Kalkbrenner misses only 1 shot, scores 24 in No. 15 Creighton's 96-70 win over Fairleigh Dickinson
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 24 points, Steven Ashworth added 15 points on five 3-pointers and No. 15 Creighton rolled past Fairleigh Dickinson 96-70 Sunday evening.
The victory gave coach Greg McDermott win No. 327 in 15 seasons at Creighton, tying Dana Altman for the program's most coaching wins.
Kalkbrenner was coming off a 49-point game against UT-Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday, the second-highest single-game total in program history. After making a school-record 20 field goals on 22 attempts in that game, he went 9 of 10 against the Knights (1-2).
The 7-foot-1 Big East preseason player of the year made one 3-pointer as the Bluejays broke the game open late in the first half.
Arizona State transfer Jamiya Neal and freshman Jackson McAndrew had 13 points apiece, and Pop Isaacs added 12 for Creighton (2-0).
Terrence Brown scored 19 points to lead the Knights. Dylan Jones, who made 4 of 8 3s, and Bismark Nsiah added 12 apiece.
Fairleigh Dickinson: Creighton was the second of three power-conference opponents the Knights will play in their first four games. They lost 113-72 at Miami in their opener on Monday and hung with the Bluejays for the first 15 minutes.
Creighton: The Bluejays have won two straight to start a season for the 14th time in McDermott's 15 years.
Creighton used a 24-8 run at the end of the first half to turn a 26-all tie into a 50-34 lead at the break.
Among players with at least 30 field-goal attempts, Kalkbrenner is shooting a nation-leading 90.6% (29 of 32), according to Sportradar. Marquette's Kam Jones is next closest at 76.7% (23 of 30).
Fairleigh Dickinson visits Nebraska on Wednesday, the same day Creighton hosts Houston Christian.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Bluejays gains possession) | ||
| 19:33 | | Ahmed Barba-Bey blocks Pop Isaacs's two point jump shot | ||
| 19:31 | | Bluejays offensive rebound | ||
| 19:30 | | Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Bismark Nsiah steals) | ||
| 19:22 |  | +3 | Dylan Jones makes three point jump shot (Terrence Brown assists) | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | | +2 | Pop Isaacs makes two point layup | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | | +2 | Bismark Nsiah makes two point layup | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | | Steven Ashworth misses two point layup | ||
| 18:28 | | Knights defensive rebound | ||
| 18:13 | | Isaac Traudt blocks Jo'el Emanuel's two point jump shot | ||
| 18:11 | | Terrence Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 18:07 | | +2 | Terrence Brown makes two point layup | 7-2 |
| 17:56 | | Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:54 | | Terrence Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 17:44 | | +3 | Bismark Nsiah makes three point jump shot (Jo'el Emanuel assists) | 10-2 |
| 17:19 | | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:17 | | Jamiya Neal offensive rebound | ||
| 17:13 | | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:11 | | Pop Isaacs offensive rebound | ||
| 17:05 | | Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:03 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | ||
| 16:59 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup | ||
| 16:57 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | ||
| 16:53 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup | 10-4 |
| 16:35 | | Bismark Nsiah misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:33 | | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | ||
| 16:22 | | +3 | Isaac Traudt makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 10-7 |
| 16:08 | | Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:06 | | Isaac Traudt defensive rebound | ||
| 16:00 | | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:58 | | Knights defensive rebound | ||
| 15:56 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:26 | | Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:25 | | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | ||
| 15:25 | | Cameron Tweedy personal foul | ||
| 15:05 | | +3 | Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot | 10-10 |
| 14:48 | | +2 | Terrence Brown makes two point layup (Brayden Reynolds assists) | 12-10 |
| 14:40 | | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:38 | | Jamiya Neal offensive rebound | ||
| 14:19 | | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:17 | | Terrence Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 14:07 | | Terrence Brown turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 14:01 | | Jameel Morris personal foul | ||
| 13:54 | | +3 | Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Mason Miller assists) | 12-13 |
| 13:35 | | Ahmed Barba-Bey misses two point layup | ||
| 13:33 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | ||
| 13:28 | | Jacob Warren personal foul | ||
| 13:26 | | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:24 | | Fredrick King offensive rebound | ||
| 13:15 | | Jamiya Neal misses two point layup | ||
| 13:13 | | Bluejays offensive rebound | ||
| 13:06 | | Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Jo'el Emanuel steals) | ||
| 12:58 | | Jo'el Emanuel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:56 | | Jameel Morris offensive rebound | ||
| 12:47 | | Ahmed Barba-Bey turnover (bad pass) (Steven Ashworth steals) | ||
| 12:42 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists) | 12-15 |
| 12:28 | | +3 | Dylan Jones makes three point jump shot | 15-15 |
| 11:57 | | Mason Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:55 | | Fredrick King offensive rebound | ||
| 11:51 | | Fredrick King offensive foul | ||
| 11:51 | | Fredrick King turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:51 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:31 | | Ahmed Barba-Bey turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:19 | | Jacob Warren shooting foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | +1 | Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-16 |
| 11:19 | | +1 | Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-17 |
