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FINAL
Dec 23, 2020

Game Recap

Creighton hands Xavier its first loss of season in 66-61 win. Antwann Jones and Denzel Mahoney scored 13 points each to lead No. 13 Creighton to a 66-61 win over 12th-ranked Xavier on Wednesday, handling the Musketeers their first loss of the season.

Box Score

12T
XAV342761
CREI363066
Xavier Musketeers logoXAVIERMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
32Zach Freemantle233-90-11-25010257
25Jason Carter323-100-50-04201336
3Colby Jones261-30-11-26200333
1Paul Scruggs324-93-50-034112011
10Nate Johnson324-132-82-251000112
13Bryan Griffin100-10-00-04001120
14Ben Stanley134-80-21-11100039
24KyKy Tandy122-62-40-05000016
0CJ Wilcher20-00-00-00000010
5Adam Kunkel183-91-60-05020017
TOTAL24-6835.3%8-3225.0%5-771.4%381043112061
Creighton Bluejays logoCREIGHTONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
13Christian Bishop274-80-12-571021110
23Damien Jefferson292-61-30-16110205
11Marcus Zegarowski302-111-55-662004010
24Mitch Ballock342-92-91-22211227
34Denzel Mahoney314-92-43-352100313
32Ryan Kalkbrenner131-30-00-04013022
4Shereef Mitchell131-20-00-02000122
0Antwann Jones134-82-43-342002013
5Alex O'Connell102-60-20-05000014
TOTAL22-6235.5%8-2828.6%14-2070.0%411046121166

Play-by-Play

1st halfxavcrei
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Creighton
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (19:52) Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (19:52) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (19:41) Colby Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (19:41) Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +3 (19:25) Damien Jefferson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
    03
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +3 (18:58) Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colby Jones.
    33
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (18:43) Christian Bishop missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (18:43) Jason Carter Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (18:29) Jason Carter made Layup. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
    53
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (18:05) Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (18:05) Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (17:52) Zach Freemantle missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (17:52) Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (17:44) Marcus Zegarowski Turnover.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (17:26) Zach Freemantle missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (17:26) Mitch Ballock Block.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (17:26) Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (17:13) Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (17:13) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (16:57) Zach Freemantle made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Johnson.
    73
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (16:47) Foul on Zach Freemantle.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (16:36) Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (16:36) Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (16:21) Paul Scruggs made Jumper.
    93
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (16:12) Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (16:12) Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +3 (16:00) Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper.
    123
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (15:46) Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.
    125
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +3 (15:25) Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Carter.
    155
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (14:59) Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (14:57) Mitch Ballock Offensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (14:55) Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (14:53) Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (14:31) Jason Carter made Dunk. Assisted by Colby Jones.
    175
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (14:07) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
    177
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (13:51) Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (13:51) Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (13:41) Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (13:41) Adam Kunkel Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (13:31) Nate Johnson made Jumper.
    197
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (13:16) Foul on Bryan Griffin.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +1 (13:16) Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
    198
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +1 (13:16) Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
    199
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +3 (13:01) Adam Kunkel made Three Point Jumper.
    229
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (12:46) Foul on Ben Stanley.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (12:42) Damien Jefferson Turnover.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (12:42) Adam Kunkel Steal.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (12:35) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (12:35) Antwann Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (12:27) Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (12:27) Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (12:27) KyKy Tandy Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (12:19) Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (12:19) Creighton Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (11:56) Alex O'Connell missed Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (11:56) Bryan Griffin Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (11:47) Bryan Griffin missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (11:47) Shereef Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (11:40) Shereef Mitchell made Layup.
    2211
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (11:20) Ben Stanley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (11:20) Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (11:09) Christian Bishop missed Layup.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (11:09) Bryan Griffin Block.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (11:09) Antwann Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • (11:05) Official TV Timeout
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +3 (10:58) Antwann Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Mahoney.
    2214
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +3 (10:43) KyKy Tandy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Carter.
    2514
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (10:37) Antwann Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (10:37) Christian Bishop Offensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (10:26) Christian Bishop missed Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (10:26) KyKy Tandy Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (9:58) Zach Freemantle Turnover.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (9:48) Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Antwann Jones.
    2516
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +3 (9:31) KyKy Tandy made Three Point Jumper.
    2816
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +3 (9:16) Denzel Mahoney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antwann Jones.
    2819
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (8:51) KyKy Tandy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (8:51) Mitch Ballock Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (8:49) Foul on Zach Freemantle.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (8:39) Antwann Jones made Layup.
    2821
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (8:39) Foul on C.J. Wilcher.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +1 (8:39) Antwann Jones made Free Throw.
    2822
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (8:14) Foul on Jason Carter.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (8:14) Jason Carter Turnover.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (8:03) Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (8:03) Denzel Mahoney Offensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (7:57) Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (7:57) Bryan Griffin Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (7:31) Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner.
  • (7:31) Official TV Timeout
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (7:31) Colby Jones missed Free Throw.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (7:31) Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +1 (7:31) Colby Jones made Free Throw.
    2922
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (7:08) Antwann Jones made Jumper.
    2924
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (6:50) Foul on Denzel Mahoney.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (6:46) Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (6:46) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (6:32) Foul on Jason Carter.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (6:32) Damien Jefferson missed Free Throw.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (6:32) Bryan Griffin Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (6:23) Jason Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (6:23) Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (6:17) Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (6:17) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (6:11) Antwann Jones missed Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (6:11) Bryan Griffin Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (6:01) Colby Jones made Jumper.
    3124
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +3 (5:46) Antwann Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
    3127
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (5:28) Paul Scruggs Turnover.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (5:28) Ryan Kalkbrenner Steal.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +3 (5:22) Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
    3130
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +2 (5:10) Ben Stanley made Layup. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
    3330
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (5:10) Foul on Alex O'Connell.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    +1 (5:10) Ben Stanley made Free Throw.
    3430
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (4:49) Damien Jefferson made Jumper.
    3432
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (4:18) Jason Carter missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (4:18) Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (4:10) Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (4:10) Jason Carter Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (3:45) Paul Scruggs missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (3:45) Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (3:37) Marcus Zegarowski missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (3:37) Alex O'Connell Offensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (3:37) Alex O'Connell made Two Point Tip Shot.
    3434
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (3:19) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (3:19) Xavier Offensive Rebound.
  • (3:12) Official TV Timeout
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (3:06) Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (3:06) Shereef Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (2:48) Christian Bishop made Jumper.
    3436
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (2:18) Ben Stanley missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (2:18) Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (2:13) Foul on Mitch Ballock.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (2:13) Mitch Ballock Turnover.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (1:54) Paul Scruggs Turnover.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (1:35) Christian Bishop missed Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (1:35) Jason Carter Block.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (1:35) Creighton Offensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (1:29) Foul on Bryan Griffin.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (1:29) Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (1:29) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (1:29) Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (1:29) Adam Kunkel Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (1:05) Bryan Griffin Turnover.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (0:58) Antwann Jones missed Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (0:58) Adam Kunkel Defensive Rebound.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (0:35) KyKy Tandy missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (0:35) Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (0:35) Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (0:05) Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (0:05) Xavier Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (0:02) Foul on Denzel Mahoney.
  • Xavier Musketeers logo
    (0:02) Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (0:02) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

61Points66
24-68(35.3%)Field Goal(%)22-62(35.5%)
8-32(25%)3-Point(%)8-28(28.6%)
5-7(71.4%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70%)
42(7)Rebounds(Offensive)45(8)
10Assists10
4Steals4
3Blocks6
11Turnovers12
20(0)Fouls(Technical)11(1)
13Largest Lead10

Game Details

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 · 3:00 PM
CHI Health Center Omaha · Omaha, NE
attendance: 1,673 (9.6%)
tv: FS1
spread: CREI -7
over/under: 155