NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Creighton Bluejays 76
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UConn Huskies 74
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M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion

Match Report

No. 9 Creighton holds off UConn 76-74 in overtime

— No. 9 Creighton had already lost two close games this season and was facing a third defeat before rallying on Sunday to beat UConn in overtime.

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Team Stats

CREI CONN
27-65
FG
24-67
42
Field Goal %
36
7-27
3PT
7-30
26
Three Point %
23
15-24
FT
19-26
63
Free Throw %
73
48
Rebounds
41
15
Offensive Rebounds
15
33
Defensive Rebounds
26
13
Assists
9
6
Steals
9
3
Blocks
4
16
Turnovers
13
1
Team Turnovers
1
16
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
24
Fouls
21
12
Largest Lead
5

Top Performers

CREI

  • Marcus Zegarowski G MIN 42 · PTS 11 · FG 4-14
  • Denzel Mahoney G MIN 38 · PTS 10 · FG 4-11
  • Christian Bishop F MIN 28 · PTS 19 · FG 8-11
  • Damien Jefferson F MIN 31 · PTS 10 · FG 4-9

CONN

  • James Bouknight G MIN 40 · PTS 40 · FG 13-24
  • R.J. Cole G MIN 40 · PTS 12 · FG 2-13
  • Tyrese Martin G MIN 35 · PTS 2 · FG 1-6
  • Jalen Gaffney G MIN 28 · PTS 4 · FG 1-8

Play by Play

  1. JumpShot 0:01 76-74

    James Bouknight made Three Point Jumper.

    4431712 OT
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:10 76-71

    Mitch Ballock made Free Throw.

    4278556 OT
  3. PersonalFoul 0:10 75-71

    Foul on Brendan Adams.

    4396612 OT
  4. JumpShot 0:13 75-71

    James Bouknight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Gaffney.

    4431712 OT
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:22 75-68

    Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.

    4397036 OT
  6. MadeFreeThrow 0:22 74-68

    Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.

    4397036 OT
  7. PersonalFoul 0:22 73-68

    Foul on R.J. Cole.

    4279789 OT
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:30 73-68

    Mitch Ballock made Free Throw.

    4278556 OT
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:30 72-68

    Mitch Ballock made Free Throw.

    4278556 OT
  10. PersonalFoul 0:30 71-68

    Foul on Jalen Gaffney.

    4431732 OT
  11. LayUpShot 0:52 71-68

    Christian Bishop made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397037 OT
  12. LayUpShot 3:14 69-68

    Denzel Mahoney made Layup.

    4067205 OT
  13. MadeFreeThrow 3:39 67-68

    Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.

    4067205 OT
  14. PersonalFoul 3:39 66-68

    Foul on Josh Carlton.

    4278229 OT
  15. JumpShot 4:13 66-68

    Jalen Gaffney made Jumper.

    4431732 OT
  16. PersonalFoul 4:42 66-66

    Foul on Damien Jefferson.

    4066720 OT
  17. LayUpShot 0:01 66-66

    Damien Jefferson made Layup.

    4066720 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 0:11 64-66

    Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397036 2nd Half
  19. LayUpShot 0:13 64-66

    Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.

    4397036 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 0:21 62-66

    Jalen Gaffney made Free Throw.

    4431732 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 0:21 62-65

    Jalen Gaffney made Free Throw.

    4431732 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 0:21 62-64

    Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397036 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 0:34 62-64

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 0:34 61-64

    Foul on Isaiah Whaley.

    4278231 2nd Half
  25. MadeFreeThrow 1:01 61-64

    Isaiah Whaley made Free Throw.

    4278231 2nd Half
  26. PersonalFoul 1:01 61-63

    Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397036 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 2:13 61-63

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 2:13 60-63

    Foul on James Bouknight.

    4431712 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 3:11 60-63

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.

    4576060 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 3:12 59-63

    Foul on Isaiah Whaley.

    4278231 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 3:35 59-63

    R.J. Cole made Three Point Jumper.

    4279789 2nd Half
  32. LayUpShot 3:54 59-60

    Damien Jefferson made Layup.

    4066720 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 4:11 57-60

    R.J. Cole made Free Throw.

    4279789 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 4:11 57-59

    R.J. Cole made Free Throw.

    4279789 2nd Half
  35. PersonalFoul 4:11 57-58

    Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397036 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 5:06 57-58

    James Bouknight made Free Throw.

    4431712 2nd Half
  37. PersonalFoul 5:06 57-57

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  38. LayUpShot 5:06 57-57

    James Bouknight made Layup.

    4431712 2nd Half
  39. MadeFreeThrow 5:37 57-55

    James Bouknight made Free Throw.

    4431712 2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 5:37 57-54

    James Bouknight made Free Throw.

    4431712 2nd Half
  41. PersonalFoul 5:37 57-53

    Foul on Denzel Mahoney.

    4067205 2nd Half
  42. LayUpShot 5:59 57-53

    Christian Bishop made Layup.

    4397037 2nd Half
  43. LayUpShot 6:40 55-53

    Christian Bishop made Layup.

    4397037 2nd Half
  44. LayUpShot 7:25 53-53

    Christian Bishop made Layup. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.

    4397037 2nd Half
  45. DunkShot 8:06 51-53

    Isaiah Whaley made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Gaffney.

    4278231 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 9:03 51-51

    Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner.

    4576060 2nd Half
  47. PersonalFoul 9:37 51-51

    Foul on R.J. Cole.

    4279789 2nd Half
  48. JumpShot 10:06 51-51

    Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.

    4397036 2nd Half
  49. PersonalFoul 10:36 49-51

    Foul on Antwann Jones.

    4396634 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 10:45 49-51

    Foul on Jalen Gaffney.

    4431732 2nd Half
  51. MadeFreeThrow 10:56 49-51

    R.J. Cole made Free Throw.

    4279789 2nd Half
  52. MadeFreeThrow 10:56 49-50

    R.J. Cole made Free Throw.

    4279789 2nd Half
  53. PersonalFoul 10:56 49-49

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  54. MadeFreeThrow 11:25 49-49

    Antwann Jones made Free Throw.

    4396634 2nd Half
  55. PersonalFoul 11:25 48-49

    Foul on Adama Sanogo.

    4702023 2nd Half
  56. DunkShot 11:35 48-49

    Tyrese Martin made Dunk. Assisted by Adama Sanogo.

    4397179 2nd Half
  57. LayUpShot 11:56 48-47

    Christian Bishop made Layup.

    4397037 2nd Half
  58. JumpShot 13:04 46-47

    Antwann Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Mahoney.

    4396634 2nd Half
  59. MadeFreeThrow 13:46 43-47

    Adama Sanogo made Free Throw.

    4702023 2nd Half
  60. PersonalFoul 13:46 43-46

    Foul on Damien Jefferson.

    4066720 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 76-74

    End of Game

    OT
  2. End Period 0:00 76-71

    End of 1st overtime

    OT
  3. Offensive Rebound 0:00 76-74

    James Bouknight Offensive Rebound.

    4431712 OT
  4. LayUpShot 0:00 76-74

    Josh Carlton missed Layup.

    4278229 OT
  5. JumpShot 0:01 76-74

    James Bouknight made Three Point Jumper.

    4431712 OT
  6. Offensive Rebound 0:06 76-71

    Josh Carlton Offensive Rebound.

    4278229 OT
  7. JumpShot 0:06 76-71

    Jalen Gaffney missed Three Point Jumper.

    4431732 OT
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:10 76-71

    Mitch Ballock made Free Throw.

    4278556 OT
  9. Dead Ball Rebound 0:10 75-71

    Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.

    OT
  10. MadeFreeThrow 0:10 75-71

    Mitch Ballock missed Free Throw.

    4278556 OT
  11. PersonalFoul 0:10 75-71

    Foul on Brendan Adams.

    4396612 OT
  12. ShortTimeOut 0:11 75-71

    UConn Timeout

    OT
  13. JumpShot 0:13 75-71

    James Bouknight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Gaffney.

    4431712 OT
  14. MadeFreeThrow 0:22 75-68

    Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.

    4397036 OT
  15. MadeFreeThrow 0:22 74-68

    Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.

    4397036 OT
  16. PersonalFoul 0:22 73-68

    Foul on R.J. Cole.

    4279789 OT
  17. Defensive Rebound 0:26 73-68

    Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.

    4397036 OT
  18. LayUpShot 0:26 73-68

    R.J. Cole missed Layup.

    4279789 OT
  19. MadeFreeThrow 0:30 73-68

    Mitch Ballock made Free Throw.

    4278556 OT
  20. ShortTimeOut 0:30 72-68

    Creighton Timeout

    OT
  21. MadeFreeThrow 0:30 72-68

    Mitch Ballock made Free Throw.

    4278556 OT
  22. PersonalFoul 0:30 71-68

    Foul on Jalen Gaffney.

    4431732 OT
  23. Defensive Rebound 0:40 71-68

    Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.

    4397036 OT
  24. JumpShot 0:40 71-68

    James Bouknight missed Jumper.

    4431712 OT
  25. ShortTimeOut 0:46 71-68

    UConn Timeout

    OT
  26. LayUpShot 0:52 71-68

    Christian Bishop made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397037 OT
  27. Defensive Rebound 1:18 69-68

    Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.

    4066720 OT
  28. JumpShot 1:18 69-68

    Jalen Gaffney missed Three Point Jumper.

    4431732 OT
  29. Defensive Rebound 1:30 69-68

    Tyrese Martin Defensive Rebound.

    4397179 OT
  30. JumpShot 1:30 69-68

    Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397036 OT
  31. Lost Ball Turnover 1:41 69-68

    UConn Turnover.

    OT
  32. Defensive Rebound 2:16 69-68

    UConn Defensive Rebound.

    OT
  33. JumpShot 2:16 69-68

    Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.

    4067205 OT
  34. Defensive Rebound 2:32 69-68

    Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.

    4067205 OT
  35. JumpShot 2:32 69-68

    Jalen Gaffney missed Three Point Jumper.

    4431732 OT
  36. Offensive Rebound 2:50 69-68

    Josh Carlton Offensive Rebound.

    4278229 OT
  37. JumpShot 2:50 69-68

    James Bouknight missed Three Point Jumper.

    4431712 OT
  38. ShortTimeOut 3:06 69-68

    UConn Timeout

    OT
  39. LayUpShot 3:14 69-68

    Denzel Mahoney made Layup.

    4067205 OT
  40. Defensive Rebound 3:24 67-68

    Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.

    4067205 OT

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