Nembhard lifts Creighton past Southern Illinois at buzzer
AP
Nov 22, 2021
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) made a layup as time expired to lift Creighton Bluejays to a 66-64 win over Southern Illinois Salukis in the third-place game at the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Monday night.
After Southern Illinois' Marcus Domask made a jumper to the tie the game with 8 seconds remaining, Creighton called timeout. The Bluejays then inbounded to Nembhard, who drove the length of the court and hit a contested layup over J.D. Muila.
Ryan Kalkbrenner had 14 points and five blocks to lead the Bluejays.
Ryan Hawkins had 13 points for Creighton (5-1). Nembhard finished with 12 points.
Lance Jones had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Salukis (2-3). Domask added 14 points. Kyler Filewich had 10 points.
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1st Half
CREI
Bluejays
32
SIU
Salukis
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. J.D. Muila (Salukis gains possession)
19:56
+2
Ben Coupet Jr. makes two point layup
0-2
19:34
Alex O'Connell misses three point jump shot
19:32
Lance Jones defensive rebound
19:11
Lance Jones misses two point jump shot
19:09
Lance Jones offensive rebound
19:01
Ben Coupet Jr. misses two point layup
18:59
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
18:53
Ryan Nembhard misses two point layup
18:51
Bluejays offensive rebound
18:39
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
18:37
Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound
18:30
+2
Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup
2-2
18:12
J.D. Muila misses two point layup
18:10
Alex O'Connell defensive rebound
17:45
Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot
17:43
Lance Jones defensive rebound
17:35
Alex O'Connell shooting foul (Lance Jones draws the foul)
17:35
+1
Lance Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-3
17:35
Lance Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:35
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
17:25
Ryan Hawkins misses two point layup
17:23
J.D. Muila defensive rebound
17:09
+2
J.D. Muila makes two point jump shot (Marcus Domask assists)
2-5
17:01
Lance Jones personal foul
16:42
Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
16:40
Marcus Domask defensive rebound
16:30
Ben Coupet Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:28
Alex O'Connell defensive rebound
16:19
+2
Alex O'Connell makes two point jump shot
4-5
15:54
J.D. Muila misses two point jump shot
15:52
Bluejays defensive rebound
15:52
TV timeout
15:33
Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
15:31
Ben Coupet Jr. defensive rebound
15:21
Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Dalton Banks's two point jump shot
15:19
Salukis offensive rebound
15:11
Marcus Domask misses two point layup
15:09
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
14:57
Alex O'Connell misses two point jump shot
14:55
Ben Coupet Jr. defensive rebound
14:32
Kyler Filewich misses two point jump shot
14:30
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
14:13
Alex O'Connell turnover (out of bounds)
13:48
Kyler Filewich misses two point layup
13:46
KeyShawn Feazell defensive rebound
13:38
Trey Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Lance Jones steals)
13:32
Trey Alexander personal foul
13:19
KeyShawn Feazell shooting foul (Kyler Filewich draws the foul)
13:18
+1
Kyler Filewich makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-6
13:18
+1
Kyler Filewich makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-7
13:05
Trey Alexander misses three point jump shot
13:03
Bluejays offensive rebound
13:02
Anthony D'Avanzo personal foul
12:58
+2
Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup
6-7
12:33
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
12:31
Trey Alexander defensive rebound
12:24
+2
KeyShawn Feazell makes two point layup
8-7
12:24
Anthony D'Avanzo shooting foul (KeyShawn Feazell draws the foul)
12:24
+1
KeyShawn Feazell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-7
12:06
Arthur Kaluma personal foul
11:56
Marcus Domask turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
11:39
+2
KeyShawn Feazell makes two point dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)
11-7
11:13
Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
11:11
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
10:50
Dalton Banks personal foul
10:50
TV timeout
10:35
Shereef Mitchell misses two point layup
10:33
Kyler Filewich defensive rebound
10:19
+2
Lance Jones makes two point jump shot
11-9
9:53
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup
13-9
9:31
+2
Lance Jones makes two point layup
13-11
9:14
Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot
9:12
Lance Jones defensive rebound
9:05
Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Lance Jones's two point layup
9:03
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
8:47
Arthur Kaluma turnover (lost ball) (Lance Jones steals)
8:40
+3
Steven Verplancken Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)
13-14
8:10
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
8:08
Kyler Filewich defensive rebound
7:55
Shereef Mitchell personal foul (Lance Jones draws the foul)
7:55
TV timeout
7:44
+2
Lance Jones makes two point jump shot
13-16
7:18
+2
Ryan Hawkins makes two point layup
15-16
7:01
+2
Lance Jones makes two point jump shot
15-18
6:42
KeyShawn Feazell misses two point jump shot
6:40
Lance Jones defensive rebound
6:30
Steven Verplancken Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:28
Trey Alexander defensive rebound
6:18
+3
Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Trey Alexander assists)
18-18
5:54
Marcus Domask turnover (bad pass) (Alex O'Connell steals)
5:47
+3
Ryan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
21-18
5:40
Salukis 30 second timeout
5:31
Alex O'Connell personal foul (Lance Jones draws the foul)
5:19
+2
J.D. Muila makes two point layup (Ben Coupet Jr. assists)
21-20
5:18
Arthur Kaluma shooting foul (J.D. Muila draws the foul)
5:18
+1
J.D. Muila makes regular free throw 1 of 1
21-21
4:51
Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
4:49
Ryan Hawkins offensive rebound
4:46
Ryan Hawkins misses three point jump shot
4:44
Lance Jones defensive rebound
4:34
Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
4:32
Trey Alexander defensive rebound
4:24
+2
KeyShawn Feazell makes two point layup (Trey Alexander assists)
23-21
3:53
Ben Coupet Jr. turnover (traveling)
3:53
TV timeout
3:28
+2
KeyShawn Feazell makes two point jump shot
25-21
3:08
Steven Verplancken Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
3:00
Trey Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Kyler Filewich steals)
