NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Creighton Bluejays 67
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Providence Friars 65
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CREI402767
PROV323365
Alumni Hall (RI)

Match Report

Late dunk lifts No. 11 Creighton to win over Providence

— Christian Bishop had a go-ahead dunk with 0.8 seconds left and the 11th-ranked Creighton Bluejays held off a late rally to beat the Providence Friars 67-65 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

CREI PROV
26-61
FG
22-65
43
Field Goal %
34
10-29
3PT
9-23
34
Three Point %
39
5-10
FT
12-17
50
Free Throw %
71
35
Rebounds
45
10
Offensive Rebounds
19
25
Defensive Rebounds
26
14
Assists
10
8
Steals
6
6
Blocks
3
12
Turnovers
13
1
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
16
Points Off Turnovers
18
6
Fast Break Points
4
28
Points in Paint
22
15
Fouls
13
13
Largest Lead
7

Top Performers

CREI

  • Damien Jefferson F MIN 31 · PTS 18 · FG 9-13
  • Marcus Zegarowski G MIN 37 · PTS 20 · FG 7-13
  • Mitch Ballock G MIN 37 · PTS 14 · FG 5-11
  • Denzel Mahoney G MIN 33 · PTS 4 · FG 2-12

PROV

  • David Duke Jr. G MIN 40 · PTS 13 · FG 5-19
  • Nate Watson C MIN 29 · PTS 13 · FG 4-11
  • A.J. Reeves G MIN 36 · PTS 10 · FG 3-10
  • Greg Gantt Jr. F MIN 27 · PTS 9 · FG 3-5

Play by Play

  1. DunkShot 0:00 67-65

    Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397037 2nd Half
  2. LayUpShot 0:07 65-65

    Noah Horchler made Layup.

    4278453 2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 0:15 65-63

    Noah Horchler made Free Throw.

    4278453 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:15 65-62

    Noah Horchler made Free Throw.

    4278453 2nd Half
  5. PersonalFoul 0:15 65-61

    Foul on Damien Jefferson.

    4066720 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:16 65-61

    Foul on David Duke.

    4397107 2nd Half
  7. PersonalFoul 0:19 65-61

    Foul on Noah Horchler.

    4278453 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 0:21 65-61

    Foul on Greg Gantt.

    4431711 2nd Half
  9. LayUpShot 1:46 65-61

    David Duke made Layup.

    4397107 2nd Half
  10. JumpShot 2:12 65-59

    Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.

    4067205 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 2:41 63-59

    Nate Watson made Free Throw.

    4278573 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 2:41 63-58

    Foul on Damien Jefferson.

    4066720 2nd Half
  13. LayUpShot 2:41 63-58

    Nate Watson made Layup. Assisted by David Duke.

    4278573 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 3:45 63-56

    Greg Gantt made Free Throw.

    4431711 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 3:45 63-55

    Foul on Damien Jefferson.

    4066720 2nd Half
  16. LayUpShot 4:02 63-55

    Greg Gantt made Layup.

    4431711 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 4:49 63-53

    Noah Horchler made Free Throw.

    4278453 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 4:49 63-52

    Noah Horchler made Free Throw.

    4278453 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 4:49 63-51

    Foul on Damien Jefferson.

    4066720 2nd Half
  20. PersonalFoul 5:37 63-51

    Foul on Nate Watson.

    4278573 2nd Half
  21. LayUpShot 5:58 63-51

    Denzel Mahoney made Layup. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.

    4067205 2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 6:56 61-51

    Noah Horchler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Duke.

    4278453 2nd Half
  23. JumpShot 7:14 61-48

    Mitch Ballock made Jumper. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.

    4278556 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 7:37 59-48

    Foul on Ed Croswell.

    4397153 2nd Half
  25. DunkShot 8:06 59-48

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Mahoney.

    4576060 2nd Half
  26. PersonalFoul 8:56 57-48

    Foul on Antwann Jones.

    4396634 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 9:22 57-48

    Nate Watson made Free Throw.

    4278573 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 9:22 57-47

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 9:48 57-47

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 9:48 56-47

    Foul on Nate Watson.

    4278573 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 11:21 56-47

    Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Mahoney.

    4397036 2nd Half
  32. LayUpShot 12:37 53-47

    Christian Bishop made Layup.

    4397037 2nd Half
  33. JumpShot 13:04 51-47

    David Duke made Three Point Jumper.

    4397107 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 13:09 51-44

    Foul on Shereef Mitchell.

    4432059 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 13:24 51-44

    Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereef Mitchell.

    4397036 2nd Half
  36. LayUpShot 13:36 48-44

    Jimmy Nichols Jr. made Layup.

    4397108 2nd Half
  37. LayUpShot 14:10 48-42

    Damien Jefferson made Layup.

    4066720 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 14:37 46-42

    Nate Watson made Jumper. Assisted by David Duke.

    4278573 2nd Half
  39. MadeFreeThrow 15:03 46-40

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.

    4576060 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 15:03 45-40

    Foul on Greg Gantt.

    4431711 2nd Half
  41. MadeFreeThrow 15:26 45-40

    A.J. Reeves made Free Throw.

    4397109 2nd Half
  42. MadeFreeThrow 15:26 45-39

    A.J. Reeves made Free Throw.

    4397109 2nd Half
  43. PersonalFoul 15:26 45-38

    Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner.

    4576060 2nd Half
  44. PersonalFoul 15:52 45-38

    Foul on Mitch Ballock.

    4278556 2nd Half
  45. JumpShot 16:22 45-38

    Damien Jefferson made Jumper.

    4066720 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 16:39 43-38

    Foul on David Duke.

    4397107 2nd Half
  47. MadeFreeThrow 16:53 43-38

    Nate Watson made Free Throw.

    4278573 2nd Half
  48. PersonalFoul 16:53 43-37

    Foul on Denzel Mahoney.

    4067205 2nd Half
  49. JumpShot 18:31 43-37

    Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.

    4397036 2nd Half
  50. JumpShot 18:59 40-37

    Greg Gantt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Reeves.

    4431711 2nd Half
  51. LayUpShot 19:18 40-34

    Nate Watson made Layup.

    4278573 2nd Half
  52. JumpShot 0:00 40-32

    Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antwann Jones.

    4278556 1st Half
  53. PersonalFoul 0:07 37-32

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 1st Half
  54. JumpShot 0:40 37-32

    A.J. Reeves made Jumper.

    4397109 1st Half
  55. LayUpShot 0:54 37-30

    Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4066720 1st Half
  56. PersonalFoul 1:11 35-30

    Foul on Denzel Mahoney.

    4067205 1st Half
  57. JumpShot 1:35 35-30

    David Duke made Three Point Jumper.

    4397107 1st Half
  58. JumpShot 2:00 35-27

    Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.

    4397036 1st Half
  59. PersonalFoul 2:13 33-27

    Foul on Nate Watson.

    4278573 1st Half
  60. JumpShot 3:02 33-27

    A.J. Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brycen Goodine.

    4397109 1st Half
  1. End Game 0:00 67-65

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 65-65

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. Offensive Rebound 0:00 67-65

    Providence Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 0:00 67-65

    David Duke missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397107 2nd Half
  5. RegularTimeOut 0:00 67-65

    Creighton Timeout

    2nd Half
  6. DunkShot 0:00 67-65

    Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397037 2nd Half
  7. LayUpShot 0:07 65-65

    Noah Horchler made Layup.

    4278453 2nd Half
  8. ShortTimeOut 0:14 65-63

    Providence Timeout

    2nd Half
  9. Lost Ball Turnover 0:14 65-63

    Denzel Mahoney Turnover.

    4067205 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 0:15 65-63

    Noah Horchler made Free Throw.

    4278453 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 0:15 65-62

    Noah Horchler made Free Throw.

    4278453 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 0:15 65-61

    Foul on Damien Jefferson.

    4066720 2nd Half
  13. Defensive Rebound 0:16 65-61

    Noah Horchler Defensive Rebound.

    4278453 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 0:16 65-61

    Denzel Mahoney missed Free Throw.

    4067205 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 0:16 65-61

    Foul on David Duke.

    4397107 2nd Half
  16. Lost Ball Turnover 0:17 65-61

    Nate Watson Turnover.

    4278573 2nd Half
  17. Defensive Rebound 0:18 65-61

    Nate Watson Defensive Rebound.

    4278573 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 0:19 65-61

    Denzel Mahoney missed Free Throw.

    4067205 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 0:19 65-61

    Foul on Noah Horchler.

    4278453 2nd Half
  20. PersonalFoul 0:21 65-61

    Foul on Greg Gantt.

    4431711 2nd Half
  21. Offensive Rebound 0:23 65-61

    Damien Jefferson Offensive Rebound.

    4066720 2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 0:27 65-61

    Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067205 2nd Half
  23. Defensive Rebound 0:52 65-61

    Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.

    4397036 2nd Half
  24. LayUpShot 0:53 65-61

    Nate Watson missed Layup.

    4278573 2nd Half
  25. Offensive Rebound 0:53 65-61

    Nate Watson Offensive Rebound.

    4278573 2nd Half
  26. LayUpShot 0:57 65-61

    David Duke missed Layup.

    4397107 2nd Half
  27. Defensive Rebound 1:18 65-61

    Nate Watson Defensive Rebound.

    4278573 2nd Half
  28. LayUpShot 1:21 65-61

    Christian Bishop missed Layup.

    4397037 2nd Half
  29. LayUpShot 1:46 65-61

    David Duke made Layup.

    4397107 2nd Half
  30. RegularTimeOut 2:04 65-59

    Providence Timeout

    2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 2:12 65-59

    Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.

    4067205 2nd Half
  32. MadeFreeThrow 2:41 63-59

    Nate Watson made Free Throw.

    4278573 2nd Half
  33. PersonalFoul 2:41 63-58

    Foul on Damien Jefferson.

    4066720 2nd Half
  34. LayUpShot 2:41 63-58

    Nate Watson made Layup. Assisted by David Duke.

    4278573 2nd Half
  35. Lost Ball Turnover 2:56 63-56

    Damien Jefferson Turnover.

    4066720 2nd Half
  36. Dead Ball Rebound 3:01 63-56

    Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  37. JumpShot 3:03 63-56

    A.J. Reeves missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397109 2nd Half
  38. Defensive Rebound 3:12 63-56

    David Duke Defensive Rebound.

    4397107 2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 3:16 63-56

    Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067205 2nd Half
  40. Defensive Rebound 3:43 63-56

    Greg Gantt Defensive Rebound.

    4431711 2nd Half

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