National Basketball Association
Nebraska 94, Creighton 75
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 8, 2018
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # Paul Szelc, # Steve McJunkins
Attendance:
15950
By Field Level Media
James Palmer Jr. hit three straight 3-pointers in the opening 2:33 of the game, and 24th-ranked Nebraska went on to lead by as many as 21 points in the first half en route to a 94-75 victory over visiting Creighton in their annual rivalry game Saturday at Lincoln, Neb.
Palmer finished with 30 points as the Cornhuskers (8-2) ended a seven-game losing streak to the Bluejays (6-3), with each of those losses having come by at least 10 points.
The 19-point margin of victory equaled Nebraska's biggest in the in-state rivalry since 1995.
Creighton's Mitchell Ballock had a team-high 23 points.
Nebraska, which lost 75-65 at Creighton last season, wasted little time taking command this time, with Palmer igniting an early runaway with his 3-point flurry.
He had nine points, Thomas Allen 11 and Isaiah Roby eight as the Cornhuskers bolted out to a 37-16 lead.
Creighton, which was playing its first true road game of the season, scratched back within 47-34 by halftime, and then as close as 51-42 on a 3-pointer by Ballock with still 18:09 to play.
But Palmer hit another 3-pointer shortly thereafter, and the closest the Bluejays could get after that was 10 points.
Palmer wound up 6-for-7 on 3-pointers, helping Nebraska, which improved to 6-0 at home, shoot 51.9 percent (14-for-27) from beyond the arc.
Allen complemented Palmer's scoring with 18 of his own, while Roby found time for a game-high eight rebounds to go with 15 points.
Glynn Watson Jr. added 13 points and five assists, and Isaac Copeland had 11 points for Nebraska, which had lost 85-78 at Minnesota on Wednesday.
Ballock shot nothing but 3-pointers and free throws in the game, going 7-for-10 on threes to account for all but two of his 23-point total.
Creighton shot 11-for-27 (40.7 percent) on threes.
Davion Mintz had 15 points, and Ty-Shon Alexander 10 for the Bluejays, who were coming off a 103-92 loss to top-ranked Gonzaga.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Creighton |
|
Nebraska |
|
Mitch Ballock 23 |
Scoring |
James Palmer Jr. 30 |
|
Ty-Shon Alexander 3 |
Assists |
Glynn Watson Jr. 5 |
|
Ty-Shon Alexander 5 |
Rebounds |
Isaiah Roby 8 |
|
Ty-Shon Alexander 5 |
Free Throws Made |
James Palmer Jr. 6 |
|
Damien Jefferson 2 |
Steals |
Nana Akenten 3 |
|
Damien Jefferson 1 |
Blocks |
Isaiah Roby 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Creighton
|
75 |
43.3 |
11-27 |
12-21 |
10 |
29 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
| Nebraska
|
94 |
53.3 |
14-27 |
16-20 |
15 |
35 |
5 |
9 |
10 |
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