Ryan Kalkbrenner scores 28, No. 19 Creighton snaps skid with 78-71 win at Xavier
CINCINNATI (AP) Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 28 points to lead No. 19 Creighton over Xavier 78-71 on Saturday.
Baylor Scheierman scored 16 points for the Bluejays (17-7, 8-5), who avoided their first three-game Big East losing streak since 2019.
“Anytime you can win on the road in this league, it's huge,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “This is one of the hardest places to win. Especially the way this Xavier team has been playing.”
Creighton rebounded from a 99-98 loss at home to Butler and a 91-87 overtime loss at Providence.
“It’s got to be next game mentality,” Scheierman said. “There are no easy games in this league. We flipped the page and had two really good days of prep.”
It was a missed opportunity for the Musketeers (13-11, 7-6), who had won three straight games to revive their NCAA Tournament hopes.
Desmond Claude scored 22 points and Dayvion McKnight had 21 points for Xavier.
“Creighton is better than we are,” Musketeers coach Sean Miller said. “I have tremendous respect for them. To win the game, we had to be at our best, and catch them not at their best. I don't think either of those things happened tonight.”
Creighton missed its first eight 3-point attempts, but finished the first half on a 12-2 run and led by nine points at halftime. Kalkbrenner had 14 points in the half. Creighton finished the game 7 of 28 on 3's.
Kalkbrenner, who finished one point shy of his season-high, was 12-of-14 shooting.
“We were able to establish Kalkbrenner at the rim,” McDermott said. “On a night when we didn't shoot it particularly well, we found other ways to score.”
The Musketeers went scoreless for the final three minutes of the first half. That drought continued until Quincy Olivari hit a 3-pointer with 18:11 left in the second.
Since the teams joined the Big East in 2013, 18 of their 26 meetings have been decided by eight points or less with two games going to overtime.
Kalkbrenner's dunk made the score 66-46 with 9:13 left.
The Musketeers trimmed the deficit to five on McKnight's layup with 1:16 left, but Creighton held on.
“We clawed back, but it hurts,” Olivari said. “We came into the game thinking we were going to win. We just didn’t do enough to beat a good, well-coached Creighton team.”
UNSELFISH
It was a poor shooting night overall, but Creighton made up for it by being efficient on offense with 23 assists on 31 made field goals.
“That's pretty good basketball,” McDermott said.
Steven Ashworth had a team-leading nine assists and Scheiereman had eight.
BIG PICTURE:
Creighton: Ashworth has eight straight games with 10 or more points, including 20 or more in the past two. Ashworth scored 12 on Saturday and played all 40 minutes.
Xavier: Xavier is ranked second in the Big East and fourth nationally in fast-break points, but Creighton limited the speedy Musketeers to 15 fast-break points on Saturday.
UP NEXT
Creighton: Hosts Georgetown on Tuesday night.
Xavier: Visits Seton Hall on Wednesday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Quincy Olivari (Steven Ashworth gains possession) | |||
19:41 | Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Quincy Olivari steals) | |||
19:34 | +2 | Quincy Olivari makes two point dunk | 0-2 | |
19:21 | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | |||
19:19 | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | |||
19:13 | +2 | Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup | 0-4 | |
18:49 | +2 | Trey Alexander makes two point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 2-4 | |
18:35 | +2 | Abou Ousmane makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists) | 2-6 | |
18:13 | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point hook shot | |||
18:11 | Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound | |||
18:04 | Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot | |||
18:02 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
17:43 | Baylor Scheierman misses three point jump shot | |||
17:41 | Mason Miller offensive rebound | |||
17:34 | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | |||
17:32 | Quincy Olivari defensive rebound | |||
17:17 | Gytis Nemeiksa turnover (bad pass) (Mason Miller steals) | |||
17:05 | +2 | Baylor Scheierman makes two point layup (Trey Alexander assists) | 4-6 | |
16:45 | +3 | Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot (Quincy Olivari assists) | 4-9 | |
16:22 | Abou Ousmane blocks Steven Ashworth's three point jump shot | |||
16:20 | Bluejays offensive rebound | |||
16:10 | Bluejays turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
16:02 | +2 | Quincy Olivari makes two point jump shot (Abou Ousmane assists) | 4-11 | |
15:52 | Baylor Scheierman turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Olivari steals) | |||
15:47 | Baylor Scheierman shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul) | |||
15:49 | TV timeout | |||
15:47 | Quincy Olivari misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
15:47 | Quincy Olivari misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
15:47 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
15:25 | Baylor Scheierman misses three point jump shot | |||
15:23 | Quincy Olivari defensive rebound | |||
15:00 | Dayvion McKnight misses two point hook shot | |||
14:58 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
14:49 | Trey Alexander misses three point jump shot | |||
14:47 | Abou Ousmane defensive rebound | |||
14:17 | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot | 4-13 | |
13:54 | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | |||
13:52 | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | |||
13:52 | Gytis Nemeiksa offensive foul (Trey Alexander draws the foul) | |||
13:52 | Gytis Nemeiksa turnover (offensive foul) | |||
13:52 | Desmond Claude personal foul | |||
13:47 | Baylor Scheierman misses three point jump shot | |||
13:46 | Jasen Green offensive rebound | |||
13:46 | Dailyn Swain personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | |||
13:39 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Baylor Scheierman assists) | 6-13 | |
13:27 | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 6-15 | |
12:55 | +3 | Baylor Scheierman makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 9-15 | |
12:32 | +2 | Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot (Dailyn Swain assists) | 9-17 | |