| 11:04 | | +2 | Jo'el Emanuel makes two point layup | 17-17 |
| 10:56 | | Jo'el Emanuel shooting foul (Jackson McAndrew draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | Jackson McAndrew misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 10:56 | | +1 | Jackson McAndrew makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 17-18 |
| 10:56 | | +1 | Jackson McAndrew makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 17-19 |
| 10:42 | | Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Terrence Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Bismark Nsiah's two point layup | ||
| 10:17 | | Jameel Morris offensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | Terrence Brown misses two point layup | ||
| 10:10 | | Bismark Nsiah offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Jo'el Emanuel turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:01 | | Brayden Reynolds personal foul | ||
| 9:42 | | +3 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists) | 17-22 |
| 9:10 | | Ahmed Barba-Bey misses two point layup | ||
| 9:08 | | Ty Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point layup (Ty Davis assists) | 17-24 |
| 8:46 | | Bismark Nsiah misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Pop Isaacs misses two point layup | ||
| 8:35 | | Bismark Nsiah defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Jamiya Neal personal foul | ||
| 8:23 | | +2 | Jo'el Emanuel makes two point jump shot | 19-24 |
| 8:00 | | Ty Davis misses two point layup | ||
| 7:58 | | Cameron Tweedy defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | Ahmed Barba-Bey makes two point jump shot | 21-24 |
| 7:34 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (lost ball) (Brayden Reynolds steals) | ||
| 7:25 | | +3 | Ahmed Barba-Bey makes three point jump shot (Brayden Reynolds assists) | 24-24 |
| 7:23 | | Bluejays 30 second timeout | ||
| 7:23 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:01 | | Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Ahmed Barba-Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Jo'el Emanuel draws the foul) | ||
| 6:44 | | +1 | Jo'el Emanuel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-24 |
| 6:44 | | +1 | Jo'el Emanuel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-24 |
| 6:16 | | Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Cameron Tweedy defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Ahmed Barba-Bey misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists) | 26-26 |
| 5:27 | | Cameron Tweedy misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Dylan Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Dylan Jones turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:01 | | Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Mason Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Isaac Traudt offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Jameel Morris shooting foul (Isaac Traudt draws the foul) | ||
| 4:37 | | +1 | Isaac Traudt makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-27 |
| 4:37 | | +1 | Isaac Traudt makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-28 |
| 4:25 | | Brayden Reynolds offensive foul | ||
| 4:25 | | Brayden Reynolds turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:13 | | +3 | Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 26-31 |
| 4:03 | | Bismark Nsiah misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point layup | 26-33 |
| 3:56 | | Knights 30 second timeout | ||
| 3:56 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:44 | | Bismark Nsiah misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Mason Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Bismark Nsiah personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-34 |
| 3:37 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-35 |
| 3:18 | | Dylan Jones offensive foul | ||
| 3:18 | | Dylan Jones turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:06 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Jamiya Neal assists) | 26-37 |
| 2:52 | | Jamiya Neal shooting foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Terrence Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:52 | | +1 | Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-37 |
| 2:42 | | Mason Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Terrence Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Jo'el Emanuel misses two point layup | ||
| 2:25 | | Mason Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Jo'el Emanuel personal foul (Mason Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 2:24 | | +1 | Mason Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-38 |
| 2:24 | | +1 | Mason Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-39 |
| 2:09 | | +2 | Terrence Brown makes two point jump shot | 29-39 |
| 2:04 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists) | 29-41 |
| 1:55 | | Terrence Brown misses two point layup | ||
| 1:53 | | Bismark Nsiah offensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | +2 | Bismark Nsiah makes two point dunk | 31-41 |
| 1:48 | | Jacob Warren personal foul | ||
| 1:48 | | +1 | Jasen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-42 |
| 1:48 | | +1 | Jasen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-43 |
| 1:34 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Cameron Tweedy's two point jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Knights offensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | Dylan Jones turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 1:16 | | +3 | Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 31-46 |
| 1:01 | | Dylan Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Jasen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup | 31-48 |
| 0:40 | | +2 | Terrence Brown makes two point layup | 33-48 |
| 0:40 | | Jasen Green shooting foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | +1 | Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-48 |
| 0:23 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Pop Isaacs assists) | 34-50 |
| 0:03 | | Terrence Brown misses two point dunk | ||
| 0:01 | | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |