North Carolina Central Eagles at Creighton Bluejays
· EMERALD COAST CLASSIC
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
45 - 65
45 - 65
Creighton rolls over NC Central 65-45
Anthony McDonald led NC Central (1-2) with 17 points, going 5 of 11 from beyond the arc, and Karamo Jawara had 11 points and seven boards.
Creighton (4-0) led by just five at the half, 27-22, after both teams struggled offensively. But Toby Hegner's jumper and 3-point play by Artino Will pushed the lead to double digits 5 minutes into the second half.
An 11-3 run, including Zierden's trey, stretched Creighton's advantage to 16 with 4:26 left.
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Statistics
NCCU |
CREI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-52 | FG | 18-51 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 0-3 | FT | 22-25 |
| 0 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fouls | 12 |
Game Information
CHI Health Center Omaha
Location: Omaha, NE
Attendance: 17,290 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |


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