National Basketball Association
Creighton 97, Western Illinois 67
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 28, 2015
Where: CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials:
# Evan Burroughs, # Jeff Clark, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance:
16118
By The Sports Xchange
Freshman guard Khyri Thomas led the way with 18 points as Creighton added another comfortable victory to its resume with a dominating 97-67 victory over previously undefeated Western Illinois in nonconference play at Omaha, Neb.
Senior center Geoffrey Groselle added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Bluejays (5-2). Creighton outrebounded Western Illinois 47-29 and outscored the Leathernecks 46-20 in the paint.
Junior guard Garret Covington had 14 points on 4-of-7 three-point shooting for the Leathernecks. Western Illinois (5-1) made headlines by opening up the season with a win over then-ranked Wisconsin, and followed up with victories over four lesser opponents.
The Leathernecks' hope of an upset was short-lived as the Bluejays had a double-digit lead within the first ten minutes of the game. Creighton led 44-31 at the half.
The second half was when the real dominance set in as Creighton slowly but surely built its lead into the thirties.
Top Game Performances
| Western Illinois |
|
Creighton |
|
Garret Covington 14 |
Scoring |
Khyri Thomas 18 |
|
Jabari Sandifer 6 |
Assists |
Mo Watson Jr. 5 |
|
Jabari Sandifer 5 |
Rebounds |
Geoffrey Groselle 9 |
|
Tate Stensgaard 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Geoffrey Groselle 5 |
|
Jamie Batish 1 |
Steals |
Tyler Clement 1 |
|
Jalen Chapman 2 |
Blocks |
Geoffrey Groselle 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Western Illinois
|
67 |
45.0 |
10-22 |
3-6 |
12 |
25 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
| Creighton
|
97 |
50.7 |
10-24 |
17-27 |
16 |
44 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
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