NCAA Men's Basketball

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Creighton Bluejays 69
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Xavier Musketeers 77
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CREI313869
XAV334477
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Match Report

Xavier boosts tourney hopes with win over No. 13 Creighton

— Paul Scruggs scored 23 points and Zach Freemantle added 17, helping Xavier bolster its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 77-69 victory over No. 13 Creighton on Saturday.

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Team Stats

CREI XAV
26-61
FG
32-59
43
Field Goal %
54
9-25
3PT
7-21
36
Three Point %
33
8-16
FT
6-8
50
Free Throw %
75
32
Rebounds
36
7
Offensive Rebounds
4
25
Defensive Rebounds
32
17
Assists
22
7
Steals
5
4
Blocks
9
8
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
0
8
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
32
Points in Paint
44
15
Fouls
15
4
Largest Lead
13

Top Performers

CREI

  • Damien Jefferson F MIN 33 · PTS 19 · FG 7-12
  • Marcus Zegarowski G MIN 38 · PTS 15 · FG 6-14
  • Denzel Mahoney G MIN 36 · PTS 11 · FG 3-14
  • Mitch Ballock G MIN 33 · PTS 11 · FG 4-8

XAV

  • Paul Scruggs G MIN 37 · PTS 23 · FG 9-13
  • Zach Freemantle F MIN 38 · PTS 17 · FG 7-12
  • Dwon Odom G MIN 28 · PTS 12 · FG 6-10
  • Colby Jones G MIN 30 · PTS 6 · FG 3-6

Play by Play

  1. PersonalFoul 0:01 69-77

    Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397036 2nd Half
  2. PersonalFoul 0:18 69-77

    Foul on Denzel Mahoney.

    4067205 2nd Half
  3. LayUpShot 0:23 69-77

    Damien Jefferson made Layup.

    4066720 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:35 67-77

    Adam Kunkel made Free Throw.

    4398300 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:35 67-76

    Adam Kunkel made Free Throw.

    4398300 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:35 67-75

    Foul on Shereef Mitchell.

    4432059 2nd Half
  7. PersonalFoul 0:36 67-75

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  8. DunkShot 0:45 67-75

    Zach Freemantle made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.

    4432869 2nd Half
  9. PersonalFoul 0:48 67-73

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 67-73

    Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.

    4067205 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 0:50 66-73

    Foul on Dwon Odom.

    4432632 2nd Half
  12. LayUpShot 1:09 66-73

    Dwon Odom made Layup.

    4432632 2nd Half
  13. LayUpShot 1:39 66-71

    Adam Kunkel made Layup.

    4398300 2nd Half
  14. PersonalFoul 1:49 66-69

    Foul on Mitch Ballock.

    4278556 2nd Half
  15. JumpShot 2:21 66-69

    Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper.

    4278556 2nd Half
  16. JumpShot 3:16 63-69

    Dwon Odom made Jumper. Assisted by Adam Kunkel.

    4432632 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 3:27 63-67

    Foul on Damien Jefferson.

    4066720 2nd Half
  18. LayUpShot 3:46 63-67

    Mitch Ballock made Layup.

    4278556 2nd Half
  19. DunkShot 4:19 61-67

    Damien Jefferson made Dunk.

    4066720 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 5:00 59-67

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 5:00 58-67

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 5:00 57-67

    Foul on Colby Jones.

    4433378 2nd Half
  23. JumpShot 5:33 57-67

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

    4278556 2nd Half
  24. LayUpShot 5:50 54-67

    Paul Scruggs made Layup.

    4278591 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 6:34 54-65

    Dwon Odom made Jumper. Assisted by Colby Jones.

    4432632 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 7:01 54-63

    Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.

    4067205 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 7:01 53-63

    Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.

    4067205 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 7:01 52-63

    Foul on Paul Scruggs.

    4278591 2nd Half
  29. JumpShot 7:25 52-63

    Paul Scruggs made Jumper.

    4278591 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 7:43 52-61

    Foul on Zach Freemantle.

    4432869 2nd Half
  31. LayUpShot 7:43 52-61

    Christian Bishop made Layup.

    4397037 2nd Half
  32. LayUpShot 7:53 50-61

    Dwon Odom made Layup.

    4432632 2nd Half
  33. PersonalFoul 8:23 50-59

    Foul on C.J. Wilcher.

    4432590 2nd Half
  34. LayUpShot 8:32 50-59

    Zach Freemantle made Layup. Assisted by Dwon Odom.

    4432869 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 8:57 50-57

    Denzel Mahoney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereef Mitchell.

    4067205 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 9:22 47-57

    Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.

    4397036 2nd Half
  37. PersonalFoul 9:22 46-57

    Foul on Dwon Odom.

    4432632 2nd Half
  38. LayUpShot 10:08 46-57

    Zach Freemantle made Layup. Assisted by Colby Jones.

    4432869 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 10:44 46-55

    Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397036 2nd Half
  40. LayUpShot 10:52 46-55

    Paul Scruggs made Layup. Assisted by Zach Freemantle.

    4278591 2nd Half
  41. JumpShot 11:06 46-53

    Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.

    4397036 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 11:13 44-53

    Foul on Zach Freemantle.

