Kalkbrenner scores 26, Creighton downs Butler 80-76
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Ryan Kalkbrenner had 26 points in Creighton's 80-76 win against Butler on Saturday.
Kalkbrenner added nine rebounds, three steals, and six blocks for the Bluejays (10-6, 3-2 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth added 22 points with 12 rebounds and nine assists. Neal Jamiya went 7 of 16 from the field to finish with 14 points.
Patrick McCaffery finished with 21 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (7-10, 0-6). Pierre Brooks added 14 points and seven rebounds for Butler. Boden Kapke also had 13 points. The loss was the Bulldogs' ninth straight.
Creighton went into the half tied with Butler 43-43. Ashworth scored 14 points in the half. Creighton took the lead for good with 12:36 left in the second half on a dunk from Kalkbrenner to make it a 56-54 game.
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Creighton plays Tuesday against Providence at home, and Butler hosts Seton Hall on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Andre Screen (Bluejays gains possession) | Â | |
19:48 | Â | Steven Ashworth misses two point layup | Â | |
19:46 | Â | Andre Screen defensive rebound | Â | |
19:27 | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Andre Screen's two point hook shot | Â | |
19:25 | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â | |
19:17 | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:15 | Â | Steven Ashworth offensive rebound | Â | |
19:06 | Â | Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:04 | Â | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | Â | |
18:42 | +2 | Kolby King makes two point jump shot (Andre Screen assists) | 0-2 | |
18:27 | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup | Â | |
18:25 | Â | Andre Screen defensive rebound | Â | |
18:16 | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup | 0-4 | |
17:51 | +2 | Steven Ashworth makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists) | 2-4 | |
17:34 | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses two point hook shot | Â | |
17:32 | Â | Andre Screen offensive rebound | Â | |
17:25 | Â | Patrick McCaffery turnover (bad pass) (Jackson McAndrew steals) | Â | |
17:18 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists) | 4-4 | |
16:59 | Â | Pierre Brooks II turnover (lost ball) (Steven Ashworth steals) | Â | |
16:50 | Â | Jamiya Neal misses two point layup | Â | |
16:48 | Â | Steven Ashworth offensive rebound | Â | |
16:40 | Â | Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:38 | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:30 | Â | Kolby King defensive rebound | Â | |
16:25 | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup | 4-6 | |
16:11 | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point hook shot | Â | |
16:09 | Â | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | Â | |
15:59 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:57 | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â | |
15:51 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists) | 6-6 | |
15:25 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â | |
15:17 | Â | Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:15 | Â | Andre Screen defensive rebound | Â | |
14:56 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup | Â | |
14:54 | Â | Jasen Green defensive rebound | Â | |
14:49 | +3 | Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 9-6 | |
14:32 | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:30 | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â | |
14:22 | Â | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Jasen Green offensive rebound | Â | |
14:16 | +2 | Jasen Green makes two point dunk | 11-6 | |
14:16 | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â | |
14:16 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:06 | Â | Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:04 | Â | Fredrick King defensive rebound | Â | |
13:44 | Â | Fredrick King misses two point layup | Â | |
13:42 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound | Â | |
13:36 | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:34 | Â | Jasen Green defensive rebound | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Steven Ashworth turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
12:54 | +2 | Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup (Boden Kapke assists) | 11-8 | |
12:40 | Â | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:38 | Â | Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound | Â | |
12:27 | Â | Boden Kapke misses two point layup | Â | |
12:25 | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â | |
12:20 | +2 | Fredrick King makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists) | 13-8 | |
11:54 | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Landon Moore assists) | 13-10 | |
11:27 | +2 | Steven Ashworth makes two point layup | 15-10 | |
11:27 | Â | Finley Bizjack shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | Â | |
11:27 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:27 | +1 | Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-10 | |
11:16 |  | Fedor Žugić shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul) |  | |
11:16 | +1 | Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-11 | |
11:16 | +1 | Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-12 | |
11:02 | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup | Â | |
11:00 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Patrick McCaffery turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals) | Â | |
10:43 | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (bad pass) (Jahmyl Telfort steals) | Â | |
10:34 | +3 | Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists) | 16-15 | |
10:06 | +3 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Fedor Žugić assists) | 19-15 | |
9:51 | +3 | Boden Kapke makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists) | 19-18 | |
9:30 |  | Fedor Žugić misses two point jump shot |  | |
9:28 | Â | Finley Bizjack defensive rebound | Â | |
9:13 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup | Â | |
9:11 | Â | Boden Kapke offensive rebound | Â | |
9:05 | +2 | Boden Kapke makes two point layup | 19-20 | |
8:49 | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot | 21-20 | |
8:29 |  | Fedor Žugić blocks Landon Moore's two point layup |  | |
8:27 | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â | |
8:18 | +2 | Steven Ashworth makes two point layup | 23-20 | |
8:03 | +2 | Finley Bizjack makes two point layup (Jahmyl Telfort assists) | 23-22 | |
7:54 | Â | Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:52 | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â | |
7:41 | +2 | Boden Kapke makes two point hook shot | 23-24 | |
7:23 | +3 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 26-24 | |
7:01 | +3 | Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Boden Kapke assists) | 26-27 | |
6:59 | Â | Bluejays 30 second timeout | Â | |
6:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:39 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk | 28-27 | |
6:18 | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup (Andre Screen assists) | 28-29 | |
6:05 | +3 | Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 31-29 | |
5:52 | Â | Kolby King misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:50 | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | Â | |
5:41 | Â | Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Finley Bizjack misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:09 | Â | Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
4:52 | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Andre Screen assists) | 31-31 | |
4:25 | +2 | Steven Ashworth makes two point jump shot | 33-31 | |
4:11 | +2 | Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup | 33-33 | |
4:04 | Â | Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
3:52 | Â | Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â | |
3:33 | Â | Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:31 | Â | Steven Ashworth offensive rebound | Â | |
3:28 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:19 | Â | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:17 | Â | Steven Ashworth offensive rebound | Â | |
3:12 | +3 | Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 36-33 | |
2:58 | +2 | Patrick McCaffery makes two point dunk | 36-35 | |
2:41 | +2 | Steven Ashworth makes two point jump shot (Jasen Green assists) | 38-35 | |
2:17 | +2 | Andre Screen makes two point layup | 38-37 | |
2:10 | Â | Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Finley Bizjack steals) | Â | |
2:03 | +2 | Finley Bizjack makes two point layup | 38-39 | |
1:48 | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot | 40-39 | |
1:23 | +2 | Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot | 40-41 | |
1:09 | +2 | Steven Ashworth makes two point layup (Jackson McAndrew assists) | 42-41 | |
1:09 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | Â | |
1:09 | +1 | Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 43-41 | |
0:54 | +2 | Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup (Boden Kapke assists) | 43-43 | |
0:41 | Â | Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â | |
0:22 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals) | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Jahmyl Telfort personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Finley Bizjack personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Landon Moore personal foul (Jackson McAndrew draws the foul) | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |