Creighton Bluejays vs. Xavier Musketeers

Mar 10, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CREI	26	34	60
XAV	40	42	82

Game Recap

Creighton Bluejays vs Xavier Musketeers game highlights

No. 15 Xavier beats No. 24 Creighton 82-60 in Big East semis. Back in late January, Xavier point guard Souley Boum scored a season-low two points in a loss at Creighton and was undeniably outplayed by his counterpart, Ryan Nembhard.

Player Stats

CREIGHTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Arthur Kaluma	24	3-8	1-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	7
55Baylor Scheierman	29	4-10	1-5	6-6	7	2	0	1	3	1	15
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	33	7-7	1-1	3-4	3	1	3	1	2	1	18
2Ryan Nembhard	31	2-12	1-3	0-0	6	6	0	1	2	3	5
23Trey Alexander	29	4-11	2-4	2-2	4	2	2	0	4	1	12
10Zander Yates	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Mason Miller	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
33Fred King	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
21Evan Young	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Ben Shtolzberg	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Sami Osmani	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Shereef Mitchell	10	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3
5Francisco Farabello	17	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0
TOTAL	-	21-5637.5%	7-2330.4%	11-1291.7%	26	12	7	4	13	14	60

XAVIER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Jerome Hunter	29	3-7	0-2	0-0	8	2	0	0	1	2	6
24Jack Nunge	30	7-13	1-2	2-3	7	1	2	0	1	1	17
3Colby Jones	35	7-13	0-1	0-0	10	0	1	0	2	0	14
5Adam Kunkel	29	4-7	0-1	0-0	4	2	1	1	2	1	8
0Souley Boum	37	7-17	5-8	4-4	5	6	0	0	2	1	23
34Elijah Tucker	2	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
4Cesare Edwards	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
35Bob Nunge	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Desmond Claude	25	4-10	0-2	3-4	2	0	4	0	0	3	11
45Brad Colbert	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0



