National Basketball Association
Creighton 71, Tulsa 54
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Where: CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials:
# Joe DeRosa, # Tom Eades, # Zelton Steed
Attendance:
15102
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No. 13 Creighton 71, Tulsa 54: Sophomore Avery Dingman shot 8-for-9 from the field – including 5-of-6 beyond the arc – en route to a career-high 21 points off the bench as the host Bluejays downed the Golden Hurricane.
Gregory Echenique added 15 points and eight rebounds for Creighton (11-1), which overcame a season-high 17 turnovers and rare off-game from Doug McDermott.
McDermott – the nation’s third-leading scorer – hit each of his three second-half field-goal attempts to make up for a 1-for-6 start to finish with 16 points. Impressive freshman guard James Woodard posted his second straight double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds for Tulsa (6-5).
Both teams started out slowly as Echenique accounted for the only points in the first 4:25. However, while the Golden Hurricane made just one field goal over a span of 7:32 midway through the first half, the Bluejays warmed up as Echenique and Dingman combined to score 10 straight points to give Creighton a 24-8 lead.
Tulsa managed to chop a 18-point halftime deficit down to 11 early in the second half, but a jumper from Echenique and 3-pointer by McDermott sparked a 14-3 run as Creighton held the Golden Hurricane scoreless for nearly five minutes to pull away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: McDermott, coming off consecutive 30-point games in wins over Akron and California, was vying to become the first Creighton player since Benoit Benjamin in 1985 to hit that mark in three straight games. … Tulsa committed a season-high 23 turnovers, leading to a season-high 32 points off turnovers for the Bluejays. …Symbolic of Creighton’s sluggish start, guard Grant Gibbs – who had just 10 turnovers over the team’s first 11 games – committed two in the first 2:54 of this contest.
Top Game Performances
| Tulsa |
|
Creighton |
|
James Woodard 15 |
Scoring |
Avery Dingman 21 |
|
Rashad Ray 3 |
Assists |
Grant Gibbs 6 |
|
James Woodard 10 |
Rebounds |
Gregory Echenique 8 |
|
James Woodard 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Doug McDermott 7 |
|
James Woodard 4 |
Steals |
Austin Chatman 3 |
|
Kauri Black 1 |
Blocks |
Gregory Echenique 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tulsa
|
54 |
37.5 |
5-16 |
13-18 |
10 |
32 |
3 |
9 |
25 |
| Creighton
|
71 |
51.9 |
9-20 |
8-14 |
19 |
28 |
2 |
17 |
17 |
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