Hawkins scores 25 points to lead Creighton past St. John's
AP
Feb 23, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) Arthur Kaluma made a layup with 2:02 left to give Creighton Bluejays the lead for good en route to an 81-78 win over St. John's Red Storm on Wednesday night.
Ryan Hawkins had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bluejays.
Kaluma's bucket made it 77-76 and Hawkins added another basket with 48 seconds left to lead 79-78.
Ryan Kalkbrenner had 19 points for Creighton (19-8, 11-5 Big East Conference), which earned its sixth consecutive victory. Trey Alexander added 16 points and six assists. Kaluma had 12 points.
Montez Mathis had 15 points for the Red Storm (15-12, 7-9). O'Mar Stanley added 14 points. Posh Alexander had 13 points and six rebounds.
The Bluejays improve to 2-0 against the Red Storm on the season. Creighton defeated St. John's 87-64 on Jan. 19.
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1st Half
CREI
Bluejays
39
SJU
Red Storm
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Esahia Nyiwe (Alex O'Connell gains possession)
19:37
Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
19:35
Red Storm defensive rebound
19:15
Aaron Wheeler misses two point jump shot
19:13
Trey Alexander defensive rebound
19:05
Ryan Hawkins misses three point jump shot
19:03
Posh Alexander defensive rebound
18:56
Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
18:54
Trey Alexander defensive rebound
18:48
Trey Alexander misses two point jump shot
18:46
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
18:39
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
18:37
Julian Champagnie defensive rebound
18:27
Julian Champagnie misses two point jump shot
18:25
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
18:21
Ryan Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Esahia Nyiwe steals)
18:13
+2
Posh Alexander makes two point layup (Esahia Nyiwe assists)
0-2
17:55
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup
2-2
17:43
Ryan Nembhard personal foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul)
17:38
Esahia Nyiwe misses two point jump shot
17:36
Alex O'Connell defensive rebound
17:24
Aaron Wheeler personal foul (Alex O'Connell draws the foul)
17:22
+3
Alex O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Trey Alexander assists)
5-2
17:03
+2
Montez Mathis makes two point jump shot (Aaron Wheeler assists)
5-4
16:49
+3
Ryan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
8-4
16:38
Julian Champagnie misses two point jump shot
16:36
Posh Alexander offensive rebound
16:27
+2
Posh Alexander makes two point layup
8-6
16:00
Alex O'Connell misses three point jump shot
15:58
Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
15:47
Posh Alexander misses two point jump shot
15:45
Esahia Nyiwe offensive rebound
15:37
Esahia Nyiwe turnover (Ryan Nembhard steals)
15:24
Alex O'Connell misses three point jump shot
15:22
Julian Champagnie defensive rebound
15:15
Julian Champagnie misses two point jump shot
15:13
Alex O'Connell defensive rebound
15:06
+2
Ryan Hawkins makes two point layup
10-6
14:50
TV timeout
14:41
Montez Mathis misses three point jump shot
14:39
Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
14:34
+2
Ryan Hawkins makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)
12-6
14:34
O'Mar Stanley shooting foul (Ryan Hawkins draws the foul)
14:34
+1
Ryan Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-6
14:30
Tareq Coburn misses three point jump shot
14:28
Posh Alexander offensive rebound
14:37
+2
Posh Alexander makes two point layup
13-8
14:08
+2
KeyShawn Feazell makes two point layup (Arthur Kaluma assists)
15-8
13:51
O'Mar Stanley turnover (Trey Alexander steals)
13:45
+2
Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup (Trey Alexander assists)
17-8
13:40
+2
Posh Alexander makes two point layup
17-10
13:09
Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
13:07
Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
13:05
+2
Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup
19-10
13:05
O'Mar Stanley shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
13:05
+1
Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 1
20-10
12:57
O'Mar Stanley misses two point jump shot
12:55
KeyShawn Feazell defensive rebound
12:41
Trey Alexander offensive foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul)
12:41
Trey Alexander turnover
12:32
Tareq Coburn misses two point layup
12:30
Dylan Addae-Wusu offensive rebound
12:24
+2
Stef Smith makes two point jump shot
20-12
12:06
Ryan Hawkins misses three point jump shot
12:04
Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
11:53
Stef Smith misses three point jump shot
11:51
KeyShawn Feazell defensive rebound
11:35
TV timeout
11:26
Ryan Hawkins misses two point jump shot
11:24
Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
11:16
Dylan Addae-Wusu misses three point jump shot
11:14
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
10:56
Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
10:54
Rafael Pinzon defensive rebound
10:48
+2
Stef Smith makes two point layup (Rafael Pinzon assists)
20-14
10:27
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Ryan Hawkins assists)
22-14
10:14
Ryan Hawkins personal foul (Stef Smith draws the foul)
10:14
Stef Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:14
+1
Stef Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-15
9:51
Esahia Nyiwe blocks Alex O'Connell's two point jump shot
9:49
Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
9:42
Aaron Wheeler misses two point layup
9:42
Bluejays defensive rebound
9:42
Esahia Nyiwe personal foul
9:42
Trey Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Rafael Pinzon steals)
9:42
Aaron Wheeler misses two point layup
9:40
Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
9:38
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)
24-15
9:18
+2
Esahia Nyiwe makes two point jump shot (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists)
24-17
8:56
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)
26-17
8:42
+2
Stef Smith makes two point jump shot
26-19
8:28
Esahia Nyiwe personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
8:28
+1
Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-19
8:28
+1
Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-19
8:17
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point dunk (Montez Mathis assists)
28-21
7:57
Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (traveling)
7:57
TV timeout
7:42
Dylan Addae-Wusu misses three point jump shot
7:40
Bluejays defensive rebound
7:13
Trey Alexander turnover (traveling)
7:03
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point jump shot (Stef Smith assists)
28-23
6:30
Alex O'Connell misses three point jump shot
6:28
Posh Alexander defensive rebound
6:21
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point dunk (Julian Champagnie assists)
28-25
5:59
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point jump shot (Trey Alexander assists)
30-25
5:47
+3
Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Montez Mathis assists)
30-28
5:38
Alex O'Connell misses three point jump shot
5:36
Ryan Hawkins offensive rebound
5:33
Ryan Hawkins misses two point layup
5:31
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
5:32
O'Mar Stanley personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
5:13
+2
Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup (Alex O'Connell assists)
32-28
5:00
+3
Aaron Wheeler makes three point jump shot (Posh Alexander assists)
32-31
4:57
Trey Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Montez Mathis steals)
4:57
+2
Montez Mathis makes two point layup
32-33
4:57
Trey Alexander shooting foul (Montez Mathis draws the foul)
4:57
Bluejays 30 second timeout
4:57
+1
Montez Mathis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
32-34
4:51
Ryan Hawkins turnover (traveling)
4:33
+2
Montez Mathis makes two point layup
32-36
4:13
+3
Ryan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Rati Andronikashvili assists)
35-36
4:00
Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot
3:58
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
3:36
TV timeout
3:28
Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
3:26
Bluejays offensive rebound
3:26
Bluejays turnover (shot clock violation)
3:15
+2
Julian Champagnie makes two point jump shot
35-38
2:49
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Ryan Hawkins assists)
37-38
2:37
Aaron Wheeler misses two point jump shot
2:35
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
2:23
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point jump shot
2:21
Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
2:09
+2
Montez Mathis makes two point layup (Stef Smith assists)
37-40
2:09
Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Montez Mathis draws the foul)
2:09
+1
Montez Mathis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
37-41
2:07
Arthur Kaluma turnover (bad pass) (Stef Smith steals)
1:53
Ryan Hawkins blocks Aaron Wheeler's three point jump shot
1:51
Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
1:43
Arthur Kaluma turnover (out of bounds)
1:33
+3
Montez Mathis makes three point jump shot (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists)
37-44
1:11
Ryan Hawkins misses three point jump shot
1:09
Dylan Addae-Wusu defensive rebound
1:01
Julian Champagnie misses two point layup
0:59
Red Storm offensive rebound
0:57
+2
Posh Alexander makes two point layup (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists)
37-46
0:40
+2
Ryan Hawkins makes two point layup