12:26 | Quincy Olivari personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | |||
12:13 | +3 | Francisco Farabello makes three point jump shot (Trey Alexander assists) | 12-17 | |
11:58 | Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot | |||
11:56 | Trey Alexander defensive rebound | |||
11:51 | Dailyn Swain blocks Baylor Scheierman's two point layup | |||
11:49 | Trey Green defensive rebound | |||
11:44 | Dailyn Swain turnover (bad pass) (Baylor Scheierman steals) | |||
11:34 | Trey Alexander misses three point jump shot | |||
11:32 | Trey Green defensive rebound | |||
11:10 | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot | 12-19 | |
10:46 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Baylor Scheierman assists) | 14-19 | |
10:26 | Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot | |||
10:24 | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | |||
10:14 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Baylor Scheierman assists) | 16-19 | |
10:02 | Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass) (Steven Ashworth steals) | |||
9:57 | Desmond Claude blocks Trey Alexander's two point layup | |||
9:55 | Steven Ashworth offensive rebound | |||
9:45 | Baylor Scheierman misses two point layup | |||
9:43 | Sasa Ciani defensive rebound | |||
9:39 | Trey Alexander personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul) | |||
9:39 | TV timeout | |||
9:37 | Abou Ousmane offensive foul (Francisco Farabello draws the foul) | |||
9:37 | Abou Ousmane turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:19 | Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot | |||
9:17 | Quincy Olivari defensive rebound | |||
9:01 | Abou Ousmane misses two point layup | |||
8:59 | Trey Alexander defensive rebound | |||
8:52 | Trey Alexander misses two point jump shot | |||
8:50 | Quincy Olivari defensive rebound | |||
8:37 | Isaac Traudt shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | |||
8:37 | +1 | Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-20 | |
8:37 | +1 | Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-21 | |
8:17 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists) | 18-21 | |
7:49 | Trey Green misses two point jump shot | |||
7:47 | Trey Alexander defensive rebound | |||
7:36 | Trey Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Claude steals) | |||
7:30 | +2 | Trey Green makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists) | 18-23 | |
7:16 | +2 | Baylor Scheierman makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists) | 20-23 | |
7:15 | TV timeout | |||
6:57 | Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot | |||
6:55 | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | |||
6:37 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point hook shot | 22-23 | |
6:26 | +2 | Quincy Olivari makes two point jump shot (Abou Ousmane assists) | 22-25 | |
6:06 | +2 | Trey Alexander makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists) | 24-25 | |
5:47 | Abou Ousmane misses two point layup | |||
5:45 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
5:27 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Trey Alexander assists) | 26-25 | |
5:11 | Steven Ashworth shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul) | |||
5:11 | +1 | Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-26 | |
5:11 | +1 | Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-27 | |
4:52 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists) | 28-27 | |
4:41 | Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot | |||
4:39 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
4:29 | +3 | Mason Miller makes three point jump shot (Baylor Scheierman assists) | 31-27 | |
4:10 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Quincy Olivari's two point jump shot | |||
4:08 | Musketeers offensive rebound | |||
4:07 | Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot | |||
4:05 | Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound | |||
4:00 | Lazar Djokovic misses two point dunk | |||
3:58 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
3:49 | Gytis Nemeiksa blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner's two point layup | |||
3:47 | Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound | |||
3:38 | Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot | |||
3:36 | Trey Alexander defensive rebound | |||
3:27 | Lazar Djokovic blocks Trey Alexander's two point layup | |||
3:25 | Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound | |||
3:17 | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point layup (Lazar Djokovic assists) | 31-29 | |
3:05 | Quincy Olivari personal foul (Mason Miller draws the foul) | |||
3:05 | TV timeout | |||
3:03 | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | |||
3:01 | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | |||
2:49 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Lazar Djokovic's two point layup | |||
2:47 | Mason Miller defensive rebound | |||
2:36 | Baylor Scheierman misses three point jump shot | |||
2:34 | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | |||
2:27 | Trey Green misses two point jump shot | |||
2:26 | Musketeers offensive rebound | |||
2:20 | Lazar Djokovic offensive foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | |||
2:20 | Lazar Djokovic turnover (offensive foul) | |||
2:12 | Trey Alexander turnover (traveling) | |||
1:51 | Desmond Claude misses two point layup | |||
1:49 | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | |||
1:42 | +2 | Steven Ashworth makes two point layup | 33-29 | |
1:19 | Dayvion McKnight misses two point hook shot | |||
1:17 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
0:54 | +2 | Baylor Scheierman makes two point jump shot | 35-29 | |
0:46 | Lazar Djokovic turnover (bad pass) (Trey Alexander steals) | |||
0:41 | +3 | Mason Miller makes three point jump shot (Trey Alexander assists) | 38-29 | |
0:37 | Musketeers 30 second timeout | |||
0:28 | Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot | |||
0:26 | Trey Alexander defensive rebound | |||
0:04 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul) | |||
0:04 | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (offensive foul) | |||
0:02 | Francisco Farabello personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | |||
0:01 | Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Musketeers offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |