Creighton Bluejays at DePaul Blue Demons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Hawkins scores 25 to lift Creighton past DePaul 71-59
Ryan Nembhard had 19 points and six assists for Creighton (17-8, 9-5 Big East Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive victory. Ryan Kalkbrenner added 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Javon Freeman-Liberty had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Blue Demons (12-13, 3-12). Jalen Terry added 18 points and six rebounds. Courvoisier McCauley had 12 points.
Javon Freeman-Liberty, who led the Blue Demons in scoring heading into the matchup with 15 points per game, shot only 18 percent in the game (4 of 22).
The Bluejays improve to 2-0 against the Blue Demons this season. Creighton defeated DePaul 60-47 on Jan. 22.
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Matchup Prediction
DePaul: 61.0%
Creighton: 39.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Creighton Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Javon Freeman-Liberty missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Ryan Nembhard made Free Throw. | 71 - 59 |
Statistics
 CREI |
 DEP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-61 | FG | 20-59 |
| 41.0 | Field Goal % | 33.9 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 27.3 | Three Point % | 29.4 |
| 15-20 | FT | 14-22 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 63.6 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Wintrust Arena
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 2,561 | Capacity:
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 2,561 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 15-2 | - | 24-4 |
| Creighton | 12-4 | 2.5 | 19-8 |
| Marquette | 11-5 | 3.5 | 20-7 |
| UConn | 10-6 | 4.5 | 18-9 |
| Xavier | 10-7 | 5 | 18-10 |
| Villanova | 9-8 | 6 | 16-12 |
| Georgetown | 7-9 | 7.5 | 16-11 |
| Butler | 6-10 | 8.5 | 13-14 |
| Providence | 6-10 | 8.5 | 12-15 |
| Seton Hall | 2-14 | 12.5 | 7-20 |
| DePaul | 2-15 | 13 | 11-17 |