NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Creighton Bluejays 76
–
Butler Bulldogs 59
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CREI324476
BTLR362359
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Match Report

Dix scores 22, Creighton defeats Butler 76-59

— Josh Dix had 22 points in Creighton's 76-59 win over Butler on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

CREI BTLR
28-66
FG
24-58
42
Field Goal %
41
10-28
3PT
4-24
36
Three Point %
17
10-10
FT
7-8
100
Free Throw %
88
37
Rebounds
34
9
Offensive Rebounds
6
28
Defensive Rebounds
28
18
Assists
12
13
Steals
6
0
Blocks
5
9
Turnovers
15
1
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
27
Points Off Turnovers
14
15
Fast Break Points
10
34
Points in Paint
36
10
Fouls
12
23
Largest Lead
7
7
Lead Changes
7
51
Percent Led
41

Top Performers

CREI

  • Nik Graves G MIN 35 · PTS 14 · FG 3-12
  • Josh Dix G MIN 36 · PTS 22 · FG 9-17
  • Jasen Green F MIN 32 · PTS 13 · FG 6-11
  • Austin Swartz G MIN 22 · PTS 12 · FG 5-10

BTLR

  • Michael Ajayi F MIN 39 · PTS 26 · FG 11-19
  • Finley Bizjack G MIN 31 · PTS 10 · FG 3-11
  • Yohan Traore F MIN 19 · PTS 8 · FG 4-5
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. F MIN 27 · PTS 2 · FG 1-8

Play by Play

  1. DunkShot 0:18 76-59

    Michael Ajayi makes 0-foot dunk (Evan Haywood assists)

    5176517 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 1:06 76-57

    Ty Davis makes free throw 2 of 2

    5149116 2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 1:06 75-57

    Ty Davis makes free throw 1 of 2

    5149116 2nd Half
  4. PersonalFoul 1:06 74-57

    Foul on Jackson Keith.

    5101859 2nd Half
  5. JumpShot 1:14 74-57

    Evan Haywood makes 27-foot three point jumper (Michael Ajayi assists)

    5184903 2nd Half
  6. Substitution 1:25 74-54

    Hudson Greer subbing in for Creighton

    5101788 2nd Half
  7. Substitution 1:25 74-54

    Jasen Green subbing out for Creighton

    5105577 2nd Half
  8. JumpShot 2:00 74-54

    Evan Haywood makes 27-foot three point jumper (Finley Bizjack assists)

    5184903 2nd Half
  9. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Kerem Konan subbing in for Creighton

    5311955 2nd Half
  10. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Shane Thomas subbing in for Creighton

    5175358 2nd Half
  11. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Ty Davis subbing in for Creighton

    5149116 2nd Half
  12. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Blake Harper subbing in for Creighton

    5243101 2nd Half
  13. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Isaac Traudt subbing out for Creighton

    4712866 2nd Half
  14. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Nik Graves subbing out for Creighton

    5106863 2nd Half
  15. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Josh Dix subbing out for Creighton

    5105800 2nd Half
  16. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Austin Swartz subbing out for Creighton

    5144380 2nd Half
  17. DunkShot 2:12 74-51

    Austin Swartz makes 2-foot dunk (Nik Graves assists)

    5144380 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 2:32 72-51

    Austin Swartz makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jasen Green assists)

    5144380 2nd Half
  19. Substitution 3:44 69-51

    Isaac Traudt subbing in for Creighton

    4712866 2nd Half
  20. Substitution 3:44 69-51

    Kerem Konan subbing out for Creighton

    5311955 2nd Half
  21. Substitution 3:44 69-51

    Drayton Jones subbing in for Butler

    5143607 2nd Half
  22. Substitution 3:44 69-51

    Evan Haywood subbing in for Butler

    5184903 2nd Half
  23. Substitution 3:44 69-51

    Yohan Traore subbing out for Butler

    4869741 2nd Half
  24. Substitution 3:44 69-51

    Jamie Kaiser Jr. subbing out for Butler

    5060688 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 3:44 69-51

    Foul on Finley Bizjack.

    4848619 2nd Half
  26. JumpShot 4:33 69-51

    Michael Ajayi makes 13-foot jumper

    5176517 2nd Half
  27. LayUpShot 5:29 69-49

    Nik Graves makes driving layup

    5106863 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 5:53 67-49

    Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2

    5176517 2nd Half
  29. PersonalFoul 5:53 67-48

    Foul on Jasen Green.

    5105577 2nd Half
  30. Substitution 6:11 67-48

    Kerem Konan subbing in for Creighton

    5311955 2nd Half
  31. Substitution 6:11 67-48

    Hudson Greer subbing out for Creighton

    5101788 2nd Half
  32. Substitution 6:11 67-48

    Yohan Traore subbing in for Butler

    4869741 2nd Half
  33. Substitution 6:11 67-48

    Drayton Jones subbing out for Butler

    5143607 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 6:11 67-48

    Foul on Hudson Greer.

    5101788 2nd Half
  35. DunkShot 6:45 67-48

    Jasen Green makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Nik Graves assists)

    5105577 2nd Half
  36. LayUpShot 7:01 65-48

    Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes layup (Finley Bizjack assists)

    5060688 2nd Half
  37. LayUpShot 7:23 65-46

    Hudson Greer makes layup (Jasen Green assists)

    5101788 2nd Half
  38. DunkShot 7:55 63-46

    Michael Ajayi makes 2-foot dunk

    5176517 2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 8:15 63-44

    Austin Swartz makes 27-foot three point jumper (Hudson Greer assists)

    5144380 2nd Half
  40. Substitution 8:48 60-44

    Jasen Green subbing in for Creighton

    5105577 2nd Half
  41. Substitution 8:48 60-44

    Kerem Konan subbing out for Creighton

    5311955 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 8:48 60-44

    Foul on Kerem Konan.

    5311955 2nd Half
  43. LayUpShot 9:03 60-44

    Josh Dix makes layup

    5105800 2nd Half
  44. LayUpShot 9:24 58-44

    Finley Bizjack makes driving layup

    4848619 2nd Half
  45. Substitution 10:02 58-42

    Kerem Konan subbing in for Creighton

    5311955 2nd Half
  46. Substitution 10:02 58-42

    Jasen Green subbing out for Creighton

    5105577 2nd Half
  47. Substitution 10:53 58-42

    Hudson Greer subbing in for Creighton

    5101788 2nd Half
  48. Substitution 10:53 58-42

    Isaac Traudt subbing out for Creighton

    4712866 2nd Half
  49. Substitution 10:53 58-42

    Drayton Jones subbing in for Butler

    5143607 2nd Half
  50. Substitution 10:53 58-42

    Jamie Kaiser Jr. subbing in for Butler

    5060688 2nd Half
  51. Substitution 10:53 58-42

    Yohan Traore subbing out for Butler

    4869741 2nd Half
  52. Substitution 10:53 58-42

    Evan Haywood subbing out for Butler

    5184903 2nd Half
  53. PersonalFoul 10:53 58-42

    Foul on Jackson Keith.

    5101859 2nd Half
  54. Substitution 11:25 58-42

    Jackson Keith subbing in for Butler

    5101859 2nd Half
  55. Substitution 11:25 58-42

    Yame Butler subbing out for Butler

    4700880 2nd Half
  56. LayUpShot 11:25 58-42

    Josh Dix makes layup (Nik Graves assists)

    5105800 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 12:16 56-42

    Josh Dix makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot

    5105800 2nd Half
  58. LayUpShot 12:36 53-42

    Michael Ajayi makes layup

    5176517 2nd Half
  59. LayUpShot 12:58 53-40

    Jasen Green makes driving layup (Nik Graves assists)

    5105577 2nd Half
  60. LayUpShot 13:05 51-40

    Yohan Traore makes layup (Finley Bizjack assists)

    4869741 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 76-59

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 76-59

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. DunkShot 0:18 76-59

    Michael Ajayi makes 0-foot dunk (Evan Haywood assists)

    5176517 2nd Half
  4. Defensive Rebound 0:18 76-57

    Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.

