Creighton Bluejays at Xavier Musketeers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Freemantle scores 19 of his 23 in the 2nd half, Xavier beats Creighton 83-61 for fifth straight win
Freemantle added six rebounds for the Musketeers (19-10, 11-7 Big East Conference). Ryan Conwell scored 20 points and Dante Maddox Jr. had 16.
Creighton (20-9, 13-5), which has two regular-season games remaining and is 3 1/2 games back of No. 7 St. John's, entered tied with Marquette for second place in the conference and has a one-game lead over UConn.
Ryan Kalkbrenner finished with 23 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks for the Bluejays. Creighton also got nine points and five assists from Steven Ashworth. Jamiya Neal finished with eight points and six rebounds.
Xavier took the lead with 12:51 left in the first half and did not give it up. Conwell led the Musketeers with 10 points in the first half to help put them up 42-27 at the break. Xavier pulled away with a 14-0 run in the second half to extend an eight-point lead to 22 points.
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Xavier plays Wednesday against Butler on the road.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Fredrick King made Layup. Assisted by Sami Osmani. | 61 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Zach Freemantle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight. | 59 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 80 |
Statistics
 CREI |
 XAV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-58 | FG | 33-60 |
| 44.8 | Field Goal % | 55.0 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 11-21 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 52.4 |
| 3-7 | FT | 6-8 |
| 42.9 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 10,674 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 27-4 |
| Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 22-9 |
| UConn | 14-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| Marquette | 13-7 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Xavier | 13-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Villanova | 11-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Georgetown | 8-12 | 10 | 17-14 |
| Butler | 6-14 | 12 | 13-18 |
| Providence | 6-14 | 12 | 12-19 |
| DePaul | 4-16 | 14 | 13-18 |
| Seton Hall | 2-18 | 16 | 7-24 |