Creighton Bluejays at Butler Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kalkbrenner scores 26, Creighton downs Butler 80-76
Kalkbrenner added nine rebounds, three steals, and six blocks for the Bluejays (10-6, 3-2 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth added 22 points with 12 rebounds and nine assists. Neal Jamiya went 7 of 16 from the field to finish with 14 points.
Patrick McCaffery finished with 21 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (7-10, 0-6). Pierre Brooks added 14 points and seven rebounds for Butler. Boden Kapke also had 13 points. The loss was the Bulldogs' ninth straight.
Creighton went into the half tied with Butler 43-43. Ashworth scored 14 points in the half. Creighton took the lead for good with 12:36 left in the second half on a dunk from Kalkbrenner to make it a 56-54 game.
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Creighton plays Tuesday against Providence at home, and Butler hosts Seton Hall on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 80 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Isaac Traudt Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Kolby King missed Three Point Jumper. | 80 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Pierre Brooks II Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 76 |
Statistics
 CREI |
 BUT |
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|---|---|---|
| 33-65 | FG | 30-63 |
| 50.8 | Field Goal % | 47.6 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 32.0 |
| 6-9 | FT | 8-12 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 8,134 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 16-2 | - | 25-4 |
| Creighton | 13-4 | 2.5 | 20-8 |
| Marquette | 12-5 | 3.5 | 21-7 |
| UConn | 11-6 | 4.5 | 19-9 |
| Xavier | 10-7 | 5.5 | 18-10 |
| Villanova | 10-8 | 6 | 17-12 |
| Georgetown | 7-10 | 8.5 | 16-12 |
| Butler | 6-11 | 9.5 | 13-15 |
| Providence | 6-11 | 9.5 | 12-16 |
| Seton Hall | 2-15 | 13.5 | 7-21 |
| DePaul | 2-16 | 14 | 11-18 |