Butler Bulldogs at Creighton Bluejays
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kalkbrenner's 27 help Creighton knock off Butler 87-74
Kalkbrenner also added 15 rebounds for the Bluejays (22-9, 15-5 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth added 23 points while shooting 8 for 19, including 7 for 15 from beyond the arc while he also had six rebounds and 11 assists. Jackson McAndrew went 5 of 7 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points.
The Bulldogs (13-18, 6-14) were led in scoring by Jahmyl Telfort, who finished with 19 points and six assists. Butler got 19 points and three steals from Patrick McCaffery. Andre Screen had 10 points and six rebounds.
Creighton took the lead with 2:49 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 52-44 at halftime, with Ashworth racking up 21 points. Creighton outscored Butler in the second half by five points, with Kalkbrenner scoring a team-high 12 points after intermission.
Creighton finished second and Butler tied for eighth. The Big East Tournament begins on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Creighton Timeout | 74 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Josh Townley-Thomas subbing in for Creighton | 74 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Shane Thomas subbing in for Creighton | 74 - 87 |
Statistics
 BUT |
 CREI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-68 | FG | 34-65 |
| 44.1 | Field Goal % | 52.3 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 16-37 |
| 40.9 | Three Point % | 43.2 |
| 5-6 | FT | 3-5 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 60.0 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Assists | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 0 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 5 | Fouls | 9 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Omaha, NE
Attendance: 17,907 | 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 |