National Basketball Association
Creighton 89, Seton Hall 53
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Where: CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials:
# Brian O'Connell, # Lamar Simpson, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
1689
By Field Level Media
Damien Jefferson scored 16 of his season-high 19 points in the first half to help No. 7 Creighton roll to its fifth straight victory, 89-53 over visiting Seton Hall in a Big East matchup on Wednesday night in Omaha, Neb.
Jefferson went 7-of-9 from the field and scored nine straight points at one point during the first half for the Bluejays (9-2, 5-1 Big East), who hit their first seven shots of the game and used a 13-0 run within the first five minutes to essentially take control of the contest.
Denzel Mahoney scored 14 for Creighton, which shot a blistering 59.6 percent overall and 13-of-24 from 3-point range to remain unbeaten since opening league play with an 89-84 home loss to Marquette.
Sandro Mamukelashvili had 14 points on just 5-of-12 shooting for Seton Hall (8-5, 5-2), which had won three in a row and seven of the previous eight games. However, the Pirates missed six of their first seven shots and finished shooting 33.3 percent during their lowest-scoring game of the season.
With the game tied at 4-4, Creighton started its run of 13 consecutive points. Marcus Zegarowski (11 points) bookended the run with 3-pointers while Jefferson added a pair of buckets and Mahoney added another 3-pointer.
Up 11 at the break, Creighton used a 7-2 spurt, highlighted by another Mahoney 3-pointer, to open the second half and build a 44-28 advantage that only got bigger from there.
The Bluejays also used a 15-0 run later in the second half to build their lead up to 77-42 with under 5 minutes to play. Creighton's largest lead, 89-47, came with 2:31 left.
Seton Hall suffered a blow early when key reserve Bryce Aiken suffered what appeared to be an ankle injury a little less than five minutes into the contest.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Seton Hall |
|
Creighton |
|
Sandro Mamukelashvili 14 |
Scoring |
Damien Jefferson 19 |
|
Sandro Mamukelashvili 2 |
Assists |
Marcus Zegarowski 4 |
|
Sandro Mamukelashvili 5 |
Rebounds |
Ryan Kalkbrenner 7 |
|
Jared Rhoden 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Christian Bishop 3 |
|
Myles Cale 2 |
Steals |
Damien Jefferson 4 |
|
Sandro Mamukelashvili 2 |
Blocks |
Ryan Kalkbrenner 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Seton Hall
|
53 |
33.3 |
3-18 |
16-27 |
6 |
20 |
4 |
10 |
17 |
| Creighton
|
89 |
59.6 |
13-24 |
8-10 |
16 |
31 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
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