Houston Christian Huskies at Creighton Bluejays

No. 14 Creighton routs Houston Christian 78-43, Greg McDermott becomes Bluejays' career wins leader

McDermott has won 328 games at Creighton since taking over for Dana Altman in 2010. Altman, now at Oregon, won 327 games from 1994-2010.

The Bluejays (3-0) held Houston Christian (1-2) to 25% shooting and the lowest point total against them since 2017.

The 7-foot-1 Kalkbrenner continued his torrid shooting, going 6 of 6 from the field to put him at 35 of 38 through three games for a nation-leading 92.1%.

The Bluejays came out sluggish, scoring only three points through the first 5 1/2 minutes. They turned up their transition offense, Kalkbrenner began asserting himself in the post and the rout was on after a 16-0 run gave them a double-digit lead that kept growing.

D'Aundre Samuels led the Huskies with eight points.

Takeaways Houston Christian: The Huskies, picked last in the 12-team Southland Conference, dropped to 0-16 all-time against ranked opponents.

Creighton: The Bluejays got off to a slow start for a third straight game, missing seven of their first eight shots. They have gotten away with it against three overmatched opponents but won't be able to once the competition gets stiffer.

Key moment Creighton outscored the Huskies 36-5 over the last 16 minutes of the first half, holding them without a point over an eight-minute span.

Key stat Houston Christian shot 15.2% from the field (5 of 33) the first 20 minutes and only scored 12 first-half points, the lowest by a Division I team this season.

Up next Houston Christian hosts Division III Rockford on Saturday, the same day Creighton hosts Kansas City.

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