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Creighton wins 86-77 over Xavier

AP
Jan 29, 2025

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 29 points as Creighton beat Xavier 86-77 on Wednesday night for its sixth straight victory.

Kalkbrenner also added nine rebounds for the Bluejays (15-6, 8-2 Big East Conference). Neal Jamiya scored 16 points and added six rebounds and six assists. Steven Ashworth shot 3 for 11 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding five rebounds and eight assists.

Ryan Conwell led the way for the Musketeers (13-9, 5-6) with 20 points. Xavier also got 16 points and six rebounds from Zach Freemantle. John Hugley had 13 points and six rebounds.

Creighton led Xavier at the half, 40-35, with Kalkbrenner scoring 13 points.

Up next for Creighton is a matchup Saturday with Villanova on the road. Xavier hosts Georgetown on Tuesday.

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1st Half
XAV
Musketeers
35
CREI
Bluejays
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Zach Freemantle vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (Bluejays gains possession)
19:46	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Jamiya Neal assists)	0-2
19:15	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:51		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point hook shot
18:49		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
18:42		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
18:40		Zach Freemantle offensive rebound
18:32	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point layup	4-2
18:28		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
18:26		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
18:20		Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot
18:18		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
18:09		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
18:07		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
17:46		Ryan Conwell misses two point jump shot
17:44		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
17:38	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	4-4
17:09	+3	Zach Freemantle makes three point jump shot (Ryan Conwell assists)	7-4
16:57		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
16:55		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot	9-4
16:22		Jasen Green misses three point jump shot
16:20		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
16:15		Zach Freemantle blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner's two point layup
16:13		Jackson McAndrew offensive rebound
16:04	+2	Jackson McAndrew makes two point layup	9-6
16:00		Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot
15:58		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
15:50	+2	Jasen Green makes two point layup (Jackson McAndrew assists)	9-8
15:48		Marcus Foster shooting foul (Jasen Green draws the foul)
15:48		TV timeout
15:48	+1	Jasen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-9
15:39	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Zach Freemantle assists)	12-9
15:11		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive foul
15:11		Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (offensive foul)
15:03		Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:01		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
14:49	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	12-11
14:29		Dante Maddox Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:27		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
14:04	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot	12-14
13:37		Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
13:35		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
13:15		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
13:13		Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
12:58	+2	Jerome Hunter makes two point jump shot (Ryan Conwell assists)	14-14
12:52	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	14-16
12:52		Dante Maddox Jr. shooting foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul)
12:52		Jamiya Neal misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:52		Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
12:34		Dailyn Swain misses two point jump shot
12:34		Dailyn Swain offensive rebound
12:34		Jamiya Neal shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
12:34		Dailyn Swain misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:34	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-16
12:21		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
12:19		John Hugley IV defensive rebound
12:12		Jerome Hunter offensive foul
12:12		Jerome Hunter turnover (offensive foul)
11:50	+2	Fredrick King makes two point layup	15-18
11:31	+3	John Hugley IV makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	18-18
11:21		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
11:19		John Hugley IV defensive rebound
11:11		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
11:09		Dailyn Swain offensive rebound
11:06	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup	20-18
10:50		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
10:48		Isaac Traudt offensive rebound
10:43	+2	Isaac Traudt makes two point dunk	20-20
10:43		Musketeers 30 second timeout
10:43		TV timeout
10:23	+3	John Hugley IV makes three point jump shot (Dante Maddox Jr. assists)	23-20
9:48		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
9:48		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
9:45		Dailyn Swain turnover (bad pass)
9:30	+3	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	23-23
8:55		Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:53		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
8:41		Steven Ashworth turnover (lost ball) (Dailyn Swain steals)
8:34		John Hugley IV misses three point jump shot
8:32		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
8:19		Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
8:17		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
8:10	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup	23-25
7:52		Jamiya Neal blocks Ryan Conwell's three point jump shot
7:50		Ryan Conwell offensive rebound
7:44		Ryan Conwell misses two point jump shot
7:42		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
7:39	+2	Isaac Traudt makes two point dunk (Jamiya Neal assists)	23-27
7:33		Musketeers 30 second timeout
7:33		TV timeout
7:22	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup (Dailyn Swain assists)	25-27
7:03	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists)	25-29
6:40		Dailyn Swain misses two point layup
6:38		Zach Freemantle offensive rebound
6:37		Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball)
6:24		Fedor Žugić misses three point jump shot
6:22		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
5:58	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup	27-29
5:40		Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Dailyn Swain steals)
5:31		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
5:29		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
5:29		Zach Freemantle personal foul
5:15		Ryan Conwell shooting foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul)
5:15	+1	Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-30
5:15	+1	Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-31
4:48		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
4:46		John Hugley IV offensive rebound
4:40		Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (John Hugley IV draws the foul)
4:40		John Hugley IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:39	+1	John Hugley IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-31
4:24		Dailyn Swain blocks Steven Ashworth's two point layup
4:22		Jasen Green offensive rebound
4:17	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Jackson McAndrew assists)	28-34
3:49		Dante Maddox Jr. turnover (bad pass)
3:49		TV timeout
3:33		Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot
3:31		Bluejays offensive rebound
3:25		Jackson McAndrew misses two point layup
3:23		Fredrick King offensive rebound
3:19	+2	Fredrick King makes two point dunk	28-36
3:03	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point alley-oop dunk	30-36
2:48		Jasen Green turnover (traveling)
2:36		Fredrick King blocks Dailyn Swain's two point layup
2:34		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
2:26		Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass) (Steven Ashworth steals)
2:20	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point dunk	30-38
2:18		Jerome Hunter turnover (traveling)
2:04		Zach Freemantle shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
2:04	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-39
2:04	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-40
1:48		Zach Freemantle misses two point hook shot
1:46		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
1:33		Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
1:31		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
1:19	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup	32-40
0:45		Dailyn Swain blocks Jamiya Neal's two point layup
0:44		Bluejays turnover (shot clock violation)
0:36		Fredrick King personal foul
0:32	+3	Dante Maddox Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zach Freemantle assists)	35-40
0:22		Bluejays 30 second timeout
0:01		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
0:00		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
XAV
Musketeers
42
CREI
Bluejays
46

