Creighton (69) vs Xavier (77) · Feb 27, 2021

FINAL

Feb 27, 2021

Game Recap

Xavier boosts tourney hopes with win over No. 13 Creighton. Paul Scruggs scored 23 points and Zach Freemantle added 17, helping Xavier bolster its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 77-69 victory over No. 13 Creighton on Saturday.

Box Score

	1	2	T
CREI	31	38	69
XAV	33	44	77

CREIGHTON	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Christian Bishop	2-4	0-0	0-3	7	1	1	1	4	4	4
23Damien Jefferson	7-12	3-5	2-2	8	0	2	0	1	3	19
11Marcus Zegarowski	6-14	1-6	2-4	2	10	1	0	1	3	15
24Mitch Ballock	4-8	3-4	0-0	2	2	1	1	0	1	11
34Denzel Mahoney	3-14	2-8	3-4	4	2	2	0	1	3	11
32Ryan Kalkbrenner	4-5	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	2	0	0	9
4Shereef Mitchell	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
0Antwann Jones	0-1	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Alex O'Connell	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	26-6142.6%	9-2536%	8-1650%	29	17	7	4	8	15	69

XAVIER	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Zach Freemantle	7-12	1-3	2-3	10	3	0	1	1	3	17
25Jason Carter	0-2	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	3	0	1	0
3Colby Jones	3-6	0-1	0-0	4	4	0	2	3	4	6
11Dwon Odom	6-10	0-2	0-1	3	4	2	2	1	2	12
1Paul Scruggs	9-13	3-5	2-2	7	5	2	1	4	3	23
13Bryan Griffin	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
24KyKy Tandy	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
0CJ Wilcher	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3
5Adam Kunkel	4-9	2-5	2-2	1	2	1	0	1	1	12
TOTAL	32-5954.2%	7-2133.3%	6-875%	33	22	5	9	10	15	77

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfcreixav

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Creighton
(19:45) Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:45) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
(19:33) Paul Scruggs Turnover.
(19:33) Christian Bishop Steal.
(19:18) Marcus Zegarowski missed Jumper.
(19:18) Jason Carter Block.
(19:18) Dwon Odom Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:07) Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dwon Odom.
03
+2 (18:49) Denzel Mahoney made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Bishop.
23
(18:31) Paul Scruggs missed Jumper.
(18:31) Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(18:17) Mitch Ballock missed Jumper.
(18:17) Colby Jones Block.
(18:17) Christian Bishop Offensive Rebound.
(18:14) Christian Bishop Turnover.
(18:14) Dwon Odom Steal.
(18:05) Colby Jones Turnover.
(18:05) Damien Jefferson Steal.
+2 (17:52) Christian Bishop made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
43
(17:38) Colby Jones missed Layup.
(17:38) Mitch Ballock Block.
(17:38) Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(17:29) Christian Bishop missed Layup.
(17:29) Paul Scruggs Block.
(17:29) Xavier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:04) Dwon Odom made Layup. Assisted by Zach Freemantle.
45
(16:49) Christian Bishop missed Jumper.
(16:49) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:42) Paul Scruggs made Jumper.
47
+2 (16:13) Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.
67
(15:51) Jason Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:51) Colby Jones Offensive Rebound.
(15:28) Foul on Christian Bishop.
(15:28) Official TV Timeout
(15:14) Bryan Griffin missed Jumper.
(15:14) Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:57) Damien Jefferson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
97
(14:35) Dwon Odom Turnover.
(14:35) Marcus Zegarowski Steal.
+2 (14:06) Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
117
+2 (13:50) Paul Scruggs made Jumper.
119
+2 (13:39) Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.
139
(13:24) Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.
+2 (13:16) Paul Scruggs made Jumper.
1311
(12:49) Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:49) Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:30) Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:22) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
1511
+2 (12:01) Bryan Griffin made Dunk. Assisted by Adam Kunkel.
1513
(11:50) Foul on Colby Jones.
(11:50) Official TV Timeout
+1 (11:50) Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
1613
(11:50) Marcus Zegarowski missed Free Throw.
(11:50) Jason Carter Defensive Rebound.
(11:37) KyKy Tandy missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:37) Mitch Ballock Defensive Rebound.
(11:21) Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:21) Xavier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:49) Colby Jones made Jumper.
1615
(10:30) Damien Jefferson missed Layup.
(10:30) Jason Carter Block.
(10:30) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
(10:19) Foul on Damien Jefferson.
+1 (10:19) Paul Scruggs made Free Throw.
1616
+1 (10:19) Paul Scruggs made Free Throw.
1617
(10:05) Mitch Ballock missed Jumper.
(10:05) KyKy Tandy Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Zach Freemantle missed Jumper.
(9:46) Christian Bishop Block.
(9:46) Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.
(9:39) Foul on Colby Jones.
(9:39) Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.
(9:39) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:39) Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.
(9:39) C.J. Wilcher Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:18) Dwon Odom made Layup. Assisted by C.J. Wilcher.
1619
(9:06) Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:06) KyKy Tandy Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:56) C.J. Wilcher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KyKy Tandy.
1622
(8:50) Creighton Timeout
(8:32) Antwann Jones missed Jumper.
(8:32) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
(8:19) Paul Scruggs missed Layup.
(8:19) Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
(8:19) Foul on Paul Scruggs.
(8:01) Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.
(8:01) Dwon Odom Defensive Rebound.
(7:30) Dwon Odom missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:30) Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Foul on Christian Bishop.
(7:23) Christian Bishop Turnover.
(7:23) Official TV Timeout
+3 (7:11) Zach Freemantle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
1625
(6:55) Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:55) Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) Dwon Odom missed Layup.
(6:36) Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:12) Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.
1825
(5:51) Zach Freemantle missed Layup.
(5:51) Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.
(5:51) Creighton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:36) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
2025
(5:18) Dwon Odom missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:18) Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
(5:09) Zach Freemantle Block.
(5:09) Creighton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:48) Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Mahoney.
2225
(4:13) Dwon Odom missed Jumper.
(4:13) Denzel Mahoney Block.
(4:13) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:06) Damien Jefferson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
2525
(4:05) Xavier Timeout
(3:59) Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:59) Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(3:46) Damien Jefferson missed Layup.
(3:46) Jason Carter Block.
(3:46) Adam Kunkel Defensive Rebound.
(3:12) Zach Freemantle missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:12) Colby Jones Offensive Rebound.
(3:12) Foul on Damien Jefferson.
(3:06) Foul on Denzel Mahoney.
+1 (3:06) Zach Freemantle made Free Throw.
2526
+1 (3:06) Zach Freemantle made Free Throw.
2527
(2:37) Alex O'Connell Turnover.
(2:37) Paul Scruggs Steal.
+2 (2:26) Adam Kunkel made Layup.
2529
(2:15) Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:15) Jason Carter Defensive Rebound.
(2:01) Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:01) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:52) Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Mahoney.
2829
+2 (1:20) Zach Freemantle made Layup. Assisted by Colby Jones.
2831
(1:02) Foul on Jason Carter.
+3 (0:57) Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereef Mitchell.
3131
+2 (0:32) Zach Freemantle made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
3133
(0:03) Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:03) Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

CREI

XAV

69Points77

26-61(42.6%)Field Goal(%)32-59(54.2%)

9-25(36%)3-Point(%)7-21(33.3%)

8-16(50%)Free Throw(%)6-8(75%)

32(7)Rebounds(Offensive)36(4)

17Assists22

7Steals5

4Blocks9

8Turnovers10

15(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

4Largest Lead13

Game Details

Saturday, February 27, 2021 · 5:00 PM

Cintas Center · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 922 (9.0%)

tv: FOX

spread: CREI -4.5

over/under: 146