    5184903 2nd Half
  5. Block Shot 0:20 76-57

    Finley Bizjack Block.

    4848619 2nd Half
  6. LayUpShot 0:20 76-57

    Kerem Konan misses layup

    5311955 2nd Half
  7. Steal 0:49 76-57

    Ty Davis Steal.

    5149116 2nd Half
  8. Lost Ball Turnover 0:49 76-57

    Drayton Jones bad pass turnover

    5143607 2nd Half
  9. Offensive Rebound 0:50 76-57

    Drayton Jones Offensive Rebound.

    5143607 2nd Half
  10. JumpShot 0:53 76-57

    Evan Haywood misses 30-foot three point jumper

    5184903 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 1:06 76-57

    Ty Davis makes free throw 2 of 2

    5149116 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 1:06 75-57

    Ty Davis makes free throw 1 of 2

    5149116 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 1:06 74-57

    Foul on Jackson Keith.

    5101859 2nd Half
  14. JumpShot 1:14 74-57

    Evan Haywood makes 27-foot three point jumper (Michael Ajayi assists)

    5184903 2nd Half
  15. Substitution 1:25 74-54

    Hudson Greer subbing in for Creighton

    5101788 2nd Half
  16. Substitution 1:25 74-54

    Jasen Green subbing out for Creighton

    5105577 2nd Half
  17. Lost Ball Turnover 1:25 74-54

    team shot clock turnover

    2nd Half
  18. Dead Ball Rebound 1:25 74-54

    Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  19. JumpShot 1:25 74-54

    Ty Davis misses 12-foot jumper

    5149116 2nd Half
  20. JumpShot 2:00 74-54

    Evan Haywood makes 27-foot three point jumper (Finley Bizjack assists)

    5184903 2nd Half
  21. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Kerem Konan subbing in for Creighton

    5311955 2nd Half
  22. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Shane Thomas subbing in for Creighton

    5175358 2nd Half
  23. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Ty Davis subbing in for Creighton

    5149116 2nd Half
  24. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Blake Harper subbing in for Creighton

    5243101 2nd Half
  25. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Isaac Traudt subbing out for Creighton

    4712866 2nd Half
  26. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Nik Graves subbing out for Creighton

    5106863 2nd Half
  27. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Josh Dix subbing out for Creighton

    5105800 2nd Half
  28. Substitution 2:12 74-51

    Austin Swartz subbing out for Creighton

    5144380 2nd Half
  29. DunkShot 2:12 74-51

    Austin Swartz makes 2-foot dunk (Nik Graves assists)

    5144380 2nd Half
  30. Steal 2:16 72-51

    Nik Graves Steal.

    5106863 2nd Half
  31. Lost Ball Turnover 2:16 72-51

    Finley Bizjack bad pass turnover

    4848619 2nd Half
  32. JumpShot 2:32 72-51

    Austin Swartz makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jasen Green assists)

    5144380 2nd Half
  33. Steal 3:02 69-51

    Nik Graves Steal.

    5106863 2nd Half
  34. Lost Ball Turnover 3:02 69-51

    Finley Bizjack bad pass turnover

    4848619 2nd Half
  35. Defensive Rebound 3:13 69-51

    Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.

    5176517 2nd Half
  36. JumpShot 3:17 69-51

    Austin Swartz misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot

    5144380 2nd Half
  37. Substitution 3:44 69-51

    Isaac Traudt subbing in for Creighton

    4712866 2nd Half
  38. Substitution 3:44 69-51

    Kerem Konan subbing out for Creighton

    5311955 2nd Half
  39. Substitution 3:44 69-51

    Drayton Jones subbing in for Butler

    5143607 2nd Half
  40. Substitution 3:44 69-51

    Evan Haywood subbing in for Butler

    5184903 2nd Half

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