No. 8 Creighton beats No. 12 Butler to match its best start
Maurice Watson Jr. scored 21 points and No. 8 Creighton matched its best start in program history with a 75-64 victory over No. 12 Butler on Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Butler Bulldogs
64
Creighton Bluejays
75
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTLR | 27 | 37 | 64 |
| CREI | 47 | 28 | 75 |
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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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Three Point Jump Shot 0:17 64-75
Avery Woodson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Lewis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:27 61-75
Avery Woodson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Chrabascz.
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PersonalFoul 3:06 58-75
Foul on Justin Patton.
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LayUpShot 3:21 58-75
Khyri Thomas made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:36 58-73
Foul on Andrew Chrabascz.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:58 58-73
Avery Woodson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Chrabascz.
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PersonalFoul 4:47 55-73
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:03 55-73
Tyler Wideman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:03 54-73
Foul on Cole Huff.
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DunkShot 5:19 54-73
Khyri Thomas made Dunk. Assisted by Cole Huff.
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PersonalFoul 5:38 54-71
Foul on Marcus Foster.
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JumpShot 6:13 54-71
Cole Huff made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:53 54-69
Tyler Wideman made Layup. Assisted by Kethan Savage.
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JumpShot 7:12 52-69
Maurice Watson Jr. made Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:38 52-67
Kethan Savage made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:43 50-67
Foul on Toby Hegner.
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JumpShot 8:18 50-67
Toby Hegner made Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:47 50-65
Kethan Savage made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:00 48-65
Maurice Watson Jr. made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:06 48-63
Kelan Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kethan Savage.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:33 45-63
Avery Woodson made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:46 42-63
Maurice Watson Jr. made Layup.
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JumpShot 11:00 42-61
Kelan Martin made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 11:32 40-61
Maurice Watson Jr. made Layup.
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JumpShot 11:48 40-59
Kelan Martin made Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:43 38-59
Maurice Watson Jr. made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:03 38-57
Foul on Henry Baddley.
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JumpShot 13:30 38-57
Henry Baddley made Jumper. Assisted by Kethan Savage.
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PersonalFoul 14:31 36-57
Foul on Khyri Thomas.
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PersonalFoul 14:37 36-57
Foul on Tyler Lewis.
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LayUpShot 15:04 36-57
Maurice Watson Jr. made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:56 36-55
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:56 35-55
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:56 34-55
Foul on Toby Hegner.
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LayUpShot 16:23 34-55
Tyler Lewis made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 16:33 32-55
Foul on Marcus Foster.
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JumpShot 16:51 32-55
Nate Fowler made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:07 30-55
Marcus Foster made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:07 30-54
Foul on Henry Baddley.
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LayUpShot 17:07 30-54
Marcus Foster made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:20 30-52
Kamar Baldwin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Fowler.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:37 27-52
Khyri Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Patton.
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LayUpShot 18:10 27-49
Khyri Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Watson Jr..
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PersonalFoul 19:04 27-47
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:27 27-47
Isaiah Zierden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Watson Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:52 27-44
Khyri Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Patton.
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JumpShot 2:04 27-41
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 25-41
Isaiah Zierden made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 25-40
Isaiah Zierden made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:26 25-39
Foul on Avery Woodson.
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PersonalFoul 3:59 25-39
Foul on Cole Huff.
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LayUpShot 4:12 25-39
Maurice Watson Jr. made Layup.
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JumpShot 4:23 25-37
Kethan Savage made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:45 23-37
Maurice Watson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Patton.
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JumpShot 5:04 23-34
Avery Woodson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:15 21-34
Foul on Kethan Savage.
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LayUpShot 5:15 21-34
Justin Patton made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Watson Jr..
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PersonalFoul 5:18 21-32
Foul on Tyler Lewis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:33 21-32
Tyler Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Chrabascz.
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LayUpShot 5:40 18-32
Cole Huff made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 64-75
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:06 64-75
Toby Hegner Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:06 64-75
Avery Woodson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 0:09 64-75
Tyler Lewis Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:09 64-75
Justin Patton Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:17 64-75
Avery Woodson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Lewis.
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Defensive Rebound 0:25 61-75
Tyler Lewis Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:25 61-75
Marcus Foster missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 0:48 61-75
Khyri Thomas Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:48 61-75
Andrew Chrabascz Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:54 61-75
Andrew Chrabascz Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:54 61-75
Khyri Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:27 61-75
Avery Woodson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Chrabascz.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:35 58-75
Maurice Watson Jr. Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:49 58-75
Khyri Thomas Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:49 58-75
Andrew Chrabascz missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:58 58-75
Andrew Chrabascz Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:58 58-75
Kelan Martin missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:06 58-75
Kelan Martin Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:06 58-75
Maurice Watson Jr. missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:35 58-75
Creighton Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:35 58-75
Tyler Lewis missed Jumper.
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Steal 2:40 58-75
Sean McDermott Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:40 58-75
Justin Patton Turnover.
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Jumpball 2:40 58-75
Jump Ball won by Butler
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Defensive Rebound 3:06 58-75
Cole Huff Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:06 58-75
Andrew Chrabascz missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:06 58-75
Foul on Justin Patton.
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Offensive Rebound 3:10 58-75
Andrew Chrabascz Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:10 58-75
Avery Woodson missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:21 58-75
Khyri Thomas made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:31 58-73
Khyri Thomas Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:31 58-73
Avery Woodson Block.
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JumpShot 3:31 58-73
Khyri Thomas missed Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:36 58-73
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:36 58-73
Foul on Andrew Chrabascz.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:58 58-73
Avery Woodson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Chrabascz.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:06 55-73
Maurice Watson Jr. Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 4:18 55-73
Cole Huff Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:18 55-73
Andrew Chrabascz missed Jumper.
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Team Stats
BTLR
CREI
26-63
FG
31-56
41
Field Goal %
55
8-25
3PT
7-23
32
Three Point %
30
4-7
FT
6-7
57
Free Throw %
86
30
Rebounds
34
14
Offensive Rebounds
10
16
Defensive Rebounds
24
11
Assists
14
9
Steals
7
2
Blocks
4
11
Turnovers
17
1
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
17
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
14
Fouls
10
3
Largest Lead
25
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