Butler Bulldogs vs. Creighton Bluejays

Mar 11, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUT	26	30	56
CREI	42	45	87

Game Recap

McDermott, No. 17 Creighton rout Butler 87-56 in Big East. With coach Greg McDermott back on the bench after a one-game suspension, No. 17 Creighton cruised into the semifinals of the Big East Tournament with an 87-56 victory against Butler on Thursday night.

Player Stats

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Bryce Nze	35	7-13	3-7	4-7	6	3	0	1	1	2	21
33Bryce Golden	23	3-6	1-2	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	2	9
3Chuck Harris	36	3-9	1-2	1-2	3	0	2	0	2	3	8
12Myles Tate	16	2-6	0-4	0-0	0	3	1	0	2	0	4
52Jair Bolden	33	1-7	0-4	2-2	3	3	4	1	1	1	4
30Mike Parker	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Myles Wilmoth	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
35John-Michael Mulloy	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	2
25Christian David	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3
1Bo Hodges	24	1-9	0-3	0-0	4	2	1	0	4	0	2
0Campbell Donovan	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3




TOTAL	-	20-5735.1%	7-2626.9%	9-1369.2%	25	12	9	2	12	12	56

CREIGHTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Christian Bishop	23	5-8	0-0	0-0	3	3	1	0	1	2	10
23Damien Jefferson	22	6-9	2-3	0-0	2	2	1	2	3	1	14
11Marcus Zegarowski	28	7-10	4-5	0-0	4	5	3	0	1	2	18
24Mitch Ballock	29	1-6	1-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	0	3
34Denzel Mahoney	26	2-5	2-3	2-2	4	2	0	0	0	3	8
20Nic Zeil	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
32Ryan Kalkbrenner	14	3-3	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	3	1	2	6
41Jacob Epperson	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Devin Davis	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
14Sami Osmani	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
12Andrew Merfeld	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
4Shereef Mitchell	17	3-3	2-2	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	2	8
10Jett Canfield	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
0Antwann Jones	12	3-3	2-2	0-0	4	4	0	0	0	1	8
5Alex O'Connell	10	2-4	0-2	2-2	2	3	1	0	0	1	6
TOTAL	-	35-5662.5%	13-2454.2%	4-666.7%	27	22	8	5	11	15	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUTCREI

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Creighton.
+2 (19:40) Damien Jefferson made Jumper.
02
(19:12) Myles Tate missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:12) Mitch Ballock Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:58) Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Bishop.
05
(18:28) Bryce Golden missed Jumper.
(18:28) Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Damien Jefferson Turnover.
(18:19) Jair Bolden Steal.
(18:09) Chuck Harris missed Jumper.
(18:09) Damien Jefferson Block.
(18:09) Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.
(18:05) Foul on Chuck Harris.
(17:50) Marcus Zegarowski missed Jumper.
(17:50) Damien Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
(17:42) Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.
(17:42) Jair Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(17:30) Jair Bolden Turnover.
(17:30) Marcus Zegarowski Steal.
(17:24) Mitch Ballock Turnover.
(17:07) Myles Tate missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:07) Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:54) Damien Jefferson made Layup.
07
+3 (16:24) Bryce Nze made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Myles Tate.
37
+2 (16:05) Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
39
(15:46) Foul on Damien Jefferson.
(15:46) Bryce Nze missed Free Throw.
(15:46) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:46) Bryce Nze missed Free Throw.
(15:46) Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.
(15:18) Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:18) Bo Hodges Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:58) Myles Tate made Layup.
59
(14:47) Foul on Bryce Nze.
(14:43) Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:43) Bo Hodges Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:28) Bryce Nze made Layup. Assisted by Myles Tate.
79
+3 (14:13) Damien Jefferson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
712
(13:51) Chuck Harris missed Jumper.
(13:51) Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.
(13:51) Myles Wilmoth Offensive Rebound.
(13:41) Foul on Shereef Mitchell.
(13:20) Butler Turnover.
(13:20) Bo Hodges missed Jumper.
(13:20) Butler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:54) Damien Jefferson made Jumper.
714
(12:36) Bo Hodges Turnover.
(12:36) Shereef Mitchell Steal.
+2 (12:31) Shereef Mitchell made Layup.
716
(12:08) Bryce Nze Turnover.
+2 (11:48) Damien Jefferson made Layup.
718
(11:23) Bo Hodges missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:23) Shereef Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:15) Denzel Mahoney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereef Mitchell.
721
(10:45) Bo Hodges missed Layup.
(10:45) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:34) Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.
723
(10:13) Myles Tate missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:13) Bryce Golden Offensive Rebound.
(10:10) Foul on Denzel Mahoney.
(9:51) Jair Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:51) Bryce Nze Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:45) Bo Hodges made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Nze.
923
(9:37) Marcus Zegarowski Turnover.
(9:37) Jair Bolden Steal.
+3 (9:30) Bryce Golden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jair Bolden.
1223
(9:22) Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:22) Chuck Harris Defensive Rebound.
(8:59) Bryce Nze missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:59) Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
(8:51) Shereef Mitchell Turnover.
(8:51) Chuck Harris Steal.
(8:28) Bryce Golden missed Layup.
(8:28) Antwann Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:21) Christian Bishop made Layup. Assisted by Antwann Jones.
1225
(7:57) Bo Hodges Turnover.
(7:57) Shereef Mitchell Steal.
(7:43) Christian Bishop missed Layup.
(7:43) Christian David Defensive Rebound.
(7:34) Chuck Harris missed Jumper.
(7:34) Antwann Jones Defensive Rebound.
(7:19) Mitch Ballock missed Layup.
(7:19) Jair Bolden Block.
(7:19) Bryce Golden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:54) Bryce Golden made Layup. Assisted by Bo Hodges.
1425
+3 (6:25) Shereef Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antwann Jones.
1428
(6:12) Jair Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:12) Creighton Defensive Rebound.
(6:02) Foul on John-Michael Mulloy.
(5:59) Ryan Kalkbrenner Turnover.
(5:59) Chuck Harris Steal.
(5:44) Bryce Nze missed Jumper.
(5:44) Antwann Jones Defensive Rebound.
(5:37) Foul on John-Michael Mulloy.
+2 (5:28) Antwann Jones made Jumper.
1430
+2 (5:06) Bryce Nze made Layup.
1630
+2 (4:43) Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.
1632
+3 (4:28) Bryce Nze made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Myles Tate.
1932
+2 (4:15) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Alex O'Connell.
1934
(3:55) Bryce Nze missed Layup.
(3:55) Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.
(3:55) Bryce Nze Offensive Rebound.
(3:52) Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner.
(3:36) Myles Tate Turnover.
(3:36) Alex O'Connell Steal.
+2 (3:28) Alex O'Connell made Jumper.
1936
+2 (3:13) Myles Tate made Layup.
2136
+3 (2:44) Denzel Mahoney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.
2139
+3 (2:20) Chuck Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Nze.
2439
(2:09) Christian Bishop Turnover.
(2:09) Myles Tate Steal.
(2:05) Foul on Christian Bishop.
(1:54) Jump Ball won by Butler.
(1:39) Chuck Harris Turnover.
+3 (1:20) Damien Jefferson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Bishop.
2442
+2 (0:55) Jair Bolden made Jumper.
2642
(0:46) Christian Bishop missed Jumper.
(0:46) Bryce Nze Defensive Rebound.
(0:20) Bo Hodges missed Layup.
(0:20) Damien Jefferson Block.
(0:20) Bryce Golden Offensive Rebound.
(0:12) Bryce Golden Turnover.
(0:12) Damien Jefferson Steal.
(0:02) Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:02) Bryce Golden Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BUT

CREI

56Points87

20-57(35.1%)Field Goal(%)35-56(62.5%)

7-26(26.9%)3-Point(%)13-24(54.2%)

9-13(69.2%)Free Throw(%)4-6(66.7%)

29(12)Rebounds(Offensive)32(5)

12Assists22

9Steals8

2Blocks5

14Turnovers12

12(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

0Largest Lead33

Game Details

Thursday, March 11, 2021 · 6:00 PM

CHI Health Center Omaha · Omaha, NE

capacity: 17,352

tv: FS1

spread: CREI -10.5

over/under: 136