National Basketball Association
Creighton 84, DePaul 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Where: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois
Officials:
# Lamar Simpson, # Paul Szelc, # Tony Chiazza
Attendance:
3061
By Field Level Media
Ryan Kalkbrenner and Baylor Scheierman each scored 20 points as No. 22 Creighton celebrated its return to the polls with an 84-58 victory Tuesday over host DePaul in Chicago.
Trey Alexander scored 17 points, Kalkbrenner had nine rebounds and Scheierman grabbed eight as Creighton (12-4, 3-2) won its third consecutive game in Big East play after an 0-2 start.
The Bluejays earned their 19th consecutive victory over the Blue Demons. Creighton also was No. 22 two weeks ago but losses against Villanova and then-No. 10 Marquette to open conference play dropped the Bluejays from the Top 25.
Da'Sean Nelson and Jaden Henley each scored 12 points for DePaul (3-12, 0-4), which lost its 16th consecutive game in regular-season conference play going back to last season.
Creighton jumped out to a 10-2 lead just over seven minutes into the game and went up 15-4 on a Kalkbrenner dunk with 15:36 remaining in the first half.
The Bluejays led by as many as 23 in the first half and were up 47-30 at halftime.
Creighton shot 53.1 percent in the opening half and went 7-of-16 from 3-point range (43.8 percent).
A 13-0 run early in the second half gave the Bluejays a 65-36 lead with 12:34 remaining. DePaul ended a nearly five-minute scoreless drought on a layup from Jaden Henley with 11:33 remaining to trail 65-38 but never threatened the rest of the way.
DePaul shot 38.5 percent from the floor in the second half and 37.9 for the game.
One of the best 3-point shooting teams in the country, with 10.6 made baskets from beyond the arc per game, Creighton went 12-of-32 (37.5 percent) from 3-point range.
Scheierman was 6-of-9 from deep, one game after he was held to single digits for the first time this season with nine points against Providence on Saturday.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Creighton |
|
DePaul |
|
Ryan Kalkbrenner 20 |
Scoring |
Jaden Henley 12 |
|
Steven Ashworth 7 |
Assists |
Chico Carter Jr. 4 |
|
Ryan Kalkbrenner 9 |
Rebounds |
Jeremiah Oden 9 |
|
Ryan Kalkbrenner 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Jaden Henley 5 |
|
Baylor Scheierman 3 |
Steals |
Jalen Terry 3 |
|
Ryan Kalkbrenner 4 |
Blocks |
Jeremiah Oden 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Creighton
|
84 |
49.2 |
12-32 |
12-17 |
19 |
35 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
| DePaul
|
58 |
37.9 |
5-10 |
9-13 |
12 |
30 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
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