National Basketball Association
Creighton 89, Texas Rio Grande Valley 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 13, 2019
Where: CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # Clarence Armstrong, # Tommy Morrissey
Attendance:
16346
By Field Level Media
Ty-Shon Alexander scored 22 points and Marcus Zegarowski added 21 to lead Creighton to an easy 89-58 win over Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Friday night in Omaha, Neb.
Zegarowski and Alexander combined for 27 first-half points as Creighton (8-2) won for the fourth straight time. The Bluejays have not lost a Friday night home game since falling to North Texas on Dec. 12, 1975 -- a string of 30 consecutive wins.
Zegarowski, a sophomore guard, went 9 of 13 from the floor, including 3 of 5 on 3-point attempts.
Alexander, a junior guard who had connected on at least four 3-pointers five times this season, knocked down just 1 of 4 attempts from long range. However, he did plenty of damage from the free-throw line, making 13 of 15 attempts.
Jordan Jackson led the Vaqueros (4-6) with 13 points, and Javon Levi scored 10.
The Vaqueros were held more than 13 points below their season average of 71.8 points a game. Texas-Rio Grande Valley was allowing 62.6 points each outing, but the Bluejays surpassed that mark with 11:49 left in the game.
The Vaqueros had been making 35.7 percent from 3-point range, but against the Bluejays, they made just 13.3 percent (2 of 15).
Jackson gave the Vaqueros their only lead of the night 30 seconds in at 2-0. Mitch Ballock and Zegarowski answered with a pair of 3-pointers, and Creighton was off and running.
While Jackson scored the Vaqueros' first seven points, the Bluejays' balanced offense opened up a 16-7 advantage on two free throws by Alexander.
Texas-Rio Grande Valley got within 18-12, but that was as close as the Vaqueros would get the rest of the night.
Creighton's lead swelled to 36-20 when Alexander made two more free throws with 3:36 left in the half.
Zegarowski's 3-pointer as the first half ended put the Bluejays solidly in command with a 45-24 lead at intermission.
Jalen Windham's layup with 4:40 to go gave the Bluejays their largest lead of the game at 78-43.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Texas Rio Grande Valley |
|
Creighton |
|
Jordan Jackson 13 |
Scoring |
Ty-Shon Alexander 22 |
|
Javon Levi 4 |
Assists |
Mitch Ballock 4 |
|
Rob McClain Jr. 6 |
Rebounds |
Ty-Shon Alexander 8 |
|
Uche Dibiamaka 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Ty-Shon Alexander 13 |
|
Javon Levi 4 |
Steals |
Ty-Shon Alexander 3 |
|
Jamal Gaines 2 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas Rio Grande Valley
|
58 |
39.7 |
2-15 |
6-10 |
7 |
26 |
7 |
11 |
20 |
| Creighton
|
89 |
57.1 |
10-21 |
23-27 |
13 |
29 |
0 |
8 |
17 |
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