Doug McDermott scores 31; No. 12 Creighton wins 11th straight
Doug McDermott scored 21 of his 31 points in the second half and No. 12 Creighton pulled away for a 79-68 win over Northern Iowa on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Northern Iowa Panthers
68
Creighton Bluejays
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNI | 32 | 36 | 68 |
| CREI | 37 | 42 | 79 |
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Match Report
Team Stats
UNI
CREI
29-59
FG
31-56
49
Field Goal %
55
4-15
3PT
6-12
27
Three Point %
50
6-6
FT
11-14
100
Free Throw %
79
27
Rebounds
31
7
Offensive Rebounds
8
20
Defensive Rebounds
23
13
Assists
21
9
Steals
4
2
Blocks
2
13
Turnovers
13
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
19
Fouls
14
7
Largest Lead
16
Top Performers
UNI
- Anthony James G MIN 36 · PTS 25 · FG 11-20
- Jake Koch F MIN 33 · PTS 19 · FG 7-13
- Seth Tuttle F MIN 27 · PTS 9 · FG 4-10
- Marc Sonnen G MIN 37 · PTS 5 · FG 2-4
CREI
- Doug McDermott F MIN 35 · PTS 31 · FG 12-22
- Grant Gibbs G MIN 29 · PTS 11 · FG 5-6
- Austin Chatman G MIN 36 · PTS 12 · FG 4-8
- Jahenns Manigat G MIN 34 · PTS 6 · FG 3-5
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