Scheierman provides early spark as No. 8 Creighton rolls past Loyola Chicago, 88-65
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Baylor Scheierman knocked down a 3-pointer to open Creighton's game against Loyola Chicago on Wednesday, turned to the crowd inside T-Mobile Center and promptly blew it a kiss.
He could just as well have been kissing the Ramblers goodbye.
Scheierman went on to score 24 points with 12 rebounds, Ryan Kalkbrenner hit four rare 3-pointers and finished with 29 points, and the eighth-ranked Bluejays cruised in the second half to an 88-65 victory in the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Classic.
“I think it's just I end up finding my spots in the offense. I don't really force it too much,” Scheierman said. “My teammates were able to find me in my spots. I got loose for a few and started to feel pretty good.”
Steven Ashworth added 10 points for the Bluejays (5-0), who will try for their first in-season tournament title since the 2018 Cayman Islands Classic when they play Colorado State on Thursday. The Rams beat Boston College in their semifinal.
Des Watson had 15 points to lead the Ramblers (2-3). Braden Norris finished with 14.
“I think we did a pretty good job for a while,” Loyola assistant coach Sean Dwyer said. “Then the doors kind of came off."
Indeed, they could have come off right at the start. Scheierman hit five 3s in total in the first half, punctuating each with more kisses and a little trash talk, and he had 21 points by the time the Bluejays took a 45-37 lead into the locker room.
His hot start opened things up for the 7-foot-1 Kalkbrenner, who added two 3s and 15 first-half points of his own.
Yet the Ramblers, who made the NCAA Tournament two years ago but fell to 10-21 last season, continued to put up a fight. They survived a 16-3 run midway through the first half, then scored the last couple of baskets to keep it close at halftime.
It didn't stay that way, though.
Isaac Traudt and Francisco Farabello hit 3-pointers early in the second half. Kalkbrenner began to assert himself inside, then added two more 3s - he hit only six all of last season. And by the time Ashworth connected on consecutive 3s, the Bluejays had stretched their lead past 20 and were able to coast to the finish.
“We switched up a little bit what we were doing defensively in the second half. We were a little more aggressive on some of their cuts,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott explained. “I thought our guys executed well. We cleaned up our turnovers in the second half, and we rebounded better in the second half.”
MISSING MILLER
The Bluejays played without forward Mason Miller, who remained at the team hotel with an illness. He had started their first four games and was averaged 7.3 points. McDermott called him “doubtful” for the championship game.
BIG PICTURE
Loyola could use sophomore Jayden Dawson finding some rhythm after missing nearly half of a promising freshman season to a hand injury. He was just 1 of 10 from the field and scored three points against the Bluejays.
Creighton has enough depth that it can handle one of its stars having a sluggish shooting performance. Trey Alexander, who led them at 21 points per game, managed just eight on 3-for-13 shooting Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Loyola Chicago will play the Eagles in the third-place game Thursday.
Creighton will play the Rams for the championship.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Dame Adelekun (Baylor Scheierman gains possession) | |||
19:44 | +3 | Baylor Scheierman makes three point jump shot | 3-0 | |
19:27 | +2 | Dame Adelekun makes two point layup (Braden Norris assists) | 3-2 | |
19:12 | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot | |||
19:10 | Dame Adelekun defensive rebound | |||
18:55 | Braden Norris misses two point layup | |||
18:53 | Greg Dolan offensive rebound | |||
18:51 | +2 | Greg Dolan makes two point layup | 3-4 | |
18:40 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Baylor Scheierman assists) | 5-4 | |
18:28 | Steven Ashworth personal foul (Braden Norris draws the foul) | |||
18:19 | Braden Norris misses three point jump shot | |||
18:17 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
18:05 | Miles Rubin blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner's two point layup | |||
18:03 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
17:51 | +3 | Baylor Scheierman makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 8-4 | |
17:37 | Braden Norris turnover (traveling) | |||
17:20 | Miles Rubin personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | |||
17:17 | +2 | Baylor Scheierman makes two point dunk (Isaac Traudt assists) | 10-4 | |
17:06 | +3 | Des Watson makes three point jump shot (Greg Dolan assists) | 10-7 | |
16:48 | Jayden Dawson personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | |||
16:43 | Trey Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Dawson steals) | |||
16:39 | Jayden Dawson misses two point layup | |||
16:37 | Miles Rubin offensive rebound | |||
16:36 | +2 | Miles Rubin makes two point jump shot | 10-9 | |
16:08 | Trey Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Greg Dolan steals) | |||
16:01 | +2 | Braden Norris makes two point layup (Greg Dolan assists) | 10-11 | |
15:55 | Baylor Scheierman misses three point jump shot | |||
15:53 | Jayden Dawson defensive rebound | |||
15:49 | Jayden Dawson misses three point jump shot | |||
15:47 | Des Watson offensive rebound | |||
15:41 | Braden Norris misses three point jump shot | |||
15:39 | Francisco Farabello defensive rebound | |||
15:32 | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup | |||
15:30 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
15:30 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup | 12-11 | |
15:30 | TV timeout | |||
15:16 | +2 | Des Watson makes two point jump shot | 12-13 | |
14:57 | Baylor Scheierman misses three point jump shot | |||
14:55 | Des Watson defensive rebound | |||
14:46 | +3 | Des Watson makes three point jump shot | 12-16 | |
14:27 | Patrick Mwamba personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | |||
