National Basketball Association
Creighton 76, Kansas 63
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Where: CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Tony Padilla, # Matt Potter
Attendance:
17908
By Field Level Media
Pop Isaacs scored 27 points, Ryan Kalkbrenner added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Creighton beat No. 1 Kansas 76-63 on Wednesday night in Omaha, Neb., for the Jayhawks' first loss of the season
Isaacs shot 6-for-9 from beyond the arc and added seven rebounds and four assists. His contested layup with 3:14 to play pushed Creighton's lead to 73-57 as the program notched its second win over a No. 1 team in school history. (The Bluejays beat UConn 85-66 last season.)
Kalkbrenner, Creighton's star center, missed the Bluejays' win over Notre Dame on Saturday because of a lower-body injury, and he was a game-time decision on Wednesday.
Steven Ashworth contributed 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Bluejays (6-3) defeated Kansas for the first time since 1949.
Dajuan Harris Jr. scored 15 points for Kansas (7-1). AJ Storr and Zeke Mayo each scored 12 in the loss.
Harris hit a 3-pointer and a layup to highlight a 9-0 run to begin the second half as Kansas trimmed its deficit to 41-40 with 17:31 left.
The Bluejays answered with a 10-0 run, capped by two 3-pointers from Isaacs and a pair of free throws from Ashworth, pushing Creighton's lead to 51-40 with 15:58 left.
Ashworth hit a 3-pointer to cap a 7-0 surge and push the Bluejays to a 65-53 lead with 9:26 to play. Kansas never again got within single digits.
Creighton built a 10-2 lead in just over three minutes on two layups from Jamiya Neal and 3-pointers from Isaacs and Jackson McAndrew.
The Bluejays continued the pressure thanks to their 3-point shooting, hitting five of their first eight attempts from deep to build a 21-11 lead with 11:36 left in the first half.
Creighton pushed its advantage to as many as 13 points in the first half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Kansas |
|
Creighton |
Dajuan Harris Jr. 15 |
Scoring |
Pop Isaacs 27 |
Dajuan Harris Jr. 5 |
Assists |
Steven Ashworth 6 |
Hunter Dickinson 8 |
Rebounds |
Ryan Kalkbrenner 10 |
AJ Storr 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Ryan Kalkbrenner 7 |
Zach Clemence 2 |
Steals |
Jasen Green 1 |
KJ Adams Jr. 1 |
Blocks |
Ryan Kalkbrenner 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Kansas
|
63 |
35.7 |
8-23 |
5-8 |
12 |
29 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
Creighton
|
76 |
47.2 |
12-29 |
14-17 |
16 |
41 |
2 |
2 |
15 |