Maurice Watson scores 20, Creighton tops No. 18 Butler 72-64
Maurice Watson scored 20 points, Isaiah Zierden had 13 and Creighton beat No. 18 Butler 72-64 on Saturday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Butler Bulldogs
64
Creighton Bluejays
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTLR | 34 | 30 | 64 |
| CREI | 29 | 43 | 72 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Boise State Broncos | L 81-100 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | W 99-65 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Lafayette Leopards | W 96-60 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 64-72
James Milliken made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 64-71
James Milliken made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 64-70
Foul on Kelan Martin.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 64-70
Isaiah Zierden made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 64-69
Isaiah Zierden made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 64-68
Foul on Austin Etherington.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 64-68
Kellen Dunham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roosevelt Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 61-68
Geoffrey Groselle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 61-67
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 61-67
Maurice Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 61-66
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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JumpShot 0:40 61-66
Roosevelt Jones made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 59-66
Maurice Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 59-65
Maurice Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 59-64
Foul on Andrew Chrabascz.
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JumpShot 0:56 59-64
Roosevelt Jones made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 57-64
Maurice Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 57-63
Maurice Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 57-62
Foul on Kellen Dunham.
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JumpShot 1:19 57-62
Kellen Dunham made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:13 55-62
Foul on Andrew Chrabascz.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:37 55-62
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:37 54-62
Kellen Dunham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:37 53-62
Foul on Zach Hanson.
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PersonalFoul 2:48 53-62
Foul on Maurice Watson Jr..
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JumpShot 3:41 53-62
Zach Hanson made Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Watson Jr..
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JumpShot 4:32 53-60
Maurice Watson Jr. made Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:43 53-58
Kellen Dunham made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:59 51-58
Toby Hegner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Watson Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 5:34 51-55
Tyler Wideman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:34 50-55
Foul on Zach Hanson.
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JumpShot 6:17 50-55
Maurice Watson Jr. made Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:30 50-53
Kelan Martin made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:12 48-53
Roosevelt Jones made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:12 47-53
Roosevelt Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:12 46-53
Foul on James Milliken.
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DunkShot 7:57 46-53
Tyler Wideman made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 8:21 44-53
Geoffrey Groselle made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:56 44-51
Kellen Dunham made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:11 42-51
Geoffrey Groselle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:11 42-50
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:38 42-50
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:38 41-50
Foul on Tyler Clement.
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PersonalFoul 9:42 41-50
Foul on Maurice Watson Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 10:41 41-50
Cole Huff made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:41 41-49
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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PersonalFoul 10:56 41-49
Foul on Zach Hanson.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:54 41-49
Isaiah Zierden made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:54 41-48
Isaiah Zierden made Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 11:54 41-47
Class A Unsporting Technical Foul on Butler (Chris Holtmann).
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PersonalFoul 11:54 41-47
Foul on Austin Etherington.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:19 41-47
Maurice Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:19 41-46
Maurice Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:19 41-45
Foul on Jordan Gathers.
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JumpShot 12:49 41-45
Kelan Martin made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 39-45
Andrew Chrabascz made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 38-45
Andrew Chrabascz made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:08 37-45
Foul on Zach Hanson.
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PersonalFoul 13:27 37-45
Foul on Kellen Dunham.
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PersonalFoul 13:39 37-45
Foul on Jordan Gathers.
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End Game 0:00 64-72
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 64-72
James Milliken made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 64-71
James Milliken made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 64-70
Foul on Kelan Martin.
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Defensive Rebound 0:07 64-70
James Milliken Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:07 64-70
Kelan Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 64-70
Isaiah Zierden made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 64-69
Isaiah Zierden made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 64-68
Foul on Austin Etherington.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 64-68
Kellen Dunham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roosevelt Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 61-68
Geoffrey Groselle made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:27 61-67
Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 61-67
Geoffrey Groselle missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 61-67
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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Defensive Rebound 0:30 61-67
Geoffrey Groselle Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:30 61-67
Roosevelt Jones missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 61-67
Maurice Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:37 61-66
Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 61-66
Maurice Watson Jr. missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 61-66
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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JumpShot 0:40 61-66
Roosevelt Jones made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 59-66
Maurice Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 59-65
Maurice Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 59-64
Foul on Andrew Chrabascz.
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JumpShot 0:56 59-64
Roosevelt Jones made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 57-64
Maurice Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 57-63
Maurice Watson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 57-62
Foul on Kellen Dunham.
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ShortTimeOut 1:14 57-62
Butler Timeout
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JumpShot 1:19 57-62
Kellen Dunham made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:37 55-62
Kelan Martin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:37 55-62
Isaiah Zierden missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:48 55-62
Creighton Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:56 55-62
Toby Hegner Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:56 55-62
Roosevelt Jones missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:05 55-62
Roosevelt Jones Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:05 55-62
Geoffrey Groselle Block.
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JumpShot 2:05 55-62
Roosevelt Jones missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:13 55-62
Kelan Martin Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:13 55-62
Geoffrey Groselle missed Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 362 events.
Team Stats
BTLR
CREI
21-64
FG
23-55
33
Field Goal %
42
7-16
3PT
6-24
44
Three Point %
25
15-20
FT
20-33
75
Free Throw %
61
44
Rebounds
39
16
Offensive Rebounds
10
28
Defensive Rebounds
29
7
Assists
13
6
Steals
3
1
Blocks
5
11
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
11
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
24
Points in Paint
30
27
Fouls
20
5
Largest Lead
9
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