TOTAL	-	33-7047.1%	7-1741.2%	9-1181.8%	39	11	8	1	10	9	82

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCREIXAV

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Xavier.
(19:47) Jack Nunge missed Dunk.
(19:47) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:37) Baylor Scheierman made Layup.
20
(19:26) Adam Kunkel Turnover.
(19:26) Ryan Kalkbrenner Steal.
(19:06) Baylor Scheierman missed Jumper.
(19:06) Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.
(18:53) Souley Boum missed Jumper.
(18:53) Xavier Offensive Rebound.
(18:52) Foul on Arthur Kaluma.
(18:49) Adam Kunkel Turnover.
(18:49) Trey Alexander Steal.
+3 (18:43) Arthur Kaluma made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
50
(18:23) Colby Jones missed Jumper.
(18:23) Baylor Scheierman Defensive Rebound.
(18:10) Ryan Kalkbrenner Turnover.
(17:56) Jerome Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:56) Jack Nunge Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:52) Souley Boum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Nunge.
53
(17:40) Trey Alexander Turnover.
(17:40) Adam Kunkel Steal.
+2 (17:32) Colby Jones made Layup. Assisted by Adam Kunkel.
55
+2 (17:16) Trey Alexander made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
75
(17:02) Colby Jones Turnover.
(16:41) Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:41) Jerome Hunter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:29) Jerome Hunter made Jumper.
77
(16:13) Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.
(16:13) Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:05) Colby Jones made Layup.
79
(15:43) Ryan Nembhard missed Layup.
(15:43) Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:40) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup.
99
+2 (15:22) Adam Kunkel made Layup.
911
(15:10) Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner.
(15:10) Ryan Kalkbrenner Turnover.
+2 (14:45) Desmond Claude made Jumper.
913
(14:25) Trey Alexander missed Jumper.
(14:25) Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.
(14:11) Souley Boum missed Jumper.
(14:11) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:02) Baylor Scheierman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
1213
(13:36) Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:33) Foul on Mason Miller.
(13:33) Foul on Cesare Edwards.
(13:33) Jump Ball won by Creighton.
(13:14) Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:14) Jerome Hunter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:01) Colby Jones made Jumper.
1215
(12:55) Ryan Nembhard Turnover.
(12:55) Desmond Claude Steal.
+2 (12:36) Desmond Claude made Jumper.
1217
+2 (12:20) Arthur Kaluma made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
1417
(12:05) Cesare Edwards missed Jumper.
(12:05) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
(11:56) Ryan Nembhard Turnover.
(11:56) Colby Jones Steal.
(11:37) Cesare Edwards Turnover.
(11:27) Trey Alexander Turnover.
(11:27) Jack Nunge Steal.
+2 (11:03) Jack Nunge made Jumper.
1419
(10:54) Foul on Desmond Claude.
(10:51) Trey Alexander Turnover.
(10:45) Souley Boum Turnover.
(10:19) Francisco Farabello missed Layup.
(10:19) Fredrick King Offensive Rebound.
(10:13) Fredrick King Turnover.
(9:59) Adam Kunkel missed Jumper.
(9:59) Xavier Offensive Rebound.
(9:54) Foul on Trey Alexander.
(9:45) Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:45) Baylor Scheierman Defensive Rebound.
(9:35) Francisco Farabello Turnover.
(9:35) Desmond Claude Steal.
(9:27) Foul on Francisco Farabello.
+1 (9:27) Souley Boum made Free Throw.
1420
+1 (9:27) Souley Boum made Free Throw.
1421
(9:13) Arthur Kaluma missed Jumper.
(9:13) Jerome Hunter Defensive Rebound.
(9:05) Jack Nunge missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:05) Baylor Scheierman Defensive Rebound.
(8:54) Foul on Desmond Claude.
+1 (8:54) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
1521
(8:54) Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Free Throw.
(8:54) Souley Boum Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:43) Souley Boum made Three Point Jumper.
1524
(8:33) Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.
(8:33) Souley Boum Defensive Rebound.
(8:17) Jack Nunge missed Layup.
(8:17) Jack Nunge Offensive Rebound.
(8:10) Adam Kunkel missed Jumper.
(8:10) Jerome Hunter Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:05) Souley Boum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Hunter.
1527
(7:39) Baylor Scheierman Turnover.
(7:39) Desmond Claude Steal.
+2 (7:29) Adam Kunkel made Layup.
1529
(7:14) Foul on Jack Nunge.
+1 (7:14) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
1629
+1 (7:14) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
1729
(7:04) Souley Boum missed Jumper.
(7:04) Jack Nunge Offensive Rebound.
(7:00) Foul on Mason Miller.
(6:57) Colby Jones Turnover.
(6:57) Trey Alexander Steal.
(6:53) Trey Alexander missed Layup.
(6:53) Jerome Hunter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:33) Jerome Hunter made Layup. Assisted by Souley Boum.
1731
+2 (6:06) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
1931
(5:45) Jack Nunge missed Jumper.
(5:45) Xavier Offensive Rebound.
(5:39) Souley Boum missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:39) Baylor Scheierman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:25) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
2131
(5:06) Jerome Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:06) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
(4:42) Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:42) Xavier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:28) Colby Jones made Jumper.
2133
+3 (4:03) Trey Alexander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
2433
+2 (3:44) Desmond Claude made Layup.
2435
(3:33) Ryan Nembhard missed Layup.
(3:33) Cesare Edwards Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Souley Boum missed Layup.
(3:17) Trey Alexander Defensive Rebound.
(3:10) Trey Alexander Turnover.
(3:10) Desmond Claude Steal.
(3:01) Desmond Claude missed Jumper.
(3:01) Colby Jones Offensive Rebound.
(2:57) Colby Jones missed Jumper.
(2:57) Desmond Claude Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:57) Desmond Claude made Two Point Tip Shot.
2437
+2 (2:44) Trey Alexander made Jumper.
2637
(2:18) Foul on Arthur Kaluma.
(2:18) Desmond Claude missed Free Throw.
(2:18) Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:18) Desmond Claude made Free Throw.
2638
(2:11) Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.
(2:11) Souley Boum Defensive Rebound.
(2:09) Foul on Ryan Nembhard.
+1 (2:09) Souley Boum made Free Throw.
2639
+1 (2:09) Souley Boum made Free Throw.
2640
(1:49) Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:49) Ryan Nembhard Offensive Rebound.
(1:42) Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:42) Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Jack Nunge missed Layup.
(1:21) Baylor Scheierman Defensive Rebound.
(1:08) Trey Alexander missed Layup.
(1:08) Adam Kunkel Defensive Rebound.
(0:36) Souley Boum missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:36) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Ryan Nembhard missed Layup.
(0:05) Adam Kunkel Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CREI

XAV

60Points82

21-56(37.5%)Field Goal(%)33-70(47.1%)

7-23(30.4%)3-Point(%)7-17(41.2%)

11-12(91.7%)Free Throw(%)9-11(81.8%)

28(7)Rebounds(Offensive)45(16)

12Assists11

7Steals8

4Blocks1

13Turnovers10

14(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)

5Largest Lead22

Game Details

Friday, March 10, 2023 · 9:10 PM

Cintas Center · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 19,812 (193.8%)

spread: CREI -3.5

over/under: 153