Saturday, January 30
CenturyLink Center Omaha
7:01 PM
Creighton University
14-8, 5-4BE
65
vs
75
Seton Hall
15-6, 5-4BE
1
2
F
Seton Hall
40
35
75
Creighton
27
38
65
Thousands of fans participated in a touching Stand Up For Cancer moment in the second half.
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Men's Basketball Comes Up Short In 75-65 Loss to Seton Hall
1/30/2016 8:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Sellout crowd of 17,924 on Creighton vs. Cancer night
OMAHA, Neb. -- James Milliken had a season-high 21 points off the bench, but it wasn't enough as Seton Hall handed Creighton a 75-65 loss before 17,924 fans at CenturyLink Center Omaha on Saturday night. The season-high sellout crowd of 17,924 fans was the 18th-largest in program history and came on the program's annual Pink Out as part of Creighton vs. Cancer weekend.
Seton Hall improves to 15-6 on the year, while Creighton dropped to 14-8. Both teams are 5-4 in league play and split the season series.
Isaiah Whitehead led Seton Hall with 22 points and six assists, one of four visitors in double-figures. The Pirates got double-doubles from Desi Rodriguez (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Angel Delgado (13 points, 12 rebounds) as part of an effort that saw Seton Hall control the glass 46-27, including 17-6 on the offensive end.
Milliken had 21 points for CU, while Maurice Watson Jr. added 14 points and six assists. Creighton shot 41.8 percent from the field and were 6-of-23 from three-point range.
Seton Hall used a 17-6 run in the final six minutes of the first half en route to a 40-27 lead at intermission. After the Bluejays scored on its first trip of the half, the Pirates embarked on a 14-3 run during which it made six straight shots to push the lead to 22 (54-32) with 16:50 to play.
Ronnie Harrell Jr. helped spur a comeback that saw Creighton close to within 13 with 9:37 to play, and within 10 with 5:42 to go, but the Jays would not trim their deficit to single-figures after the break.
Creighton faces No. 6 Villanova on Wednesday in a game scheduled to tip at 7:05 p.m. Central and air on CBS Sports Network.
NOTES: Creighton raised $16,527.90 as part of its jersey auction and has raised $126,203.04 in the past five seasons ... Creighton's bench outscored Seton Hall's bench by a 34-9 count, with Milliken's 21 accounting for much of that discrepancy ... Creighton fell to 7-7 all-time when trailing by double-figures at halftime at CenturyLink Center Omaha ... Isaiah Zierden went 1-for-5 from three-point range, his 10th straight game with at least one trifecta ... Creighton closed the first half of league play with a 5-4 mark, the 19th time in the past 20 years it's been over .500 in league play at the midway point ... Geoffrey Groselle was injured early in the second half and returned to the bench on crutches later on. In postgame interviews, McDermott said Groselle "rolled his ankle pretty good. He was on crutches with ice in there. We'll have it looked at and see where he's at, but hopefully it's not too serious" ... Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 735 straight games.
Seton Hall improves to 15-6 on the year, while Creighton dropped to 14-8. Both teams are 5-4 in league play and split the season series.
Isaiah Whitehead led Seton Hall with 22 points and six assists, one of four visitors in double-figures. The Pirates got double-doubles from Desi Rodriguez (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Angel Delgado (13 points, 12 rebounds) as part of an effort that saw Seton Hall control the glass 46-27, including 17-6 on the offensive end.
Milliken had 21 points for CU, while Maurice Watson Jr. added 14 points and six assists. Creighton shot 41.8 percent from the field and were 6-of-23 from three-point range.
Seton Hall used a 17-6 run in the final six minutes of the first half en route to a 40-27 lead at intermission. After the Bluejays scored on its first trip of the half, the Pirates embarked on a 14-3 run during which it made six straight shots to push the lead to 22 (54-32) with 16:50 to play.
Ronnie Harrell Jr. helped spur a comeback that saw Creighton close to within 13 with 9:37 to play, and within 10 with 5:42 to go, but the Jays would not trim their deficit to single-figures after the break.
Creighton faces No. 6 Villanova on Wednesday in a game scheduled to tip at 7:05 p.m. Central and air on CBS Sports Network.
NOTES: Creighton raised $16,527.90 as part of its jersey auction and has raised $126,203.04 in the past five seasons ... Creighton's bench outscored Seton Hall's bench by a 34-9 count, with Milliken's 21 accounting for much of that discrepancy ... Creighton fell to 7-7 all-time when trailing by double-figures at halftime at CenturyLink Center Omaha ... Isaiah Zierden went 1-for-5 from three-point range, his 10th straight game with at least one trifecta ... Creighton closed the first half of league play with a 5-4 mark, the 19th time in the past 20 years it's been over .500 in league play at the midway point ... Geoffrey Groselle was injured early in the second half and returned to the bench on crutches later on. In postgame interviews, McDermott said Groselle "rolled his ankle pretty good. He was on crutches with ice in there. We'll have it looked at and see where he's at, but hopefully it's not too serious" ... Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 735 straight games.
Team Stats
SHU
CU
FG%
.453
.418
3FG%
.412
.261
FT%
.667
.684
RB
46
27
TO
12
11
STL
8
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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