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FINAL
Mar 17, 2023

Box Score

12T
NCST263763
CREI284472

Game Recap

Kalkbrenner leads Creighton past NC State in March Madness. The Creighton Bluejays couldn't hit anything from outside. No worries — OK, maybe a little — they simply went inside to their big man.

Player Stats

Nc State Wolfpack logoNC STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
30DJ Burns191-50-00-04010142
5Jack Clark391-61-30-010010003
0Terquavion Smith3412-271-57-921113332
14Casey Morsell354-61-10-08010149
1Jarkel Joiner365-180-53-462000213
24Ernest Ross60-00-00-01000110
21Ebenezer Dowuona160-10-02-22000042
10Breon Pass130-00-00-01000000
4LJ Thomas21-10-00-00000002
TOTAL-24-6437.5%3-1421.4%12-1580.0%3434161863
Creighton Bluejays logoCREIGHTONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Arthur Kaluma332-60-36-694012010
55Baylor Scheierman274-122-80-064013310
11Ryan Kalkbrenner3811-141-18-972031331
2Ryan Nembhard384-90-32-233100310
23Trey Alexander374-120-41-22221229
13Mason Miller70-20-10-02000000
33Fredrick King20-00-00-01000010
4Shereef Mitchell10-00-00-00000000
5Francisco Farabello171-10-00-02000022
TOTAL-26-5646.4%3-2015.0%17-1989.5%32153681472

Play-by-Play

1st halfNCSTCREI
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Creighton
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +3 (19:52) Baylor Scheierman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner.
    03
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (19:29) Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (19:29) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (19:19) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
    05
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (19:01) D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (19:01) Baylor Scheierman Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (18:50) Baylor Scheierman Turnover.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (18:50) D.J. Burns Jr. Steal.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (18:50) Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (18:50) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (18:38) Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (18:38) Jarkel Joiner Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (18:31) Jack Clark missed Layup.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (18:31) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (18:19) Foul on Terquavion Smith.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (18:15) Foul on Terquavion Smith.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (18:03) Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (18:03) Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (17:43) D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (17:43) Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (17:43) D.J. Burns Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (17:43) Jump Ball won by NC State
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (17:30) Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (17:30) Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (17:10) Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (17:10) Casey Morsell Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (16:52) Jack Clark missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (16:52) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (16:45) Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (16:45) Casey Morsell Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (16:32) Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (16:32) Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (16:19) Baylor Scheierman made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
    07
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +2 (15:58) Jarkel Joiner made Layup.
    27
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (15:35) Baylor Scheierman Turnover.
  • (15:35) Official TV Timeout
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +2 (15:24) Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
    47
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (14:57) Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (14:57) Creighton Offensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (14:50) Trey Alexander made Jumper.
    49
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (14:28) Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (14:28) Fredrick King Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (14:08) Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (14:08) Casey Morsell Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (14:02) Terquavion Smith Turnover.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (14:02) Trey Alexander Steal.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (13:45) Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (13:45) Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +2 (13:34) Terquavion Smith made Layup.
    69
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (13:34) Foul on Fredrick King.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (13:34) Terquavion Smith missed Free Throw.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (13:34) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (13:09) Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (13:09) Terquavion Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (13:01) Terquavion Smith missed Layup.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (13:01) Mason Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (12:47) Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (12:47) Ebenezer Dowuona Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +2 (12:23) Terquavion Smith made Layup.
    89
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (12:00) Mason Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (12:00) Jarkel Joiner Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (11:45) Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (11:45) Mason Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (11:25) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
    811
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (10:57) Jarkel Joiner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (10:57) Francisco Farabello Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (10:49) Foul on Ebenezer Dowuona.
  • (10:49) Official TV Timeout
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (10:26) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
    813
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +2 (10:06) LJ Thomas made Jumper.
    1013
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (9:48) Foul on D.J. Burns Jr..
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +1 (9:48) Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
    1014
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +1 (9:48) Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
    1015
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +2 (9:32) Casey Morsell made Jumper.
    1215
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (9:14) Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (9:14) Jarkel Joiner Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (8:56) D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (8:56) Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (8:44) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
    1217
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (8:44) Foul on D.J. Burns Jr..
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +1 (8:44) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
    1218
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (8:21) Ebenezer Dowuona missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (8:21) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (7:57) Trey Alexander Turnover.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (7:57) Casey Morsell Steal.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +2 (7:52) Casey Morsell made Layup.
    1418
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (7:33) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
    1420
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (7:09) Foul on Baylor Scheierman.
  • (7:09) Official TV Timeout
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (7:03) Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (7:03) Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (7:03) Creighton Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (6:41) Foul on Baylor Scheierman.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (6:41) Baylor Scheierman Turnover.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (6:15) Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +1 (6:15) Ebenezer Dowuona made Free Throw.
    1520
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +1 (6:15) Ebenezer Dowuona made Free Throw.
    1620
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (5:49) Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.
    1622
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +2 (5:27) Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
    1822
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (5:11) Francisco Farabello made Layup.
    1824
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +2 (5:00) Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
    2024
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (4:48) Foul on Ebenezer Dowuona.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (4:47) Arthur Kaluma Turnover.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (4:47) Jack Clark Steal.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +2 (4:39) Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
    2224
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (4:16) Arthur Kaluma Turnover.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (4:02) Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (4:02) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (3:56) Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (3:56) Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (3:45) Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (3:45) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (3:37) Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (3:37) Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (3:30) Foul on Ryan Nembhard.
  • (3:30) Official TV Timeout
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +1 (3:30) Jarkel Joiner made Free Throw.
    2324
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +1 (3:30) Jarkel Joiner made Free Throw.
    2424
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (3:19) Mason Miller missed Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (3:19) Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (3:09) Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (3:09) Trey Alexander Defensive Rebound.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +2 (2:44) Trey Alexander made Jumper.
    2426
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (2:22) Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (2:22) Ernest Ross Offensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (2:15) Jack Clark missed Layup.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (2:15) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (1:46) Foul on Jarkel Joiner.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +1 (1:46) Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
    2427
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    +1 (1:46) Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
    2428
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (1:32) Foul on Ryan Nembhard.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (1:27) Terquavion Smith missed Layup.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (1:27) Terquavion Smith Offensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (1:25) Terquavion Smith Turnover.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (0:57) Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (0:57) Casey Morsell Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    +2 (0:48) Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
    2628
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (0:40) Creighton Timeout
  • (0:40) Official TV Timeout
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (0:22) Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (0:22) Breon Pass Defensive Rebound.
  • Nc State Wolfpack logo
    (0:02) Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
  • Creighton Bluejays logo
    (0:02) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

63Points72
24-64(37.5%)Field Goal(%)26-56(46.4%)
3-14(21.4%)3-Point(%)3-20(15%)
12-15(80%)Free Throw(%)17-19(89.5%)
35(9)Rebounds(Offensive)34(3)
3Assists15
4Steals3
1Blocks6
6Turnovers8
18(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
7Largest Lead10

Game Details

Friday, March 17, 2023 · 3:56 PM
CHI Health Center Omaha · Omaha, NE
attendance: 19,149 (110.4%)
tv: TNT
spread: CREI -5.5
over/under: 148.5