 2003 competition to Butler guard Darnell Archey, while Booker Woodfox did not advance to the semifinals in the 2009 competition won by Miami's Jack McClinton. Ethan Wragge placed fifth in the 2014 competition won by Baylor's Brady Heslip. In 2018, Marcus Foster didn't advance out of the quarterfinal round, won by Connor Burchfield from William and Mary. Most recently, Alex O'Connell finished third in the 2022 contest won by Iowa's Jordan Bohannon.
A 6-foot point guard from Alpine, Utah, Ashworth started all 35 of his appearances this season. He averaged 16.4 points and leads the BIG EAST with 6.8 assists per game and 93.0 percent marksmanship at the free throw line. Ashworth ranks fourth nationally and set a CU single-season record in free throw percentage, while he's seventh in the country in assists and 12th in three-pointers made, both of which are second-most in CU history. He's become the first player in CU history with at least 500 points and 200 assists in the same season, and finished his career with 1,994 career points, 740 career assists and 394 career three-pointers made. He was named a Second Team All-BIG EAST choice and is a finalist for the Nolan Richardson Award.
Ashworth's work in San Antonio isn't done as he and Bluejay teammate Jamiya Neal will also participate in the NABC-Reese's Division I College All-Star Game. The game will take place on Friday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and tip off at 3:30 p.m. Central live on CBS Sports Network.
Neal averaged 12.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game and was the lone player to start every game for the Bluejays in 2024-25. The 6-foot-5 guard/forward from Toledo, Ohio, spent his first three seasons at Arizona State and closed his college career with 998 combined points, including 433 at Creighton. His best game came in CU's victory over No. 10 Louisville in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, when he scored a career-high 29 points and tied his best with 12 rebounds. Neal was one of two players to rank in the Top 10 in the BIG EAST in both rebounds and assists per game.
Creighton finished its 2024-25 season with a 25-11 record and are one of four teams nationally to win an NCAA Tournament game each of the past five seasons.
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The complete results of the competition are as follows:
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Dave's Hot Chicken Hot Shot Challenge
Caleb Grill, Missouri; Alyssa Durazo-Frescas, Grand Canyon; Kylen Milton, Murray State: 50.7
E*TRADE Men's 3-Point Championship
First Round
Cam Carter, LSU: 22
Caleb Grill, Missouri: 20
Tyler McGhie, UCSD: 20
Steven Ashworth, Creighton: 19
Payton Sandfort, Iowa: 15
Jalen Sullinger, Kent State: 15
John Poulakidas, Yale: 14
Patrick McCaffery, Butler: 12
Second Round
Caleb Grill, Missouri: 23
Tyler McGhie, UCSD: 21
Can Carter, LSU: 20
Steven Ashworth, Creighton: 17
Final Round
Tyler McGhie, UCSD: 20
Caleb Grill, Missouri: 15
Celsius Women's 3-Point Championship
First Round
Aaliyah Nye, Alabama: 21
Alyssa Durazo-Frescas, Grand Canyon: 19
Temira Poindexter, Kansas State: 19
Lauren Jensen, Creighton: 16
Sammie Puisis, USF: 14
Ioanna Krimili, Cal: 11
Sarah Andrews, Baylor: 8
Ivy Wolf, Dayton: 6
Second Round
Aaliyah Nye, Alabama: 23
Alyssa Durazo-Frescas, Grand Canyon: 14 (advanced to final based on tie-breaker)
Lauren Jensen, Creighton: 14
Temira Poindexter, Kansas State: 13
Final Round
Alyssa Durazo-Frescas, Grand Canyon: 23
Aaliyah Nye, Alabama: 18
Skechers Battle of the Champions
Tyler McGhie, UCSD: 21
Alyssa Durazo-Frescas, Grand Canyon: 18
King's Hawaiian Slam Dunk Championship
First Round
Christian Ings, Norfolk State: 40
Kylen Milton, Murray State: 38
DeMarr Langford, Jr., UAlbany: 33
Tevin Smith, Cleveland State: 33
Christian Shumate, McNeese: 32
Lakeem McAliley, East Stroudsburg: 31
Second Round
Christian Ings, Norfolk State: 72
Kylen Milton, Murray State: 57
Tevin Smith, Cleveland State: 50
DeMarr Langford, UAlbany: 42
Final Round
Christian Ings, Norfolk State: 39
Kylen Milton, Murray State: 30
