Nebraska Cornhuskers at Creighton Bluejays
· NCAA Men's BasketballWilliams, Gary score 16 each and Nebraska shuts down Kalkbrenner in 74-63 win over No. 14 Creighton
The Cornhuskers (4-1) held preseason All-American Ryan Kalkbrenner to four points — all on free throws — while winning on their in-state rival's home court for the second time in the past three seasons.
Texas Tech transfer Pop Isaacs scored 25 points for the Bluejays (4-1), while Kalkbrenner had 11 rebounds.
Wisconsin transfer Connor Essegian had 15 points for Nebraska. Berke Buyuktuncel added 12 points and Rollie Worster had 11.
Nebraska held Creighton to 32.7% shooting from the field and 28.6% from 3-point range. The Cornhuskers led 31-13 late in the first half.
Creighton got within 42-35 in the second half but Nebraska responded with an 8-1 run and was never seriously threatened from there.
Creighton: The Bluejays' normally reliable 3-point shooting deserted them early and never returned.
Creighton heads to Las Vegas for the Players Era Festival, beginning on Tuesday against San Diego State.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 63 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 63 |
2nd 0:11 | Pop Isaacs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamiya Neal. | 74 - 63 |
2nd 0:22 | Pop Isaacs Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 60 |
2nd 0:26 | Juwan Gary missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 60 |
Statistics
NEB | CREI | |
---|---|---|
24-57 | FG | 17-52 |
42.1 | Field Goal % | 32.7 |
4-16 | 3PT | 12-42 |
25.0 | Three Point % | 28.6 |
22-30 | FT | 17-23 |
73.3 | Free Throw % | 73.9 |
37 | Rebounds | 37 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
30 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
8 | Assists | 12 |
10 | Steals | 4 |
1 | Blocks | 3 |
7 | Turnovers | 17 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
7 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
22 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
4 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
28 | Points in Paint | 10 |
22 | Fouls | 19 |
18 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Omaha, NE
Attendance: 18,475 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
UCLA | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
Michigan | 2-0 | - | 9-3 |
Oregon | 1-1 | 1 | 11-1 |
Maryland | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Penn State | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Nebraska | 1-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Northwestern | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
USC | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
Purdue | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
Rutgers | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
Wisconsin | 0-2 | 2 | 10-3 |
Washington | 0-2 | 2 | 8-4 |
Minnesota | 0-2 | 2 | 7-5 |
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Marquette | 2-0 | - | 11-2 |
Georgetown | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
St. John's | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
UConn | 2-0 | - | 10-3 |
Creighton | 1-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
Villanova | 1-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
Providence | 1-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
DePaul | 0-2 | 2 | 8-4 |
Xavier | 0-2 | 2 | 8-5 |
Butler | 0-2 | 2 | 7-6 |
Seton Hall | 0-2 | 2 | 5-8 |