    4432869 2nd Half
  43. MadeFreeThrow 11:44 44-53

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.

    4576060 2nd Half
  44. PersonalFoul 11:44 43-53

    Foul on Zach Freemantle.

    4432869 2nd Half
  45. JumpShot 11:57 43-53

    Zach Freemantle made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.

    4432869 2nd Half
  46. JumpShot 12:51 43-51

    Damien Jefferson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Mahoney.

    4066720 2nd Half
  47. JumpShot 13:11 40-51

    Adam Kunkel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryan Griffin.

    4398300 2nd Half
  48. LayUpShot 13:26 40-48

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4576060 2nd Half
  49. LayUpShot 13:35 38-48

    Bryan Griffin made Layup. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.

    4289777 2nd Half
  50. DunkShot 13:56 38-46

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4576060 2nd Half
  51. PersonalFoul 14:02 36-46

    Foul on Colby Jones.

    4433378 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 14:05 36-46

    Foul on Adam Kunkel.

    4398300 2nd Half
  53. JumpShot 14:18 36-46

    Adam Kunkel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Carter.

    4398300 2nd Half
  54. JumpShot 14:52 36-43

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

    4067205 2nd Half
  55. JumpShot 15:12 33-43

    Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colby Jones.

    4278591 2nd Half
  56. LayUpShot 16:37 33-40

    Colby Jones made Layup. Assisted by Dwon Odom.

    4433378 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 16:57 33-38

    Colby Jones made Jumper.

    4433378 2nd Half
  58. JumpShot 17:35 33-36

    Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dwon Odom.

    4278591 2nd Half
  59. PersonalFoul 18:11 33-33

    Foul on Paul Scruggs.

    4278591 2nd Half
  60. LayUpShot 18:29 33-33

    Marcus Zegarowski made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.

    4397036 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 69-77

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. Defensive Rebound 0:01 69-77

    Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.

    4397037 2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 0:01 69-77

    Zach Freemantle missed Free Throw.

    4432869 2nd Half
  4. PersonalFoul 0:01 69-77

    Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397036 2nd Half
  5. Defensive Rebound 0:05 69-77

    Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.

    4432869 2nd Half
  6. JumpShot 0:05 69-77

    Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067205 2nd Half
  7. Offensive Rebound 0:10 69-77

    Damien Jefferson Offensive Rebound.

    4066720 2nd Half
  8. JumpShot 0:10 69-77

    Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397036 2nd Half
  9. Defensive Rebound 0:18 69-77

    Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.

    4397037 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 0:18 69-77

    Dwon Odom missed Free Throw.

    4432632 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 0:18 69-77

    Foul on Denzel Mahoney.

    4067205 2nd Half
  12. ShortTimeOut 0:23 69-77

    Creighton Timeout

    2nd Half
  13. LayUpShot 0:23 69-77

    Damien Jefferson made Layup.

    4066720 2nd Half
  14. Offensive Rebound 0:24 67-77

    Damien Jefferson Offensive Rebound.

    4066720 2nd Half
  15. JumpShot 0:24 67-77

    Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067205 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 0:35 67-77

    Adam Kunkel made Free Throw.

    4398300 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 0:35 67-76

    Adam Kunkel made Free Throw.

    4398300 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 0:35 67-75

    Foul on Shereef Mitchell.

    4432059 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 0:36 67-75

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  20. Defensive Rebound 0:40 67-75

    Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.

    4278591 2nd Half
  21. JumpShot 0:40 67-75

    Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397036 2nd Half
  22. DunkShot 0:45 67-75

    Zach Freemantle made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.

    4432869 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 0:48 67-73

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  24. ShortTimeOut 0:50 67-73

    Xavier Timeout

    2nd Half
  25. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 67-73

    Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.

    4067205 2nd Half
  26. Dead Ball Rebound 0:50 66-73

    Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 66-73

    Denzel Mahoney missed Free Throw.

    4067205 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 0:50 66-73

    Foul on Dwon Odom.

    4432632 2nd Half
  29. Steal 0:51 66-73

    Denzel Mahoney Steal.

    4067205 2nd Half
  30. Lost Ball Turnover 0:51 66-73

    Paul Scruggs Turnover.

    4278591 2nd Half
  31. Defensive Rebound 0:58 66-73

    Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.

    4278591 2nd Half
  32. Block Shot 0:58 66-73

    Dwon Odom Block.

    4432632 2nd Half
  33. LayUpShot 0:58 66-73

    Marcus Zegarowski missed Layup.

    4397036 2nd Half
  34. LayUpShot 1:09 66-73

    Dwon Odom made Layup.

    4432632 2nd Half
  35. Steal 1:20 66-71

    Dwon Odom Steal.

    4432632 2nd Half
  36. Lost Ball Turnover 1:20 66-71

    Damien Jefferson Turnover.

    4066720 2nd Half
  37. Offensive Rebound 1:25 66-71

    Damien Jefferson Offensive Rebound.

    4066720 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 1:25 66-71

    Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.

    4066720 2nd Half
  39. LayUpShot 1:39 66-71

    Adam Kunkel made Layup.

    4398300 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 1:49 66-69

    Foul on Mitch Ballock.

    4278556 2nd Half

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