INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Ryan Kalkbrenner had 26 points in Creighton Bluejays's 80-76 win against Butler Bulldogs on Saturday.
Kalkbrenner added nine rebounds, three steals, and six blocks for the Bluejays (10-6, 3-2 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth added 22 points with 12 rebounds and nine assists. Neal Jamiya went 7 of 16 from the field to finish with 14 points.
Patrick McCaffery finished with 21 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (7-10, 0-6). Pierre Brooks added 14 points and seven rebounds for Butler. Boden Kapke also had 13 points. The loss was the Bulldogs' ninth straight.
Creighton went into the half tied with Butler 43-43. Ashworth scored 14 points in the half. Creighton took the lead for good with 12:36 left in the second half on a dunk from Kalkbrenner to make it a 56-54 game.
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1st Half
CREI
Bluejays
43
BUT
Bulldogs
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Andre Screen (Bluejays gains possession)
19:48
Steven Ashworth misses two point layup
19:46
Andre Screen defensive rebound
19:27
Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Andre Screen's two point hook shot
19:25
Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
19:17
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot
19:15
Steven Ashworth offensive rebound
19:06
Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
19:04
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
18:42
+2
Kolby King makes two point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)
0-2
18:27
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
18:25
Andre Screen defensive rebound
18:16
+2
Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup
0-4
17:51
+2
Steven Ashworth makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists)
2-4
17:34
Patrick McCaffery misses two point hook shot
17:32
Andre Screen offensive rebound
17:25
Patrick McCaffery turnover (bad pass) (Jackson McAndrew steals)
17:18
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists)
4-4
16:59
Pierre Brooks II turnover (lost ball) (Steven Ashworth steals)
16:50
Jamiya Neal misses two point layup
16:48
Steven Ashworth offensive rebound
16:40
Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot
16:38
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
16:32
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
16:30
Kolby King defensive rebound
16:25
+2
Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup
4-6
16:11
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point hook shot
16:09
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
15:59
Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
15:57
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
15:51
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)
6-6
15:25
Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
15:23
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
15:17
Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
15:15
Andre Screen defensive rebound
14:56
Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
14:54
Jasen Green defensive rebound
14:49
+3
Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)
9-6
14:32
Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
14:30
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
14:22
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
14:20
Jasen Green offensive rebound
14:16
+2
Jasen Green makes two point dunk
11-6
14:16
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
14:16
TV timeout
14:06
Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
14:04
Fredrick King defensive rebound
13:44
Fredrick King misses two point layup
13:42
Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
13:36
Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
13:34
Jasen Green defensive rebound
13:22
Steven Ashworth turnover (lost ball)
12:54
+2
Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup (Boden Kapke assists)
11-8
12:40
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
12:38
Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
12:27
Boden Kapke misses two point layup
12:25
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
12:20
+2
Fredrick King makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists)
13-8
11:54
+2
Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Landon Moore assists)
13-10
11:27
+2
Steven Ashworth makes two point layup
15-10
11:27
Finley Bizjack shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
11:27
TV timeout
11:27
+1
Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 1
16-10
11:16
Fedor Žugić shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
11:16
+1
Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-11
11:16
+1
Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-12
11:02
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
11:00
Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
10:49
Patrick McCaffery turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals)
10:43
Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (bad pass) (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
10:34
+3
Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
16-15
10:06
+3
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Fedor Žugić assists)
19-15
9:51
+3
Boden Kapke makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
19-18
9:30
Fedor Žugić misses two point jump shot
9:28
Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
9:13
Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
9:11
Boden Kapke offensive rebound
9:05
+2
Boden Kapke makes two point layup
19-20
8:49
+2
Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot
21-20
8:29
Fedor Žugić blocks Landon Moore's two point layup
8:27
Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
8:18
+2
Steven Ashworth makes two point layup
23-20
8:03
+2
Finley Bizjack makes two point layup (Jahmyl Telfort assists)
23-22
7:54
Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
7:52
Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
7:41
+2
Boden Kapke makes two point hook shot
23-24
7:23
+3
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)
26-24
7:01
+3
Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Boden Kapke assists)
26-27
6:59
Bluejays 30 second timeout
6:59
TV timeout
6:39
+2
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk
28-27
6:18
+2
Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup (Andre Screen assists)
28-29
6:05
+3
Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)
31-29
5:52
Kolby King misses two point jump shot
5:50
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
5:41
Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
5:39
Bulldogs defensive rebound
5:19
Official timeout
5:11
Finley Bizjack misses two point jump shot
5:09
Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
5:04
Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass)
4:52
+2
Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)
31-31
4:25
+2
Steven Ashworth makes two point jump shot
33-31
4:11
+2
Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup
33-33
4:04
Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass)
3:52
Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
3:50
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
3:33
Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot
3:31
Steven Ashworth offensive rebound
3:28
TV timeout
3:19
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
3:17
Steven Ashworth offensive rebound
3:12
+3
Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)
36-33
2:58
+2
Patrick McCaffery makes two point dunk
36-35
2:41
+2
Steven Ashworth makes two point jump shot (Jasen Green assists)
38-35
2:17
+2
Andre Screen makes two point layup
38-37
2:10
Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Finley Bizjack steals)
2:03
+2
Finley Bizjack makes two point layup
38-39
1:48
+2
Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot
40-39
1:23
+2
Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot
40-41
1:09
+2
Steven Ashworth makes two point layup (Jackson McAndrew assists)
42-41
1:09
Jahmyl Telfort shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
1:09
+1
Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 1
43-41
0:54
+2
Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup (Boden Kapke assists)
