Hawkins scores 25 to lift Creighton past DePaul 71-59
AP
Feb 18, 2022
CHICAGO (AP) Ryan Hawkins had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Creighton Bluejays defeated DePaul Blue Demons 71-59 on Thursday night.
Ryan Nembhard had 19 points and six assists for Creighton (17-8, 9-5 Big East Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive victory. Ryan Kalkbrenner added 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Javon Freeman-Liberty had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Blue Demons (12-13, 3-12). Jalen Terry added 18 points and six rebounds. Courvoisier McCauley had 12 points.
Javon Freeman-Liberty, who led the Blue Demons in scoring heading into the matchup with 15 points per game, shot only 18 percent in the game (4 of 22).
The Bluejays improve to 2-0 against the Blue Demons this season. Creighton defeated DePaul 60-47 on Jan. 22.
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1st Half
CREI
Bluejays
33
DEP
Blue Demons
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Nick Ongenda (Blue Demons gains possession)
19:45
Javon Freeman-Liberty misses two point jump shot
19:43
Javon Freeman-Liberty offensive rebound
19:42
Javon Freeman-Liberty misses two point dunk
19:40
Javon Freeman-Liberty offensive rebound
19:33
Javon Freeman-Liberty misses three point jump shot
19:31
David Jones offensive rebound
19:27
Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
19:25
Alex O'Connell defensive rebound
18:58
+2
Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot
2-0
18:41
Jalen Terry turnover (bad pass) (Trey Alexander steals)
18:33
Nick Ongenda personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
19:25
Alex O'Connell misses three point jump shot
19:23
Ryan Hawkins offensive rebound
18:12
+3
Ryan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
5-0
17:45
Brandon Johnson turnover (lost ball)
17:34
Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
17:32
Bluejays offensive rebound
17:21
Alex O'Connell misses two point jump shot
17:19
David Jones defensive rebound
16:52
+3
Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nick Ongenda assists)
5-3
16:38
+2
Alex O'Connell makes two point layup
7-3
16:20
+2
Jalen Terry makes two point jump shot
7-5
16:03
Alex O'Connell misses two point jump shot
16:01
Javon Freeman-Liberty defensive rebound
15:55
Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Nick Ongenda's two point layup
15:53
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
15:50
Ryan Nembhard turnover (lost ball)
15:50
TV timeout
15:47
Trey Alexander personal foul (Javon Freeman-Liberty draws the foul)
15:27
+3
Jalen Terry makes three point jump shot
7-8
15:15
Brandon Johnson personal foul (Trey Alexander draws the foul)
15:06
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point jump shot
15:04
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
14:58
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup
9-8
14:41
Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
14:39
Nick Ongenda offensive rebound
14:38
+2
Nick Ongenda makes two point tip shot
9-10
14:25
Javon Freeman-Liberty blocks Trey Alexander's two point jump shot
14:23
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
14:19
Courvoisier McCauley shooting foul (Alex O'Connell draws the foul)
14:19
+1
Alex O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 3
10-10
14:19
Alex O'Connell misses regular free throw 2 of 3
14:19
+1
Alex O'Connell makes regular free throw 3 of 3
11-10
14:08
Ryan Hawkins personal foul (Courvoisier McCauley draws the foul)
13:57
+2
Courvoisier McCauley makes two point layup
11-12
13:42
Ryan Hawkins misses three point jump shot
13:40
Javon Freeman-Liberty defensive rebound
13:33
+2
Courvoisier McCauley makes two point layup
11-14
13:20
Rati Andronikashvili misses two point layup
13:18
Jalen Terry defensive rebound
13:16
+2
Javon Freeman-Liberty makes two point dunk (Jalen Terry assists)
11-16
13:16
Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Javon Freeman-Liberty draws the foul)
13:16
Javon Freeman-Liberty technical foul
13:16
Javon Freeman-Liberty turnover
13:16
+1
Alex O'Connell makes technical free throw 1 of 2
12-16
13:16
+1
Alex O'Connell makes technical free throw 2 of 2
13-16
13:16
+1
Javon Freeman-Liberty makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-17
13:03
Ryan Hawkins misses three point jump shot
13:01
Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
12:45
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:43
Jalen Terry offensive rebound
12:33
Ryan Nembhard shooting foul (Javon Freeman-Liberty draws the foul)
12:33
+1
Javon Freeman-Liberty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-18
12:33
Javon Freeman-Liberty misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:33
KeyShawn Feazell defensive rebound
12:17
Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
12:15
Javon Freeman-Liberty defensive rebound
12:03
+2
Yor Anei makes two point layup (Jalen Terry assists)
13-20
11:44
Javon Freeman-Liberty shooting foul (Alex O'Connell draws the foul)
11:44
+1
Alex O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-20
11:44
+1
Alex O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-20
11:44
+1
Alex O'Connell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-20
11:30
+2
Jalen Terry makes two point jump shot
15-22
11:12
Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Yor Anei steals)
11:02
Courvoisier McCauley misses two point jump shot
11:00
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
10:55
Trey Alexander misses three point jump shot
10:53
Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
10:39
Yor Anei turnover (traveling)
10:08
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point jump shot
10:06
Alex O'Connell offensive rebound
10:05
Alex O'Connell turnover (lost ball) (Courvoisier McCauley steals)
9:53
Alex O'Connell shooting foul (Courvoisier McCauley draws the foul)
9:53
Courvoisier McCauley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:53
+1
Courvoisier McCauley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-23
9:53
+1
Courvoisier McCauley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-23
9:36
Trey Alexander misses three point jump shot
9:34
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
9:10
Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:08
Trey Alexander defensive rebound
9:02
+2
Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot
17-23
8:41
Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jalen Terry's two point layup
8:39
Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
8:25
Ryan Hawkins misses two point jump shot
8:23
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
8:09
Philmon Gebrewhit misses two point jump shot
8:07
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
7:48
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Trey Alexander assists)
19-23
7:29
Nick Ongenda turnover (traveling)
7:29
TV timeout
7:10
+2
Ryan Nembhard makes two point hook shot
21-23
6:54
+2
Courvoisier McCauley makes two point jump shot (Nick Ongenda assists)
21-25
6:41
Ryan Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Nick Ongenda steals)
6:33
Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:31
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
6:25
+3
Ryan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
24-25
6:09
+2
Nick Ongenda makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)
24-27
5:54
Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
5:52
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
5:43
Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
5:41
Trey Alexander defensive rebound
5:26
Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
5:24
Nick Ongenda defensive rebound
5:06
Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:04
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
4:58
Trey Alexander misses two point layup
4:56
Ryan Hawkins offensive rebound
4:55
+2
Ryan Hawkins makes two point layup
26-27
4:32
+1
Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-29
4:32
Trey Alexander shooting foul (Jalen Terry draws the foul)
4:32
+1
Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-28
4:32
+1
Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-29
4:13
Ryan Hawkins misses two point jump shot
4:11
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
4:11
Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (out of bounds)
3:58
Nick Ongenda turnover (traveling)
3:58
TV timeout
3:41
Alex O'Connell misses three point jump shot
3:39
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
3:39
Philmon Gebrewhit personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
3:33
Alex O'Connell turnover (lost ball) (Courvoisier McCauley steals)
3:30
Rati Andronikashvili personal foul (Courvoisier McCauley draws the foul)
3:30
Courvoisier McCauley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:30
Ryan Hawkins defensive rebound
3:23
+2
Ryan Hawkins makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)
28-29
3:07
Brandon Johnson turnover (bad pass)
2:44
Alex O'Connell misses three point jump shot
2:42
Philmon Gebrewhit defensive rebound
2:21
Philmon Gebrewhit misses three point jump shot
2:19
Rati Andronikashvili defensive rebound
2:13
+2
Rati Andronikashvili makes two point layup
30-29
2:00
+2
Jalen Terry makes two point jump shot
30-31
1:53
Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
1:51
Bluejays offensive rebound
1:34
Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
1:32
Philmon Gebrewhit defensive rebound
1:16
Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
1:14
Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
0:56
Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
0:54
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
0:29
Courvoisier McCauley misses two point layup
0:27
Yor Anei offensive rebound
0:21
Philmon Gebrewhit misses two point layup
0:19
Alex O'Connell defensive rebound
0:01
+3
Ryan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
33-31
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
CREI
Bluejays
38
DEP
Blue Demons
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:45
Nick Ongenda shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
19:45
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:45
+1
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-31
19:33
Javon Freeman-Liberty misses two point jump shot
19:31
Blue Demons offensive rebound
19:23
Alex O'Connell shooting foul (Jalen Terry draws the foul)
19:23
+1
Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-32
19:23
+1
Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-33
18:55
Nick Ongenda shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
18:55
+1
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-33
18:55
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:55
Javon Freeman-Liberty defensive rebound
18:45
Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
18:43
Courvoisier McCauley offensive rebound
18:42
Courvoisier McCauley misses two point layup
18:40
Trey Alexander defensive rebound
18:37
Courvoisier McCauley personal foul (Trey Alexander draws the foul)
18:26
Ryan Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Nick Ongenda steals)
