Monday, December 28
CenturyLink Center Omaha
8:15 PM
Creighton University
9-4
102
vs
77
Coppin State
2-12
1
2
F
Coppin State
36
41
77
Creighton
56
46
102
Malik Albert had a career-high 13 points.
Photo by: Corey Solotorovsky
Men's Basketball Closes Non-Conference Play With Win Over Coppin State
12/28/2015 9:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Creighton will enter BIG EAST play with a 9-4 record
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team never trailed while closing out non-conference play with a lopsided 102-77 win over Coppin State on Monday. Combined with last Monday's 105-82 win over North Texas, it's the first time since 1966 that the Bluejays have scored 100 or more points in consecutive games.
Creighton (9-4) scored on 24-of-33 first half possessions and did not trail for the fourth straight home game. The Jays shot 68.8 percent in the opening half (22-32), including 5-of-9 from long-range, and had 11 lay-ups or dunks while outscoring Coppin State (2-12) 30-2 in the paint in the first 20 minutes.
Geoffrey Groselle had 12 points and Isaiah Zierden 11 in the first stanza, while Khyri Thomas flirted with a triple-double with eight points, five rebounds and four assists in the first 20 minutes.
All five Creighton starters scored in double-figures for the first time since 210. Malik Albert added a career-high 13 points off the bench., while Zach Hanson chipped in 10. Creighton had seven men score in double-figures for the first time since at least 1980-81.
Groselle made all eight field goal attempts and finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Zierden added 16 as well. Thomas finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and six assists. The Bluejays shot 60.7 percent from the field and 52.2 percent from three-point land.
Coppin State was paced by a career-high 22 points from Trevon Seymore, who also led the Eagles with five rebounds. CSU drained a season-best 12 three-pointers and had a season-low nine turnovers in the defeat.
Creighton opens BIG EAST action on Thursday afternoon at 1:15 pm Central when it visits St. John's at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, N.Y.
NOTES: Creighton has not trailed in 58 of 211 contests at CenturyLink Center Omaha, including its last four. Under Greg McDermott, the Bluejays haven't trailed in 33 of 96 home contests ... Creighton last scored 100 or more in consecutive games on Jan. 29 (104 at Idaho State) and Feb. 2 (115 vs. Memphis), 1966 ... Creighton had five dunks and now has 32 in 13 games this season, compared to 29 in 33 games all of last year ... Creighton surpassed 16,000 career points at CenturyLink Center Omaha on Cole Huff's jumper for its fifth point of the game. CU has now outscored foes 16,097 - 13,572 at CenturyLink Center Omaha, and is 15-1 in games when it passes a 1,000 point milestone in the building ... Greg McDermott moved into a tie for fourth on Creighton's all-time wins list with his 130th victory, tying Tom Apke. McDermott's 191 games needed to reach that milestone is second-fastest in program history, trailing only Arthur A. Schabinger (182) ... Creighton's starting backcourt of Maurice Watson Jr., Khyri Thomas and Isaiah Zierden combined for 17 assists and one turnover and made 7-of-9 three-point baskets ... Malik Albert's career-high 13 points made him the 11th different Bluejay to score 10 or more points this season in a game ... Toby Hegner played seven minutes off the bench in his first action since Dec. 12 vs. IUPUI after a sprained ankle ... Geoffrey Groselle has made 16-of-17 field goal attempts the last two games and leads the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 73.3 percent ... Creighton is averaging 93.8 points and just 10.5 turnovers per home game this year ... CU has shot 50 percent or better in all eight home contests this year ... Creighton has won 91 straight home games against teams with a .500 record or worse entering the game ... Creighton has won 24 straight games when scoring 100 or more points and 73 straight when scoring 90 or more points ... Creighton's 28 assists were a season-high ... Creighton outscored CSU 46-10 in the paint, 16-2 in transition and 16-3 in second chance points.
Creighton (9-4) scored on 24-of-33 first half possessions and did not trail for the fourth straight home game. The Jays shot 68.8 percent in the opening half (22-32), including 5-of-9 from long-range, and had 11 lay-ups or dunks while outscoring Coppin State (2-12) 30-2 in the paint in the first 20 minutes.
Geoffrey Groselle had 12 points and Isaiah Zierden 11 in the first stanza, while Khyri Thomas flirted with a triple-double with eight points, five rebounds and four assists in the first 20 minutes.
All five Creighton starters scored in double-figures for the first time since 210. Malik Albert added a career-high 13 points off the bench., while Zach Hanson chipped in 10. Creighton had seven men score in double-figures for the first time since at least 1980-81.
Groselle made all eight field goal attempts and finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Zierden added 16 as well. Thomas finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and six assists. The Bluejays shot 60.7 percent from the field and 52.2 percent from three-point land.
Coppin State was paced by a career-high 22 points from Trevon Seymore, who also led the Eagles with five rebounds. CSU drained a season-best 12 three-pointers and had a season-low nine turnovers in the defeat.
Creighton opens BIG EAST action on Thursday afternoon at 1:15 pm Central when it visits St. John's at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, N.Y.
NOTES: Creighton has not trailed in 58 of 211 contests at CenturyLink Center Omaha, including its last four. Under Greg McDermott, the Bluejays haven't trailed in 33 of 96 home contests ... Creighton last scored 100 or more in consecutive games on Jan. 29 (104 at Idaho State) and Feb. 2 (115 vs. Memphis), 1966 ... Creighton had five dunks and now has 32 in 13 games this season, compared to 29 in 33 games all of last year ... Creighton surpassed 16,000 career points at CenturyLink Center Omaha on Cole Huff's jumper for its fifth point of the game. CU has now outscored foes 16,097 - 13,572 at CenturyLink Center Omaha, and is 15-1 in games when it passes a 1,000 point milestone in the building ... Greg McDermott moved into a tie for fourth on Creighton's all-time wins list with his 130th victory, tying Tom Apke. McDermott's 191 games needed to reach that milestone is second-fastest in program history, trailing only Arthur A. Schabinger (182) ... Creighton's starting backcourt of Maurice Watson Jr., Khyri Thomas and Isaiah Zierden combined for 17 assists and one turnover and made 7-of-9 three-point baskets ... Malik Albert's career-high 13 points made him the 11th different Bluejay to score 10 or more points this season in a game ... Toby Hegner played seven minutes off the bench in his first action since Dec. 12 vs. IUPUI after a sprained ankle ... Geoffrey Groselle has made 16-of-17 field goal attempts the last two games and leads the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 73.3 percent ... Creighton is averaging 93.8 points and just 10.5 turnovers per home game this year ... CU has shot 50 percent or better in all eight home contests this year ... Creighton has won 91 straight home games against teams with a .500 record or worse entering the game ... Creighton has won 24 straight games when scoring 100 or more points and 73 straight when scoring 90 or more points ... Creighton's 28 assists were a season-high ... Creighton outscored CSU 46-10 in the paint, 16-2 in transition and 16-3 in second chance points.
Team Stats
CSUM
CU
FG%
.424
.607
3FG%
.480
.522
FT%
.714
.762
RB
20
42
TO
9
11
STL
4
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
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