Kalkbrenner's 27 help Creighton knock off Butler 87-74
AP
Mar 08, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Ryan Kalkbrenner's 27 points helped Creighton Bluejays defeat Butler Bulldogs 87-74 on Saturday.
Kalkbrenner also added 15 rebounds for the Bluejays (22-9, 15-5 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth added 23 points while shooting 8 for 19, including 7 for 15 from beyond the arc while he also had six rebounds and 11 assists. Jackson McAndrew went 5 of 7 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points.
The Bulldogs (13-18, 6-14) were led in scoring by Jahmyl Telfort, who finished with 19 points and six assists. Butler got 19 points and three steals from Patrick McCaffery. Andre Screen had 10 points and six rebounds.
Creighton took the lead with 2:49 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 52-44 at halftime, with Ashworth racking up 21 points. Creighton outscored Butler in the second half by five points, with Kalkbrenner scoring a team-high 12 points after intermission.
Creighton finished second and Butler tied for eighth. The Big East Tournament begins on Wednesday.
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1st Half
BUT
Bulldogs
44
CREI
Bluejays
52
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Boden Kapke vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (Bluejays gains possession)
19:38
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)
0-2
19:18
Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
19:16
Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
19:12
Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
19:10
Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
18:48
+3
Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
3-2
18:31
+3
Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)
3-5
18:12
+3
Boden Kapke makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
6-5
17:58
+3
Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)
6-8
17:35
+3
Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists)
9-8
17:25
+3
Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot
9-11
17:01
Patrick McCaffery misses two point layup
16:59
Boden Kapke offensive rebound
16:54
Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
16:52
Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
16:48
Steven Ashworth turnover (lost ball) (Boden Kapke steals)
16:37
+3
Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists)
12-11
16:26
Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Boden Kapke steals)
16:18
Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
16:16
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
16:12
Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
16:10
Jasen Green offensive rebound
16:06
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
16:04
Bulldogs defensive rebound
15:46
+2
Andre Screen makes two point layup (Finley Bizjack assists)
14-11
15:20
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists)
14-13
15:03
+2
Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
16-13
14:33
Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
14:31
Andre Screen defensive rebound
14:21
+2
Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot
18-13
14:09
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot
14:07
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
13:47
+3
Kolby King makes three point jump shot
21-13
13:16
+3
Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)
21-16
12:53
+2
Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot
23-16
12:38
+3
Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Jackson McAndrew assists)
23-19
12:16
+3
Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
26-19
12:05
+3
Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot
26-22
11:48
+3
Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot
29-22
11:47
TV timeout
11:33
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists)
29-24
11:33
Boden Kapke shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
11:33
TV timeout
11:33
+1
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 1
29-25
11:24
Ryan Kalkbrenner personal foul
11:08
+2
Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot
31-25
10:54
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists)
31-27
10:33
Kolby King misses three point jump shot
10:31
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
10:07
Landon Moore shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
10:07
Steven Ashworth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:07
Steven Ashworth misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:07
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
9:45
Andre Screen misses two point layup
9:43
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
9:33
Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot
9:31
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
9:25
Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
9:23
Fedor Žugić defensive rebound
9:05
Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
8:58
+2
Andre Screen makes two point layup (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
33-27
8:35
Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
8:33
Steven Ashworth offensive rebound
8:28
+3
Fedor Žugić makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)
33-30
8:12
Fredrick King personal foul
8:09
+2
Andre Screen makes two point hook shot
35-30
7:46
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists)
35-32
7:28
Jackson McAndrew personal foul
7:28
TV timeout
7:21
Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
7:19
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
7:06
Fedor Žugić misses three point jump shot
7:04
Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
6:42
Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Finley Bizjack's two point layup
6:40
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
6:31
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Fedor Žugić assists)
35-34
6:07
Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
6:07
Jahmyl Telfort misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:07
+1
Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-34
5:51
Boden Kapke shooting foul (Fedor Žugić draws the foul)
5:51
+1
Fedor Žugić makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-35
5:51
+1
Fedor Žugić makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-36
5:30
Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
5:28
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
5:16
Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
5:14
Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
5:02
Mason Miller shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
5:02
+1
Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-36
5:02
+1
Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-36
4:51
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot
4:49
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
4:41
Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
4:39
Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
4:18
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
4:16
Jamiya Neal offensive rebound
4:11
Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
4:09
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
4:06
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk
38-38
3:49
Finley Bizjack misses two point layup
3:47
Andre Screen offensive rebound
3:39
+2
Andre Screen makes two point layup
40-38
3:34
+3
Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)
40-41
3:27
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:27
TV timeout
3:10
+2
Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot
42-41
2:49
+3
Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)
42-44
2:28
Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
2:26
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
2:22
+2
Jamiya Neal makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists)
42-46
2:04
Landon Moore turnover (out of bounds)
1:51
+3
Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Jasen Green assists)
42-49
1:16
Andre Screen misses two point layup
1:14
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
1:09
+3
Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot
42-52
1:06
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:51
Fredrick King blocks Patrick McCaffery's two point layup
0:49
Jasen Green defensive rebound
0:44
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
0:42
Fredrick King offensive rebound
0:23
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
0:21
Andre Screen defensive rebound
0:01
Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
0:00
Andre Screen offensive rebound
0:00
Andre Screen misses two point layup
0:00
Andre Screen offensive rebound
0:00
+2
Andre Screen makes two point layup
44-52
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BUT
Bulldogs
30
CREI
Bluejays
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:49
Boden Kapke misses two point layup
19:47
Jasen Green defensive rebound
19:38
+3
Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot
44-55
19:11
Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
19:09
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
18:53
Steven Ashworth misses two point layup
18:51
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
18:43
Patrick McCaffery misses two point layup
18:41
Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
18:35
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamiya Neal assists)
44-57
18:11
+2
Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup (Boden Kapke assists)
46-57
18:03
+2
Jackson McAndrew makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)
46-59
17:40
Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Finley Bizjack's three point jump shot
17:38
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
17:21
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
17:19
Jasen Green offensive rebound
17:04
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists)
46-61
16:53
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
16:53
TV timeout
16:43
Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
16:41
Pierre Brooks II offensive rebound
16:37
Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
16:35
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
16:28
Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
16:26
Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
16:23
+2
Patrick McCaffery makes two point dunk (Pierre Brooks II assists)