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
19:47		Bluejays defensive rebound
19:31		Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
19:29		Jamiya Neal offensive rebound
19:24		Dailyn Swain shooting foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul)
19:24	+1	Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-41
19:24		Jamiya Neal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:24		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
19:11		Dailyn Swain misses three point jump shot
19:09		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
18:54	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists)	35-43
18:40	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Zach Freemantle assists)	38-43
18:27		Steven Ashworth turnover (traveling)
18:14		Dailyn Swain misses two point hook shot
18:12		Marcus Foster offensive rebound
18:05		Dailyn Swain misses three point jump shot
18:03		Marcus Foster offensive rebound
17:58	+2	Ryan Conwell makes two point jump shot	40-43
17:26	+3	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Jackson McAndrew assists)	40-46
17:03		Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot
17:01		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
16:50		Marcus Foster shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
16:50		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:50	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-47
16:38		John Hugley IV offensive foul
16:38		John Hugley IV turnover (offensive foul)
16:14		Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Dante Maddox Jr. steals)
16:10		Jamiya Neal shooting foul (Dante Maddox Jr. draws the foul)
16:10	+1	Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-47
16:10	+1	Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-47
15:49		Ryan Conwell shooting foul (Jasen Green draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:49	+1	Jasen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-48
15:49	+1	Jasen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-49
15:38		Dante Maddox Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:36		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
15:34		Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass)
15:16		Zach Freemantle misses two point layup
15:14		Jasen Green defensive rebound
15:03	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Jamiya Neal assists)	42-51
14:51		Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
14:51	+1	Marcus Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-51
14:51	+1	Marcus Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-51
14:32		Steven Ashworth misses two point layup
14:30		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
14:22		Dailyn Swain misses two point layup
14:20		Zach Freemantle offensive rebound
14:12	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot	47-51
13:56		Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot
13:54		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
13:48		Jamiya Neal shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
13:48	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-51
13:48	+1	Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-51
13:25	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	49-53
13:05	+3	Zach Freemantle makes three point jump shot (Ryan Conwell assists)	52-53
13:03		Musketeers 30 second timeout
12:45	+3	Fedor Žugić makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	52-56
12:21	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point layup	54-56
12:04		Zach Freemantle shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
12:04	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-57
12:04	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-58
11:53		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Ryan Conwell's three point jump shot
11:51		Dante Maddox Jr. offensive rebound
11:50		Dante Maddox Jr. misses two point layup
11:48		Musketeers offensive rebound
11:48		TV timeout
11:41		Isaac Traudt shooting foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
11:41	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-58
11:41	+1	Dailyn Swain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-58
11:30		Zach Freemantle personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
11:28		Mason Miller turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
11:18		Fedor Žugić blocks Marcus Foster's two point layup
11:16		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
11:11	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	56-61
10:45	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot	59-61
10:21		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
10:19		Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound
9:59		Fedor Žugić personal foul (Dante Maddox Jr. draws the foul)
9:49	+2	John Hugley IV makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	61-61
9:24	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	61-63
8:52		Ryan Conwell misses two point jump shot
8:50		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
8:45		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
8:43		Isaac Traudt offensive rebound
8:39	+2	Isaac Traudt makes two point layup	61-65
8:18		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
8:16		Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
8:09		Dailyn Swain blocks Jamiya Neal's two point layup
8:07		Bluejays offensive rebound
8:05		Jamiya Neal turnover (bad pass) (Dante Maddox Jr. steals)
7:59	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	63-65
7:34	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	63-67
7:25	+2	John Hugley IV makes two point dunk	65-67
7:16		Dayvion McKnight personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
7:16		TV timeout
7:16	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-68
7:16	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-69
7:04		Jamiya Neal blocks Dante Maddox Jr.'s three point jump shot
7:02		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
7:02		Jerome Hunter personal foul (Jackson McAndrew draws the foul)
7:02		Jackson McAndrew misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:02		John Hugley IV defensive rebound
6:46	+2	John Hugley IV makes two point layup (Dailyn Swain assists)	67-69
6:22	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	67-72
6:05		Ryan Conwell misses two point layup
6:03		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
5:58	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot (Fedor Žugić assists)	67-75
5:47		Musketeers 60 second timeout
5:47		TV timeout
5:30	+2	Ryan Conwell makes two point layup	69-75
5:09		Steven Ashworth turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
5:05	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	71-75
4:39	+3	Isaac Traudt makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	71-78
4:19		Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass)
4:05	+3	Isaac Traudt makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	71-81
3:50	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup	73-81
3:20		TV timeout
3:20		Jump ball. Steven Ashworth vs. Dayvion McKnight (Steven Ashworth gains possession)
3:18		Fedor Žugić turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Foster steals)
3:12		Dailyn Swain misses two point layup
3:10		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
2:49		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point hook shot
2:47		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
2:22		Dailyn Swain misses two point layup
2:21		John Hugley IV offensive rebound
2:21		Jamiya Neal shooting foul (John Hugley IV draws the foul)
2:21		John Hugley IV misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:21		John Hugley IV misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:21		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
1:56		Fedor Žugić misses three point jump shot
1:54		John Hugley IV defensive rebound
1:43		Marcus Foster misses two point jump shot
1:41		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
1:14	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot	73-84
0:52		John Hugley IV misses two point layup
0:50		Musketeers offensive rebound
0:43		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
0:41		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
0:17		Steven Ashworth turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Conwell steals)
0:11	+2	Ryan Conwell makes two point layup	75-84
0:11		Ryan Conwell personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-85
0:11	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-86
0:04		Jamiya Neal shooting foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 1 of 3	76-86
0:04		Ryan Conwell misses regular free throw 2 of 3
0:04	+1	Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 2 of 3	77-86
0:00		End of period

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Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 2 of 3