39-46
0:16
Posh Alexander misses two point jump shot
0:14
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
0:03
Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
0:01
Julian Champagnie defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
CREI
Bluejays
42
SJU
Red Storm
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:49
+2
Esahia Nyiwe makes two point dunk (Julian Champagnie assists)
39-48
19:21
+2
Trey Alexander makes two point jump shot
41-48
19:11
Esahia Nyiwe misses two point jump shot
19:09
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
18:59
Alex O'Connell misses three point jump shot
18:57
Esahia Nyiwe defensive rebound
18:49
Julian Champagnie misses two point jump shot
18:47
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
18:36
+2
Trey Alexander makes two point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
43-48
18:11
Julian Champagnie misses two point jump shot
18:09
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
18:03
+2
Ryan Hawkins makes two point layup
45-48
17:46
Julian Champagnie misses two point layup
17:44
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
17:33
Jump ball. Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Julian Champagnie (Ryan Kalkbrenner gains possession)
17:17
Ryan Hawkins misses three point jump shot
17:15
Ryan Hawkins offensive rebound
17:10
Alex O'Connell misses three point jump shot
17:08
Montez Mathis defensive rebound
17:02
Esahia Nyiwe offensive foul (Ryan Nembhard draws the foul)
17:02
Esahia Nyiwe turnover
16:53
Ryan Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Montez Mathis steals)
16:48
+2
Julian Champagnie makes two point dunk (Posh Alexander assists)
45-50
16:27
+3
Ryan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
48-50
16:10
+2
Posh Alexander makes two point layup
48-52
16:02
Ryan Hawkins misses three point jump shot
16:00
Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
15:49
Posh Alexander misses two point jump shot
15:47
Esahia Nyiwe offensive rebound
15:47
Esahia Nyiwe misses two point layup
15:45
Posh Alexander offensive rebound
15:46
TV timeout
15:38
Julian Champagnie misses two point jump shot
15:36
Julian Champagnie offensive rebound
15:26
Julian Champagnie misses two point layup
15:24
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
15:17
Ryan Hawkins misses three point jump shot
15:15
Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
15:11
Arthur Kaluma misses two point layup
15:09
Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
15:06
Julian Champagnie misses two point jump shot
15:04
O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
14:56
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup
48-54
14:45
+2
Trey Alexander makes two point layup
50-54
14:45
Aaron Wheeler personal foul (Trey Alexander draws the foul)
14:45
Trey Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:45
O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
14:31
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup
50-56
14:06
+2
Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup
52-56
13:52
Julian Champagnie misses two point layup
13:50
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
13:45
+3
Ryan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
55-56
13:11
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point jump shot
55-58
13:00
+2
Trey Alexander makes two point jump shot
57-58
12:54
Ryan Nembhard personal foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul)
12:54
Official timeout
12:44
Dylan Addae-Wusu misses two point jump shot
12:42
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
12:23
KeyShawn Feazell turnover (lost ball) (O'Mar Stanley steals)
12:14
+3
Rafael Pinzon makes three point jump shot (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists)
57-61
11:55
TV timeout
11:51
KeyShawn Feazell misses two point dunk
11:49
Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
11:40
Trey Alexander misses three point jump shot
11:38
Dylan Addae-Wusu defensive rebound
11:23
Rafael Pinzon misses two point jump shot
11:21
O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
11:14
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup
57-63
10:55
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Trey Alexander assists)
59-63
10:38
Rafael Pinzon misses two point jump shot
10:36
Trey Alexander defensive rebound
10:23
+2
Trey Alexander makes two point layup
61-63
10:23
Julian Champagnie shooting foul (Trey Alexander draws the foul)
10:23
+1
Trey Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1
62-63
10:06
+3
Stef Smith makes three point jump shot
62-66
9:42
+2
Ryan Hawkins makes two point layup (Trey Alexander assists)
64-66
9:26
Posh Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals)
9:18
+3
Trey Alexander makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)
67-66
9:07
+3
Stef Smith makes three point jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists)
67-69
8:48
Montez Mathis shooting foul (Rati Andronikashvili draws the foul)
8:48
Official timeout
8:48
+1
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2
68-69
8:48
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:48
Esahia Nyiwe defensive rebound
8:43
Jump ball. Esahia Nyiwe vs. Arthur Kaluma (Esahia Nyiwe gains possession)
8:43
Arthur Kaluma personal foul (Esahia Nyiwe draws the foul)
8:35
Arthur Kaluma shooting foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul)
8:35
Julian Champagnie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:35
+1
Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
68-70
8:35
+1
Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
68-70
8:19
Esahia Nyiwe blocks Trey Alexander's two point layup
8:17
Esahia Nyiwe defensive rebound
8:05
Julian Champagnie misses two point layup
8:03
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
8:00
Ryan Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Posh Alexander steals)
8:00
TV timeout
7:49
Aaron Wheeler misses two point jump shot
7:47
Alex O'Connell defensive rebound
7:17
+3
Arthur Kaluma makes three point jump shot (Trey Alexander assists)
71-70
6:56
Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Montez Mathis's two point layup
6:54
Posh Alexander offensive rebound
6:54
Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Posh Alexander draws the foul)
6:54
Posh Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:54
+1
Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2
71-71
6:54
+1
Posh Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2
71-71
6:25
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
6:23
Julian Champagnie defensive rebound
6:17
Aaron Wheeler misses two point layup
6:15
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
6:12
Arthur Kaluma turnover (out of bounds)
6:00
Esahia Nyiwe turnover (lost ball)
5:36
+2
Trey Alexander makes two point jump shot
73-71
5:21
Aaron Wheeler misses three point jump shot
5:19
Trey Alexander defensive rebound
4:53
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup
75-71
4:37
Montez Mathis misses three point jump shot
4:35
Trey Alexander defensive rebound
4:18
Rati Andronikashvili misses two point layup
4:16
Montez Mathis defensive rebound
4:12
Ryan Hawkins blocks Montez Mathis's two point layup
4:10
Alex O'Connell defensive rebound
4:06
Aaron Wheeler personal foul
3:52
Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Addae-Wusu steals)
3:45
+3
Esahia Nyiwe makes three point jump shot (Dylan Addae-Wusu assists)
75-74
3:20
Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (lost ball) (Posh Alexander steals)
3:15
+2
Montez Mathis makes two point layup (Posh Alexander assists)
75-76
3:15
Rati Andronikashvili shooting foul (Montez Mathis draws the foul)
3:15
TV timeout
3:15
Montez Mathis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:15
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
2:53
Julian Champagnie blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner's two point layup
2:51
Julian Champagnie defensive rebound
2:43
Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Dylan Addae-Wusu's two point layup
2:41
Bluejays defensive rebound
2:31
Ryan Hawkins turnover (lost ball)
2:17
Dylan Addae-Wusu misses three point jump shot
2:15
Alex O'Connell defensive rebound
2:03
+2
Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup (Alex O'Connell assists)
77-76
1:38
Ryan Hawkins personal foul (Esahia Nyiwe draws the foul)
1:32
Montez Mathis misses two point layup
1:30
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
1:11
Montez Mathis personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
0:49
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point jump shot
0:47
Ryan Hawkins offensive rebound
0:47
+2
Ryan Hawkins makes two point layup
79-76
0:44
TV timeout
0:44
TV timeout
0:30
Posh Alexander misses two point layup
0:28
Dylan Addae-Wusu offensive rebound
0:25
+2
Dylan Addae-Wusu makes two point layup
79-78
0:22
Posh Alexander personal foul (Trey Alexander draws the foul)
0:22
Trey Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:22
Aaron Wheeler defensive rebound
0:17
Red Storm 30 second timeout
0:05
Montez Mathis misses two point jump shot
0:03
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
0:03
Montez Mathis personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
0:03
+1
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 1
80-78
0:03
+1
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2
81-78
0:03
Bluejays 30 second timeout
0:03
Bluejays 30 second timeout
0:03
Dylan Addae-Wusu turnover (bad pass)
0:02
Julian Champagnie personal foul (Alex O'Connell draws the foul)
