Horne, Arizona St. beat Creighton 58-57 for 3rd straight win
AP
Dec 14, 2021
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) DJ Horne had 12 points, Marreon Jackson and Jay Heath each scored 10 and Arizona State Sun Devils beat Creighton Bluejays 58-57 on Tuesday night.
Arizona State (5-6) has won three straight games following a five-game skid to close a stretch of six losses in seven games.
Ryan Hawkins and Alex O'Connell each made a 3-pointer in an 8-2 spurt that gave Creighton a 40-32 lead - the largest by either team - with 15:42 to play. Jackson scored seven consecutive points during a 15-4 run over the next 6 minutes that gave Arizona State its first lead since midway through the first half at 47-44. The Bluejays tied it twice from there, the second coming when Ryan Nembhard hit two free throws to make it 56-all with 1:07 to play. Heath made a wide-open layup 13 seconds later and Hawkins made 1 of 2 from the free-throw line to cap the scoring with 37 seconds to go.
Ryan Kalkbrenner led Creighton (8-3) with 16 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. O'Connell added 11 points and seven rebounds. Hawkins, who went into the game averaging a 14.5 points on 48% shooting, made 2 of 12 from the field and finished with six points and 10 rebounds
Heath, a 91% (21 of 23) shooter from the free-throw line this season going in, missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 6 seconds to go but Nembhard missed a tightly-contested shot at the buzzer.
The Sun Devils have 18 wins - tied with Western Kentucky for most in Division I - in games decided by 5 points or fewer since the start of the 2019-20 season.
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1st Half
ASU
Sun Devils
26
CREI
Bluejays
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jalen Graham vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (Alex O'Connell gains possession)
19:55
+2
Alex O'Connell makes two point dunk
0-2
19:39
Luther Muhammad misses two point layup
19:37
Alex O'Connell defensive rebound
19:17
Ryan Hawkins misses three point jump shot
19:15
Ryan Hawkins offensive rebound
19:09
Ryan Hawkins misses two point jump shot
19:07
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
18:55
Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot
18:53
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
18:46
+2
Ryan Hawkins makes two point layup (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)
0-4
18:30
Marreon Jackson misses two point jump shot
18:28
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
18:21
+3
Arthur Kaluma makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
0-7
18:00
+3
DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Marreon Jackson assists)
3-7
17:42
Ryan Hawkins misses two point layup
17:40
Jalen Graham defensive rebound
17:34
Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Kimani Lawrence draws the foul)
17:34
+1
Kimani Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-7
17:34
+1
Kimani Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-7
17:17
Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
17:15
Jalen Graham defensive rebound
17:06
+2
Kimani Lawrence makes two point layup
7-7
16:45
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Arthur Kaluma assists)
7-9
16:30
DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
16:28
Alex O'Connell defensive rebound
16:08
Ryan Nembhard turnover (traveling)
15:51
Kimani Lawrence misses two point jump shot
15:49
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
15:47
Jalen Graham personal foul (KeyShawn Feazell draws the foul)
15:47
TV timeout
15:45
+2
KeyShawn Feazell makes two point dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)
7-11
15:25
+2
Jalen Graham makes two point layup
9-11
15:08
+2
Alex O'Connell makes two point dunk (KeyShawn Feazell assists)
9-13
14:49
Jay Heath misses two point jump shot
14:47
Jay Heath offensive rebound
14:41
Jay Heath misses two point jump shot
14:39
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
14:31
KeyShawn Feazell misses two point hook shot
14:29
Bluejays offensive rebound
14:20
Ryan Hawkins misses three point jump shot
14:18
Kimani Lawrence defensive rebound
14:00
+2
Alonzo Gaffney makes two point hook shot (DJ Horne assists)
11-13
13:50
+2
Arthur Kaluma makes two point dunk (KeyShawn Feazell assists)
11-15
13:31
Alonzo Gaffney misses three point jump shot
13:29
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
13:17
Ryan Hawkins misses two point jump shot
13:15
Jay Heath defensive rebound
13:09
Kimani Lawrence offensive foul (KeyShawn Feazell draws the foul)
13:09
Kimani Lawrence turnover
12:54
Trey Alexander misses three point jump shot
12:52
Jay Heath defensive rebound
12:41
Alonzo Gaffney misses three point jump shot
12:39
Alex O'Connell defensive rebound
12:33
Alex O'Connell offensive foul (Enoch Boakye draws the foul)
12:33
Alex O'Connell turnover
12:31
+2
Enoch Boakye makes two point dunk
13-15
12:21
Trey Alexander turnover (out of bounds)
12:07
Alonzo Gaffney misses two point jump shot
12:05
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
11:57
Ryan Hawkins misses three point jump shot
11:55
Marreon Jackson defensive rebound
11:48
+2
Alonzo Gaffney makes two point hook shot (Marreon Jackson assists)
15-15
11:30
Jay Heath personal foul (Trey Alexander draws the foul)
11:30
TV timeout
11:15
Alex O'Connell misses three point jump shot
11:13
Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
10:59
Luther Muhammad misses three point jump shot
10:57
Trey Alexander defensive rebound
10:49
Alex O'Connell misses two point jump shot
10:47
Alonzo Gaffney defensive rebound
10:39
Arthur Kaluma personal foul (Marreon Jackson draws the foul)
10:22
Alonzo Gaffney misses two point layup
10:20
Marreon Jackson offensive rebound
10:17
Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
10:15
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
10:06
Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot
10:04
Marreon Jackson defensive rebound
9:56
+3
Marreon Jackson makes three point jump shot
18-15
9:43
Arthur Kaluma turnover (traveling)
9:27
Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Luther Muhammad's two point layup
9:25
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
9:20
+3
Trey Alexander makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
18-18
9:05
DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
9:03
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
8:52
Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
8:50
Marreon Jackson defensive rebound
8:33
Kimani Lawrence turnover (double dribble)
8:14
Jalen Graham shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)