Saturday, January 22
Omaha, Neb.
4:30 P.M. CT
DePaul University
10-8,1-7Big East
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60
Creighton
12-5,4-2Big East
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DePaul
32
15
47
Creighton
23
37
60
Cold Second Half Costs DePaul at Creighton
1/22/2022 7:23:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Blue Demons drop road game at Creighton on Saturday afternoon
OMAHA, Neb. – A Creighton run midway through the second half proved to be the difference on Saturday afternoon as the Bluejays defeated the Blue Demons, 60-47, at CHI Health Center Omaha. Jalen Terry led DePaul with 12 points and six rebounds.
Brandon Johnson gave the Blue Demons their first lead of the afternoon on a 16-footer from the right wing. His bucket put DePaul ahead, 17-15, midway through the opening frame.
After Creighton evened the score on its next possession, a Courvoisier McCauley three-pointer followed by a short jumper from David Jones pushed DePaul head, 22-17, with seven minutes until halftime.
The Blue Demons held the Bluejays scoreless for over seven minutes and built a nine-point advantage. Creighton reeled of four straight points only to see DePaul convert two three-point plays by Jones and Yor Anei. Anei reverse lay-up and free throw off the foul sent the Blue Demons into the break with a 32-23 lead.
A dunk by Nick Ongenda put DePaul (10-8, 1-7 BIG EAST) ahead by 10 less than five minutes into the second half before Creighton (12-5, 4-2 BIG EAST) scored 10 straight points and tied the score at 38-38 with 11:32 on the clock.
Creighton's run continued as DePaul went scoreless for just over eight minutes. Overall, Creighton put together a 21-2 run that that included 17 straight points for the Bluejays.
After shooting .467 (14-30) in the first half, the Blue Demons went cold in the second half combining to go just 5-of-24 (.208) from the field.
Jones added nine points and five rebounds while Ongenda scored six points and grabbed six boards.
Ryan Kalkbrenner led Creighton with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Up next for the Blue Demons is a Tuesday night game at Villanova. Start time is 7 p.m. ET on FS1 and WIND (560 AM).
Brandon Johnson gave the Blue Demons their first lead of the afternoon on a 16-footer from the right wing. His bucket put DePaul ahead, 17-15, midway through the opening frame.
After Creighton evened the score on its next possession, a Courvoisier McCauley three-pointer followed by a short jumper from David Jones pushed DePaul head, 22-17, with seven minutes until halftime.
The Blue Demons held the Bluejays scoreless for over seven minutes and built a nine-point advantage. Creighton reeled of four straight points only to see DePaul convert two three-point plays by Jones and Yor Anei. Anei reverse lay-up and free throw off the foul sent the Blue Demons into the break with a 32-23 lead.
A dunk by Nick Ongenda put DePaul (10-8, 1-7 BIG EAST) ahead by 10 less than five minutes into the second half before Creighton (12-5, 4-2 BIG EAST) scored 10 straight points and tied the score at 38-38 with 11:32 on the clock.
Creighton's run continued as DePaul went scoreless for just over eight minutes. Overall, Creighton put together a 21-2 run that that included 17 straight points for the Bluejays.
After shooting .467 (14-30) in the first half, the Blue Demons went cold in the second half combining to go just 5-of-24 (.208) from the field.
Jones added nine points and five rebounds while Ongenda scored six points and grabbed six boards.
Ryan Kalkbrenner led Creighton with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Up next for the Blue Demons is a Tuesday night game at Villanova. Start time is 7 p.m. ET on FS1 and WIND (560 AM).
Team Stats
DePaul
CU
FG%
.352
.382
3FG%
.231
.176
FT%
.667
.833
RB
31
42
TO
16
15
STL
6
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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