Creighton Bluejays at DePaul Blue Demons
· NCAA Men's Basketball83 - 68
Ballock leads Creighton past DePaul 83-68
With his shot from the right corner with 4 1/2 minutes to play, Ballock joined Kyle Korver and Ethan Wragge as Bluejays to reach that milestone as juniors.
Creighton pulled away in the second half when the Bluejays made 5 of 11 3-pointers and shot 56.6% overall. They were 5 of 14 from distance in the first half when they led just 37-34.
Denzel Mahoney and Damien Jefferson added 14 points apiece for the Bluejays (15-5, 4-3 Big East Conference), Ty-Shon Alexander scored 12 and Christian Bishop 11. Marcus Zegarowski grabbed 10 rebounds to go with nine points.
Paul Reed had his 13th double-double of the season with 22 points and 12 rebounds plus three blocks for the Blue Demons (13-6, 1-5). Charlie Moore added 13 points and seven assists and Jalen Coleman-Lands had 11 points.
DePaul was just 3 of 16 behind the arc, 1 of 7 in the second half when the Blue Demons shot 41%.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 83 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Creighton Turnover. | 83 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Paul Reed made Dunk. Assisted by Oscar Lopez Jr.. | 83 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Oscar Lopez Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper. | 83 - 66 |
Statistics
CREI |
DEP |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-53 | FG | 24-57 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 10-25 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 23-31 | FT | 17-21 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 21 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 4,535 | Capacity:
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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