14:20 | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | |||
14:18 | Des Watson defensive rebound | |||
14:01 | Jalen Quinn turnover (lost ball) | |||
13:51 | Miles Rubin blocks Trey Alexander's two point layup | |||
13:49 | Miles Rubin defensive rebound | |||
13:34 | Jalen Quinn offensive foul (Baylor Scheierman draws the foul) | |||
13:34 | Jalen Quinn turnover (offensive foul) | |||
13:24 | +2 | Steven Ashworth makes two point layup | 14-16 | |
13:04 | Des Watson misses two point layup | |||
13:02 | Francisco Farabello defensive rebound | |||
12:52 | Trey Alexander misses two point jump shot | |||
12:50 | Dame Adelekun defensive rebound | |||
12:35 | +3 | Braden Norris makes three point jump shot (Des Watson assists) | 14-19 | |
12:12 | Francisco Farabello misses three point jump shot | |||
12:10 | Trey Alexander offensive rebound | |||
12:05 | Trey Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Braden Norris steals) | |||
12:00 | Francisco Farabello blocks Braden Norris's two point layup | |||
11:58 | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | |||
11:54 | +2 | Fredrick King makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists) | 16-19 | |
11:31 | +2 | Dame Adelekun makes two point layup | 16-21 | |
11:18 | +2 | Francisco Farabello makes two point layup | 18-21 | |
11:15 | Dame Adelekun turnover (bad pass) | |||
11:15 | TV timeout | |||
11:05 | Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Miles Rubin steals) | |||
10:46 | +2 | Greg Dolan makes two point layup (Miles Rubin assists) | 18-23 | |
10:28 | Miles Rubin personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | |||
10:26 | +3 | Baylor Scheierman makes three point jump shot (Trey Alexander assists) | 21-23 | |
10:04 | Jayden Dawson misses two point jump shot | |||
10:02 | Bluejays defensive rebound | |||
9:43 | Trey Alexander misses three point jump shot | |||
9:41 | Braden Norris defensive rebound | |||
9:29 | Dame Adelekun turnover (traveling) | |||
9:15 | Francisco Farabello misses three point jump shot | |||
9:13 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
9:11 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup | 23-23 | |
9:11 | Jayden Dawson shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | |||
9:11 | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-23 | |
9:04 | Des Watson offensive foul (Baylor Scheierman draws the foul) | |||
9:04 | Des Watson turnover (offensive foul) | |||
8:49 | Tom Welch shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | |||
8:49 | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-23 | |
8:49 | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-23 | |
8:24 | Tom Welch misses two point layup | |||
8:22 | Trey Alexander defensive rebound | |||
8:13 | Trey Alexander turnover (traveling) | |||
7:46 | +3 | Des Watson makes three point jump shot | 26-26 | |
7:34 | +3 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 29-26 | |
7:18 | Des Watson misses two point jump shot | |||
7:16 | Francisco Farabello defensive rebound | |||
7:02 | +2 | Baylor Scheierman makes two point layup | 31-26 | |
6:50 | Tom Welch misses two point jump shot | |||
6:48 | Francisco Farabello defensive rebound | |||
6:42 | +3 | Baylor Scheierman makes three point jump shot (Francisco Farabello assists) | 34-26 | |
6:31 | Ramblers 30 second timeout | |||
6:31 | TV timeout | |||
6:19 | Jayden Dawson misses three point jump shot | |||
6:17 | Greg Dolan offensive rebound | |||
6:06 | +2 | Miles Rubin makes two point layup (Braden Norris assists) | 34-28 | |
6:06 | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Miles Rubin draws the foul) | |||
6:06 | Miles Rubin misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
6:06 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
5:59 | Des Watson personal foul (Baylor Scheierman draws the foul) | |||
5:59 | +1 | Baylor Scheierman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-28 | |
5:59 | +1 | Baylor Scheierman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-28 | |
5:47 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jayden Dawson's two point layup | |||
5:45 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
5:28 | +2 | Trey Alexander makes two point jump shot | 38-28 | |
5:17 | +2 | Braden Norris makes two point jump shot | 38-30 | |
4:52 | Miles Rubin blocks Trey Alexander's two point layup | |||
4:50 | Miles Rubin defensive rebound | |||
4:32 | Greg Dolan misses three point jump shot | |||
4:30 | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | |||
4:18 | Baylor Scheierman offensive foul (Braden Norris draws the foul) | |||
4:18 | Baylor Scheierman turnover (offensive foul) | |||
4:06 | +2 | Dame Adelekun makes two point layup (Braden Norris assists) | 38-32 | |
3:32 | Bluejays turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
3:32 | TV timeout | |||
3:14 | Dame Adelekun turnover (lost ball) (Steven Ashworth steals) | |||
3:05 | +3 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 41-32 | |
2:49 | Braden Norris turnover (traveling) | |||
2:38 | Patrick Mwamba personal foul (Trey Alexander draws the foul) | |||
2:38 | +1 | Trey Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-32 | |
2:38 | Trey Alexander misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:38 | Greg Dolan defensive rebound | |||
2:25 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Des Watson's two point layup | |||
2:24 | Ramblers offensive rebound | |||
2:08 | +3 | Jayden Dawson makes three point jump shot (Greg Dolan assists) | 42-35 | |
1:47 | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot | |||
1:45 | Des Watson defensive rebound | |||
1:33 | Jayden Dawson misses three point jump shot | |||
1:31 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
1:24 | Baylor Scheierman misses two point layup | |||
1:22 | Miles Rubin defensive rebound | |||
1:14 | +2 | Greg Dolan makes two point layup | 42-37 | |
0:52 | +3 | Baylor Scheierman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 45-37 | |
0:19 | Miles Rubin misses two point layup | |||
0:17 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |