Saturday, March 5
Cincinnati, Ohio
1:37 PM
Creighton University
at
Xavier
Khyri Thomas
Photo by: David Cao
Men's Basketball Closes Regular-Season at Xavier on Saturday
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Game #31 • Creighton at #5 Xavier • Saturday, March 5, 2016 • 1:37 p.m. CST
Cintas Center (10,250) • Cincinnati, Ohio
Radio: KOZN 1620 AM, www.1620thezone.com
Television: FOX
Series History: Xavier leads, 11-10
Last Meeting: Creighton70, #5 Xavier 56 on Feb. 9, 2016 in Omaha, Neb.
Next Game
The Creighton men's basketball team (18-12, 9-8 BIG EAST) closes the regular-season on Saturday night when it visits No. 5 Xavier (25-4, 13-4 BIG EAST).
Tip-off at Cintas Center (10,250) in Cincinnati, Ohio, is scheduled for 1:37 pm Central.
Radio Broadcast Information
KOZN (1620 The Zone) will broadcast all Creighton men's basketball games during the 2015-16 season. John Bishop and Matthew Dorwart will call the action.
Prior to the game, Corey Lathrop and Heath Gunderson will host "Bluejay Shootaround", beginning at 11:30 am.
Following the game, Tim Krueger and Ravi Lulla will host "Overtime" for approximately one hour, while also taking calls from listeners.
The audio is also webcast live at www.1620thezone.com.
Television Broadcast Information
Saturday's game will air nationally on FOX.
Justin Kutcher and Stephen Bardo will announce.
Video Webcast Information
Live streaming video of Saturday's game will be available via FOXSportsGO.com for desktop users, and via the FOX Sports GO app for mobile devices (iOS, Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones and select Window devices). A cable authorization may be required.
The FOX Sports GO mobile app can be downloaded for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store or the Windows Store, and the games are now available internationally.
Live Stats Information
All of Creighton's games this season will have free live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click on the small bar graph icon on the scoreboard at the top of the page for the event of your choosing.
Scouting Creighton
Creighton is 18-12 on the season, including a 6-7 mark away from home. Picked to finish ninth in the preseason, the Bluejays are 9-8 in league play and in a three-way tie for fourth place heading into Saturday's regular-season finale.
The Bluejays are averaging 79.3 points per game and are 14-0 when scoring 80 or more points this season, including last Sunday's 100-59 win over St. John's.
Boston University transfer Maurice Watson Jr. leads Creighton with 6.5 assists per contest and 14.7 points per game, while Geoffrey Groselle tops the club with 6.0 rebounds per game and is second with 10.7 points per game. He's shooting 69.7 percent from the field this year, third nationally among players with at least five attempts per game.
Isaiah Zierden (10.6 ppg., 1.5 spg.) is second in the BIG EAST with 70 three-pointers made while also pacing the Bluejays with 44 steals and 83.8 percent marksmanship at the free-throw line.
Scouting Xavier
Picked fourth in the preseason BIG EAST poll, Xavier is 25-4 and ranked fifth nationally with a one game to go in the regular-season. The Musketeers opened 12-0, including wins over Michigan, USC, Dayton, Wake Forest and Cincinnati, and are 14-1 at home this season.
Trevon Bluiett leads one of the nation's most balanced attacks with 15.1 points per game while also adding 6.5 rebounds per contest from the wing.
Myles Davis averages 10.9 points per game and paces the club with 117 assists, while James Farr (10.3 ppg., 8.0 rpg.) and Edmond Sumner (11.3 ppg.) also score at a double-figure clip.
The Musketeers average 80.4 points per game while allowing just 69.7 points per contest. XU also shoots 45.2 percent from the field, 35.6 percent from long-range and 73.4 percent at the line. Xavier is also +7.7 on the glass per game and owns 98 more assists than turnovers.
The Coaches
Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa, 1988) is in his sixth season as head coach at Creighton. He is 139-69 with the Bluejays. McDermott has previously been a head coach at Iowa State (2006-10), Northern Iowa (2001-06), North Dakota State (2000-01) and Wayne State (1994-2000). He owns a career mark of 419-264 in his 22nd season and is 288-200 in his 15th Division I campaign. McDermott is assisted by Darian DeVries, Steve Lutz and Preston Murphy.
Chris Mack (Xavier, 1992) owns a 159-75 mark in his seventh year at his alma mater, which also doubles as his career mark. He's led the Musketeers to five NCAA Tournaments, including three Sweet Sixteen bids, and also won the Atlantic 10 regular-season title in both 2010 and 2011. Mack is assisted by Mike Pegues, Travis Steele and Luke Murray.
The Series With Xavier
Xavier owns an 11-10 lead in the series with Creighton, including a 6-5 mark in Cincinnati.
The teams split a pair of meetings last season, with the road team winning each contest, before Creighton won a 70-56 decision over the Musketeers on Feb. 9 in Omaha.
With a win on Saturday, Creighton can become the first visiting team to ever beat Xavier three times at Cintas Center, and can also become the third team to beat Xavier at Cintas Center in consecutive seasons.
Greg McDermott is 4-2 against Xavier and Chris Mack. Mack is 3-4 against Creighton.
Ranking News & Notes
Xavier enters Saturday's game as the nation's fifth-ranked team. Some notes of interest as it pertains to Creighton...
-Creighton is 23-131 all-time against nationally-ranked teams in the Associated Press poll, including a 2-5 mark this season. The wins came on Jan. 23rd, when Creighton toppled No. 18 Butler, and on Feb. 9 when Creighhton beat No. 5 Xavier.
-A win on Saturday would give Creighton three wins over ranked foes in the same season for the first time in program history.
-Creighton will be facing its eighth ranked team of the season on Saturday, tying a school-record for one year that was set a season ago.
-Creighton owns a 2-10 mark against teams ranked exactly fifth, with the wins coming on Jan. 29, 1970 vs. New Mexico State and Feb. 9, 2016 vs. Xavier.
-Creighton is 4-28 all-time against top-five teams, with two of those three wins coming in Omaha. The lone road win came on Jan. 20, 2014, a 96-68 win at No. 4 Villanova.
-Creighton is 8-57 all-time against top-10 teams, with seven of those eight wins coming in Omaha.
-Creighton is 2-5 under Greg McDermott vs. top-five teams, after going 2-23 against top-five foes prior to McDermott's arrival.
-Creighton is 2-1 in its last three meetings in the last 10 years against ranked Xavier teams, and 2-2 all-time against ranked Xavier squads.
-Creighton is 5-16 under Greg McDermott against nationally-ranked teams. Dana Altman (7) and Eddie Sutton (5) are the only other men with five or more wins on the Bluejay sideline against ranked foes than McDermott.
-Xavier will be the 15th ranked opponent in Creighton's last 50 games, a stretch that started Jan. 3, 2015 at No. 25 Georgetown.
Uniform Success at Cintas
Xavier has been near unbeatable at Cintas Center since its 2000 opening, going 215-31 (.874) in the facility. That includes a 14-1 record this season.
The Musketeers are also an impressive 111-19 (.854) all-time in conference home games at Cintas Center.
One of those rare Musketeer home losses came on Nov. 30, 2004, when Creighton overcame an early 33-22 deficit (including 35-26 at half) to stun the Musketeers, 73-72, on a Tyler McKinney hoop with 21.5 ticks left. At the time, it was just Xavier's third non-conference home loss ever in the building.
Last season on Feb. 4, 2015, Creighton picked up a 79-72 overtime win at Cintas Center. The Bluejays overcame a seven-point second half deficit to force overtime, and outscored the Muskies 14-7 in the extra session to hand the X-Men their first home loss of the year.
Creighton is one of six visiting teams that have twice beaten Xavier at Cintas Center, joining UMass, Richmond, Saint Louis, Saint Joseph's and Villanova. A win on Saturday would make Creighton the first visiting team with three wins over Xavier at Cintas Center.
A win on Saturday would make Creighton just the third team to beat Xavier at Cintas Center in consecutive seasons, joining Richmond (2002-04) and Villanova (2013-15).
By comparison, Creighton is 182-38 (.827) all-time at CenturyLink Center Omaha, another place where visiting teams have had trouble winning thanks to a tremendous home-court advantage.
Creighton & Xavier To The Wire
Since both teams joined the BIG EAST three years ago, five of the six meetings between Creighton and Xavier have been decided by eight points or less.
The teams played a pair of games last season that went down to the wire, with the first game going to overtime and the second game being decided by a single tally.
Creighton is 1-6 in games decided by five points or less this season, while Xavier has not played a single game decided by six points or less this year.
Some Of The Best Wins
Creighton's Feb. 9th win over No. 5 Xavier was the program's eighth all-time victory over a team ranked in the top-10 of the Associated Press poll, and third in the last three seasons.
Each of Creighton's last three wins against top-10 foes have come by 14 points or more.
It was Greg McDermott's third win over a top-10 foe as Creighton coach, matching the three such wins by Eddie Sutton from 1969-74.
The Feb. 13th win over Marquette improved Creighton to 7-1 in games following a victory against a top-10 foe.
Top-10 Wins, School History
Date Opponent (Score) Next Game
12/13/1963 #4 Arizona State (84-83) Won
12/01/1965 #10 Kansas State (83-75) Won
01/29/1970 #5 New Mexico State (72-68) Lost
02/17/1973 #7 Houston (78-77) Won
02/09/1974 at #6 Marquette (75-69) Won
01/20/2014 at #4 Villanova (96-68) Won
02/16/2014 #6 Villanova (101-80) Won
02/09/2016 #5 Xavier (70-56) Won
Defense Limits Xavier
Creighton held No. 5 Xavier to a season-low 56 points on Feb. 9th, well under the 80.8 points per game the Musketeers had been averaging.
Keying that defensive effort was limiting Xavier from behind the three-point line, where the Musketeers where 1-for-21.
That game marked the first Bluejay opponent to make just one three-pointer since Indiana State on March 9, 2013 (1-for-13), and it was the first team to shoot less than 7 percent from three-point range against the Jays since Illinois State was 0-for-8 on Dec. 12, 1999.
Creighton has held BIG EAST foes to 29.1 percent marksmanship (44-151) from three-point range in its nine league wins, compared to 35.0 percent (62-177) in its eight league setbacks.
Traditional Powers
Saturday's match-up features two teams that have traditionally excelled in their respective conferences.
Creighton has gone .500 or better in league play 20 of the past 21 seasons (including 2015-16).
Xavier has been .500 or better in 34 straight seasons, including 2015-16. That's the nation's longest active streak, five seasons longer than Murray State's 29. The rest of the top-five consists of Kansas (27), Kentucky (27) and Gonzaga (25).
In Case Of A Tie
Creighton can finish anywhere between fourth and sixth in the BIG EAST standings, depending on how Saturday's results play out around the league.
Creighton will be the fourth seed if it wins and Providence loses at St. John's. The Bluejays would then play the winner of Saturday's Butler/Marquette game.
Creighton will be the fifth seed if if it wins and Providence also wins at St. John's. If CU is the fifth seed, it would play Providence.
Creighton will be the sixth seed if it loses. It would then play Seton Hall in the Tournament.
In the event of ties, here's how those will be broken according to the BIG EAST Tournament Manual tie-breaking procedures:
Two-Team Tie
1. Regular-season head-to-head results.
2. Each team's record vs. the team or group of tied teams occupying the highest position in the standings. If an advantage is not determined, proceed to the next team or group of tied teams in the standing for comparison. Continue down through the standings until one team gains an advantage.
3. Compare the Conference road record of the tied teams.
4. Compare all tied teams Conference-games only road record vs. the team(s) occupying the highest position in the final Conference regular-season standings, and then counting down through the standings until one team gains an advantage.
5. RPI ranking as published by RPIratings.com as of the last day of the regular season competition.
6. Coin flip.
Multiple-Team Tie (3 or More Teams)
1. Teams are viewed as a "mini-conference" when comparing head-to-head results. The team with the best record vs. the other teams in the mini-conference gains the advantage. The team with the worst record vs. the other teams in the mini-conference is seeded the lowest.
a. If only two teams have the same best winning percentage in the mini-conference, the higher seed goes to the team winning the head-to-head series.
b. If the two teams split their two games, then proceed to Step 2 under "Two-Team ties" (above). To seed the remaining team(s) in this mini-conference, proceed to (e) below.
c. If three or more (but not all) teams have the same best winning percentage in the original mini-conference, then those tied teams create a new mini-conference and follow this same procedure beginning of Step 1 (Multiple Team Tie).
d. If all teams in the mini-conference have the same mini-conference record, proceed to Step 2 below.
e. After the top or bottom teams in a mini-conference are determined, the remaining teams are ranked by their record in the original mini-conference.
i. If there are any remaining teams tied by their record in the mini-conference, then head-to-head results will determine the higher seed.
ii. If the teams split two games, then proceed back to the two-way breaking procedure.
iii. If there are at least three teams remaining tied by their record in the mini-conference, they would then form a new mini-conference and follow the procedure again at the beginning of Step 1 (Multiple-Team Tie).
2. Compare each team's record vs. the team or group of tied teams occupying the highest position in the standings. If an advantage is not determined, proceed to the next team or group of tied teams in the standings for comparison. Continue down through the standings until one or more teams gains an advantage. If two teams have the exact same advantage (i.e., having the same and better record against a compared team relative to their mini-conference), they are separated at that point by the two-way tiebreaker procedure. The next step would take you back to Step 1 (e) (Multiple-Team Tie).
3. If more than two teams are still tied, a comparison of the tied teams Conference game only road records.
4. If more than two teams are still tied, a comparison of the tied teams Conference-games only road records vs. the team(s) occupying the highest position in the final Conference regular-season standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage.
When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team's record against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group's own tie-breaking procedure), rather than the performance against individual tied teams.
If at any point the multiple-teams tie is reduced to two teams, the two-team tie-breaking procedures above will be applied. Once a team is eliminated from a multi-team comparison, it is dropped from further comparisons.
5. Coin flip.
Is Milliken Mr. March?
James Milliken scored a career-high 26 points on Wednesday at Providence, and he's now averaged 22.5 points per game in the past week.
Milliken has scored in double-figures in all five career games he's played during the month of March during his Creighton career, averaging 18.8 points per game in that span.
Milliken is also 18-for-29 (62.1 percent) from three-point range in March during his career.
League Leaders?
Creighton has two men in good shape to lead the BIG EAST in a statistical category in league play.
Maurice Watson Jr. is likely to lead the league in assists, as he's 16 dimes ahead of Kris Dunn and 17 ahead of Isaiah Whitehead.
Geoffrey Groselle has a commanding lead in field goal percentage, having made 66.3 percent of his attempts to rank ahead of Daniel Ochefu's 60.8 percent. Both men have made 59 field goals, but Groselle has taken eight fewer shots in BIG EAST action. No player has made more than 66.7 percent of their shots from the field in league play since Syracuse's Arinze Onuaku's 67.6 percent in 2009-10, and no one's been better than that since Georgetown's Roy Hibbert converted on 71.2 percent in 2006-07.
Big Win on Sunday
Creighton's 100-59 win over St. John's last Sunday was the program's largest margin of victory since a 107-61 win over Alcorn State on Nov. 8, 2013.
Creighton's 53-24 halftime lead was its largest halftime lead since an identical score vs. Butler on Jan. 14, 2014.
Creighton's 41-point victory was the school's largest in a BIG EAST Conference game, and the fifth-largest margin of victory all-time for a league game. The league's last previous win by 41 or more points came on March 5, 2011, when Syracuse topped DePaul 107-59.
Creighton's 47-21 margin on the backboards was also significant. It was tied for the eighth-largest rebound margin ever for a BIG EAST Conference game, and widest spread since Providence outrebounded Connecticut 55-24 on Jan. 31, 2013. Creighton's +26 rebound margin also tied a CenturyLink Center Omaha record, first set vs. Samford on Dec. 22, 2011 (45-19).
BIG EAST Stat Breakdown
Creighton started the season as one of the BIG EAST's best offensive and worst statistically defensive teams in non-conference play. Through 17 games in league play, those numbers have nearly flipped where CU is now among the league's best on the defensive side of the ball in BIG EAST action.
Creighton's BIG EAST Ranks
Non-Con (Rank) League-Only (Rank)
Scoring Offense 87.4 (2) 73.2 (6)
FG Percentage .506 (2) .439 (5)
3FG Percentage .401 (1) .311 (9)
Assists/Game 18.1 (2) 13.1 (7)
3FGM/Game 9.3 (1) 7.1 (5)
Scoring Defense 75.2 (10) 69.5 (2)
FG Pct. Defense .440 (10) .429 (5)
Huff Doing His Stuff
Cole Huff has thrived since moving to a reserve role, averaging 10.9 points per game in that span.
Huff owns 10 or more points in six of his last seven games, averaging 13.0 points per game in that time.
Huff had 11 points and five rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench in the win over Xavier last month.
The Chase For 200
Maurice Watson Jr. owns 194 assists this winter, a figure that already ranks fifth in program history for a single season.
He's one shy of matching Antoine Young for fourth place, and six shy of becoming the fourth man to reach 200 helpers in one season.
Watson is on pace to also pass Randy Eccker's 205 (in 1976-77) and Grant Gibbs' 210 (in 2012-13) and finish the season second on the all-time list.
Ralph Bobik set the CU record with 252 in 1973-74, and that mark has never been approached.
Most Improved Big Men?
With the possible exception of Providence's Ben Bentil, few players around the BIG EAST have improved more than Creighton's Geoffrey Groselle.
Groselle entered his senior season averaging 3.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest, collecting 200 career points and 102 career rebounds in his first 63 games. This year Groselle owns 10.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game and has 320 points and 180 rebounds in 30 games (29 starts).
Senior Day Stars
Creighton honored two senior players following last Sunday's win over St. John's, as Geoffrey Groselle and James Milliken were recognized. Groselle is a fifth-year senior currently in graduate school, while Milliken transferred in prior to the 2012-13 season and is wrapping up his third year in the program.
During the past five years, Creighton has gone 116-53. The team has been to the NCAA Tournament three times, winning a game each trip. Groselle also won two league tournaments and one regular-season conference title in 2012-13.
Creighton is 5-0 against in-state rival Nebraska since Groselle arrived on campus, 9-2 in conference tournament play, and he and Milliken have combined for 1,089 points, 426 rebounds and 122 assists in a collective 56 starts.
Home Season Finale History
Creighton is 19-2 in the last 21 years in its final home game of the regular-season, losing only in 2002 to Drake, and last year to Xavier.
Each of the previous 16 Creighton teams to win on Senior Day would go on to reach the postseason, a streak CU will try to extend in March.
Creighton's 41-point win over St. John's was the program's largest margin of victory in its final regular-season home game of a season since a 105-51 win over Morningside in 1961.
Senior Citizens
Below is a list of statistics by the Creighton players honored during Senior Day since 2003. Geoffrey Groselle's 22 points and 11 rebounds vs. St. John's on Feb. 28th made him the first senior with a double-double on Senior Day since Randall Crutcher in 1997.
Name Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Min.
Groselle-16• 22 11 0 1 26
Milliken-16• 19 4 2 0 28
Kreklow-15• 8 5 2 0 34
Artino-15• 5 1 0 1 12
Chatman-15• 18 2 5 0 38
Brooks-15• 5 3 4 1 20
Dingman-15• 6 0 0 1 23
Oginni-15 Did Not Play
Connealy-15 Did Not Play
McDermott-14• 45 7 2 0 36
Gibbs-14• 9 0 3 0 18
Manigat-14• 5 4 1 1 34
Wragge-14• 3 1 1 0 25
Echenique-13• 9 4 0 0 26
Stormberg-13 0 0 0 0 0+
Kelling-13 0 0 0 0 0+
Young-12• 21 3 7 1 39
Dorwart-12 Did Not Play
Sebastian-12 Did Not Play
R. Ferrarini-12 Did Not Play
Lawson-11 11 4 0 1 20
Ka. Korver-11• 7 2 5 0 29
Ashford-11 3 1 2 0 15
Runnels-11 1 3 1 1 14
Harriman-11 Did Not Play (Hurt)
Carter-10• 17 6 3 0 34
Millard-10 Did Not Play (Hurt)
Witter-10 8 1 3 0 21
Woodfox-09• 20 3 1 3 27
Dotzler-09• 6 1 4 2 21
Sitzmann-09 Did Not Play
Bahe-08• 9 2 3 0 29
Watts-08• 7 4 0 0 34
Hibma-08• 0 3 0 0 21
Funk-07• 16 0 5 0 34
Tolliver-07• 11 7 2 0 32
Porter-07• 17 4 3 0 25
Gakou-07 2 0 0 0 7
Day-06 5 4 2 1 26
Mathies-06• 18 5 4 7 39
Motz-06 6 0 0 0 12
McKinney-05• 12 4 4 1 29
Miliner-05• 5 2 0 0 21
Dabbert-04 13 5 1 0 22
Deren-04• 6 10 2 0 19
Grimes-04• 16 8 2 0 29
Lindeman-04• 15 5 5 0 32
House-03• 28 6 1 0 22
Ky. Korver-03• 13 7 3 1 28
Bowden-03• 4 2 1 2 20
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Watson Among An Elite Group
Maurice Watson Jr. leads Creighton in both scoring (14.7 ppg.) and assists per game (6.5 apg.), and is also grabbing 3.4 rebounds per game in his 31.1 minutes per contest.
Nationally, Watson joins Michigan State's Denzel Valentine, BYU's Kyle Collinsworth and Providence's Kris Dunn as the only players to average at least 14 points, six assists and three rebounds per game in less than 34 minutes per game, as seen below:
Name, School PPG RPG APG MPG
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State 19.3 7.6 7.3 32.5
Kris Dunn, Providence 16.4 5.8 6.3 33.1
Kyle Collinsworth, BYU 15.2 8.3 7.5 33.7
Maurice Watson Jr., Creighton 14.7 3.4 6.5 31.1
Guarded Optimism
Take a look at the career stats for some of the nation's elite guards, and decide for yourself which ones are most impressive:
Player, Team Career GP AST STL PTS
Fred VanVleet, Wich St. 136 617 213 1379
Mo Watson, Creighton 95 604 155 1240
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana 132 603 112 1892
D. Valentine, Mich St. 139 587 127 1553
M. Paige, N. Carolina 131 563 192 1706
Monte Morris, Iowa St. 100 525 163 1077
Kris Dunn, Prov. 90 521 204 1132
R. Arcidiacono, V'nova 134 499 154 1454
McDermott Passes McManus On CU Wins List
Greg McDermott currently has 139 victories, as last Sunday's win over St. John's allowed him to pass John J. "Red" McManus (1959-69) for third place on CU's all-time wins list.
McDermott's .668 winning percentage is Creighton's best since Arthur A. Schabinger's .714 win rate more 80 years ago.
Below is a list of the most victorious Creighton coaches in program history.
Most Coaching Wins, Creighton History
Rk. W-L Name Years
1. 327-176 Dana Altman 1994-2010
2. 165-66 Arthur A. Schabinger 1922-35
3. 139-69 Greg McDermott 2010-Pres.
4. 138-118 John J. "Red" McManus 1959-69
5. 130-64 Tom Apke 1974-81
Accuracy, Thy Name Is Geoffrey
Geoffrey Groselle has made 14-of-15 field goals during the last three games, upping his league-best 69.7 percent of his field goal attempts from the field (122-175).
Last Sunday, he surpassed the minimum 300 attempts required to qualify for Creighton's career leaders in field goal percentage.
Groselle enters Saturday's game having made 208-of-306 career shots from the field, good for 68.0 percent.
Creighton's all-time leader in field goal percentage had been Gregory Echenique, who made 62.5 percent (374-598).
One player that could give eventually Groselle a run for his money is fellow center Zach Hanson. Hanson is 158-for-251 (62.9 percent) in his career and still has another year to go.
Field Goal Percentage, Career (min. 300 att.)
Rank Pct. Name (Years) FG-FGA
1. .680 Geoffrey Groselle (2012-Pr.) 208-306
2. .625 Gregory Echenique (2010-13) 374-598
3. .615 Will Artino (2011-15) 256-416
4. .611 Mike Grimes (2000-04) 292-478
5. .585 Vernon Moore (1981-85) 649-1,109
3D The Key
Creighton's defense has gained some acclaim of late, and been a key indicator of success in recent weeks.
In Creighton's nine BIG EAST victories, Bluejay opponents are shooting just 29.1 percent from three-point range and only making 4.9 treys per game.
In Creighton's eight BIG EAST losses, Bluejay opponents are shooting 35.0 percent from downtown while sinking 7.8 trifectas per game.
Playing With The Lead At Home
Creighton did not trail in 9-of-17 home games this season, and hasn't trailed in 61-of-220 overall games played at CenturyLink Center Omaha all-time.
Against The BIG EAST
Since joining the BIG EAST in 2014, Creighton is unbeaten at home against St. John's, the only team it can say that for. The only two road venues in which it has not won are Providence and Georgetown.
Team CU Home Games CU Road Games
Butler 2-1 1-2
DePaul 2-1 3-0
Georgetown 2-1 0-3
Marquette 2-1 2-1
Providence 1-2 0-3
Seton Hall 1-2 2-1
St. John's 3-0 1-2
Villanova 1-2 1-2
Xavier 2-1 1-1
Total 16-11 11-15
Watson Named National Player of the Week
Creighton guard Maurice Watson Jr. was named National Player of the Week by CBSSports.com and NBCSports.com on Feb. 15th after leading the Bluejays to a pair of wins in the previous week. He was also the BIG EAST Player of the Week for the second time this season for his efforts.
Watson averaged 25.0 points, 7.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals as Creighton defeated No. 5 Xavier (70-56) and won at Marquette (65-62). Watson made 54.5 percent of his shots from the field and 81.3 percent of his free throw attempts.
The Philadelphia, Pa., native began his week with 32 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in Creighton's victory over No. 5 Xavier. Watson scored 22 of his points after the intermission as Creighton picked up a win at home over a top-five team for the first time since 1970. Watson also became Creighton's first player since Benoit Benjamin (in 1985) with at least 32 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a game.
Watson then had 18 points, 10 assists and five rebounds in a 65-62 win at Marquette. Watson tied the game with 2:32 left with a pair of free throws, and assisted on the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:05 left that helped CU move into sole possession of third place in the BIG EAST. The game was Watson's third double-double of the winter, and he became the first Bluejay since Duan Cole in 1989-90 with four games of 10+ assists in the same season.
Watson was the first Creighton player named National Player of the Week by CBSSports.com since Doug McDermott was three times (Jan. 6, Jan. 13, Feb. 17) during a 2013-14 season that saw him sweep National Player of the Year honors. McDermott was also named NBCSports.com National Player of the Week on both Jan. 13 and Feb. 17 of that same season.
Late Game Treys
Toby Hegner made three three-pointers in the second half of the Feb. 13 win at Marquette, none bigger than one that tied the game with 3:26 left.
Hegner improved to 10-for-15 from three-point range in the final five minutes of games this season, good for 66.7 percent. Hegner also leads the team with 23 rebounds, eight more than any other teammate, in the last five minutes of games this season.
On a related topic, James Milliken's go-ahead three-pointer with 1:05 left also was a key to victory. It was Creighton's first go-ahead three-point basket in the final 65 seconds of a game since Doug McDermott at Butler on Feb. 13, 2014, exactly two years earlier to the day. McDermott also drained a go-ahead trey to beat St. John's on Jan. 28, 2014, with 2.8 seconds left.
Stat Sheet Stuffer
Maurice Watson Jr. did a little bit of everything in carrying Creighton to a 70-56 win over No. 5 Xavier on Feb. 9, finishing with 32 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the victory.
Watson is Creighton's second player with at least 32 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the same game since the 1980-81 season, joining Benoit Benajamin's monstrous game of 45 points, 16 rebounds and five assists vs. Indiana State on January 19, 1985.
Per Basketball-Reference.com, Watson is just the third BIG EAST player in the last six seasons with a 32/7/5 game, joining UConn's Kemba Walker (33/12/5) vs. Syracuse on March 11, 2011, and Villanova's Maalik Wayns (39/13/6) at Cincinnati on Jan. 14, 2012.
Stuff On Huff
Cole Huff made his first seven shots and finished with a season-high 28 points vs. DePaul in Creighton's Feb. 6 win.
Huff's 28 points were three shy of his career-high, set in 2014 in a double-overtime game vs. Fresno State while Huff played at the University of Nevada.
Eighteen of Huff's points came in the final 5:14 of the first half, a span during which Creighton scored 20 points as a team. Huff made seven straight shots.
Huff's 28 points came in just 22 minutes, as he drained 9-of-11 shots overall. Huff's the first Bluejay with at least 28 points in 22 minutes or less since Larry House had 28 points in 22 minutes in his final home game, a March 3, 2003 win over Wichita State.
Huff's 28 points were the most by a Bluejay reserve since Cavel Witter scored 42 points in a double-overtime win over Bradley on March 1, 2008.
New And Improved
Last season's rare down year saw Creighton finish 14-19 overall, and just 4-14 in the BIG EAST. This year's team is 17-11 overall and 8-6 in league play.
The Bluejays have already greatly exceeded both win totals from a year ago.
Creighton's five-win improvement in league play this season ties Seton Hall for the best in the BIG EAST this year. The only other team to increase its BIG EAST win total by five or more since the league reconfigured in 2014 has been Butler (+8 in 2014-15).
More Points = Better Results
History has shown that the more Creighton scores, the better the team does.
Creighton's worst record against any BIG EAST foe since joning the BIG EAST is the 1-6 mark against Providence. It's probably not a coincidence that Creighton has scored just 63.7 points per game against the Friars in those meetings.
PPG Opponent CU W-L
79.4 DePaul 7-1
77.0 Xavier 4-2
75.2 St. John's 4-2
74.7 Villanova 2-4
71.8 Seton Hall 3-3
70.0 Butler 3-3
67.8 Marquette 4-2
63.9 Georgetown 2-5
63.7 Providence 1-6
Bench Impressive
Creighton's bench contributed 51 points in its Feb. 6th victory over DePaul, with 28 of those points coming from Cole Huff.
Creighton's 51 points by its reserves were the most since it scored 54 in a double-overtime win over South Dakota on Dec. 9, 2014 and its most in regulation since putting up 54 vs. Alcorn State on Nov. 8, 2013. Creighton last had 50+ points off the bench in a league game on March 1, 2008, when the reserves supplied 77 points in a double-overtime win over Bradley.
The Bluejay bench has scored 835 points so far this season, an average of 27.83 points per contest. That's the program's best figure since the 2007-08 team averaged 36.91 points per game.
Creighton's bench has contributed 33 double-figure performances this season.
Creighton's bench has outscored the bench of its opponents 835-577 this season, and 4,645-3,539 in Greg McDermott's six years on the Bluejay sideline.
Going For 20, Again
Creighton has won 20 or more games in 15 of the last 17 seasons (through the end of 2014-15), a feat that puts the Jays among an exclusive group, nationally.
Just three schools nationally have had 20 or more wins each of the last 17 years: Duke, Gonzaga and Kansas.
Kentucky , Florida, Texas and Syracuse have each done it in 16 of the last 17 seasons.
Along with Arizona, Xavier, Kent State and Connecticut, Creighton is one of five schools with 20 or more wins in exactly 15 of the past 17 years.
Triple Threat For Zierden
Junior guard Isaiah Zierden is second in the BIG EAST Conference with 70 three-pointers made, four behind Butler's Kellen Dunham.
In Creighton's first year in the BIG EAST in 2013-14, Ethan Wragge led the league with 110 trifectas, while Doug McDermott was second with 96.
Zierden has made at least one three-pointer in 17 of his last 18 games, with the Feb. 13 game at Marquette the only exception.
Zierden With Efficient Eight vs. DePaul
Isaiah Zierden's eight three-pointers at DePaul (Jan. 17) are tied for third-most in Creighton history for a single-game, and one shy of the record set by Kyle Korver (1/15/03 vs. Evansville) and Ethan Wragge (1/20/14 at #4 Villanova).
Zierden is one of four men with exactly eight trifectas in a contest, joining Korver (12/31/02 at #19 Xavier), Tad Ackerman (1/23/95 at Drake) and Terrell Taylor (3/15/02 vs. #15 Florida).
Of the players to make eight or more three-pointers in a Creighton game, Zierden's 11 attempts are easily the fewest, two less than Ackerman and Korver (at Xavier). Both Korver (vs. Evansville) and Wragge needed 14 attempts, while Taylor set the school-record with 15 attempts against Florida.
Zierden's eight three-pointers vs. DePaul are tied for the most by any BIG EAST player in a game this season.
30 Point Efforts
In Greg McDermott's first five years at Creighton, only Kenny Lawson Jr. (once) and Doug McDermott (27 times) ever scored 30 or more points in a game.
In the last six weeks alone, guards Maurice Watson Jr. (32 vs. No. 5 Xavier on Feb. 9) and Isaiah Zierden (31 points at DePaul on Jan. 17) have each surpassed 30 points in a game.
This is the first time since 2010-11 that Creighton has had multiple players reach 30 points in the same season (Lawson/D. McDermott).
Watson's 32 points are the most by any Bluejay since Doug McDermott also scored 32 in a win over Xavier on March 14, 2014.
Creighton has won 29 straight games in which an individual has scored 31 points or more. In addition to one such game from Zierden and Watson, that streak includes 31 point (or more) games from Doug McDermott (21 times), Nate Funk (3), Kyle Korver (1), Johnny Mathies (1) and Cavel Witter (1). The last time a Bluejay scored 31 or more in a loss came on Dec. 31, 2002, when Korver compiled 32 points in a two-point loss at No. 19 Xavier.
Dynamite Start For Watson
Maurice Watson Jr. has 440 points in his first 30 games as a Creighton Bluejay.
Since 1995-96, Watson's figure is the most among all Creighton newcomers through 30 games, 10 more than Doug McDermott's 430 points at this point.
McDermott would finish his career with 3,150 in 145 career games to rank fifth in NCAA history, while Buford finished with 2,016 career points as a Bluejay.
Most Points In CU Newcomer's First Season Since 1995-96
Pts. Name, Class Year
581 Doug McDermott, Fr. 2010-11
440 Maurice Watson Jr., Jr. 2015-16
421 Rodney Buford, Fr. 1995-96
416 P'Allen Stinnett, Fr. 2007-08
317 Doug Swenson, Jr. 1997-98
317 Brody Deren, So. 2001-02
316 Gregory Echenique, So. 2010-11
311 Cole Huff, Jr. 2015-16
295 Ryan Sears, Fr. 1997-98
Go Mo Go
Creighton's Maurice Watson Jr. is one of four players nationally with at least 190 assists, 140 two-point baskets and 30 steals or more, and he's one of two men to do so with fewer than 100 turnovers. Joining him are some of the top point guards in the nation, as seen below:
140 2FG's, 190 Assists & 30 Steals (thru 3/2)
Name, School 2FG AST STL TO
Kay Felder, Oakland 172 292 63 106
Kyle Collinsworth, BYU 162 232 64 101
Dallas Moore, North Florida 183 195 30 59
Maurice Watson Jr., Creighton 144 194 30 98
What's Your Twenty?
James Milliken had a career-high 26 points on March 2nd at Providence, and is one of six Creighton players to score 20 points or more this season. In addition to Milliken (2x), Isaiah Zierden (2x), Cole Huff (2x), Maurice Watson Jr. (5x), Khyri Thomas and Geoffrey Groselle (5x) have all reached that mark.
By comparison, last year Creighton had five players all year reach 20+ points (Austin Chatman, Toby Hegner, Will Artino, Milliken and Zierden), and in the two previous years had only three players surpass 20 points in any game.
The last previous time that Creighton had six men have 20 or more points in a game during the same season was 1972-73, when Gene Harmon, Al Lewis, Ted Wuebben, Doug Brookins, Ralph Bobik and Gene Ellefson all did it.
Creighton also has five men with 25 points or more in a game this season, the first time it's had five or more 25+ point scorers in the same season since at least 1968-69. The last time CU had four men with games of 25+ points in the same campaign was 1976-77 (Rick Apke, Robert Scrutchens, John C. Johnson and Cornell Smith).
Winning Formulas
Below are the records for each current BIG EAST school over the last four, 10 and 16 (since 2000-01) seasons, ranked by overall wins, through games of March 2.
Most Wins - Last 4 Years (2012-13 - Present)
Team W L
Villanova 108 26
Creighton 87 47
Xavier 86 45
Providence 85 48
Butler 84 46
Georgetown 79 49
Marquette 75 54
Seton Hall 69 58
St. John's 66 63
DePaul 44 82
Most Wins - Last 10 Years (2006-07 - Present)
Team W L
Butler 252 93
Xavier 241 99
Villanova 241 97
Creighton 228 115
Georgetown 221 108
Marquette 220 119
Providence 179 144
Seton Hall 169 148
St. John's 160 162
DePaul 111 205
Most Wins Since 2000-01
Team W L
Xavier 378 153
Butler 378 155
Creighton 367 167
Villanova 363 169
Marquette 346 181
Georgetown 339 180
Providence 279 225
Seton Hall 265 232
St. John's 242 256
DePaul 202 291
Pink Out Auction Raises More Than $21,000
Creighton raised more than $21,000 during its "Creighton vs. Cancer Pink Out" game vs. Seton Hall on Jan. 30th.
Bluejay players wore pink shooting shirts and pink jerseys for the game and, like last year's event, fans had the opportunity to honor a friend or family member who has battled cancer or is currently battling cancer by purchasing the apparel via auction (the shooting shirt could be personalized – last name, nickname, etc.).
The first 16,000 fans entering the venue received a complimentary pink t-shirt courtesy of CHI Health and Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center.
Complimentary "Pink Out" posters were also available to fans exiting the venue after the game.
This year's Creighton vs. Cancer jersey auction raised $16,527.90 and donations brought in an additional $5,000. The past five seasons has seen $126,203.04 raised in the jersey auction.
Below is the final numbers for each item in the auction this year:
#0 $710 #1 $532.40 #2 $1125
#4 $1035 #5 $455 #10 $1397
#11 $910 #12 $620 #13 $1009
#15 $610 #20 $485 #21 $1280
#22 $960 #23 $860 #32 $1125
#40 $1025 #41 $1275
Basketballs: $242.50, $230.50, $227.50, $210.50, $203.50
Some People Call Him Maurice
Maurice Watson Jr. dished 14 assists in Creighton's win at Seton Hall on Jan. 9. While it was three shy of his collegiate high accomplished while he was at Boston University, the 14 helpers were his most in a Creighton uniform.
Watson's 14 assists tie Providence's Kris Dunn (twice) for the most by any BIG EAST player this season, and were the most in a regular-season BIG EAST game since Dee Davis had 15 assists vs. Providence on Feb. 7, 2015.
Watson's 14 assists are tied for eighth-most nationally in a game this season, and directly led to 37 points by the Bluejays in that game.
Watson's 14 assists were the most ever by a Creighton player in any conference game.
Watson's 14 assists were the most by any Bluejay since Ralph Bobik tied his own school-record with 17 assist vs. Bradley on Jan. 22, 1974. Below is a list of the six occasions in CU history in which a player has had 13 or more assists.
Ast. Name, Opponent Date
17 Ralph Bobik at St. Francis (Pa.) 02/23/73
Ralph Bobik vs. Bradley 01/22/74
16 Ralph Bobik vs. BYU 12/17/73
14 Maurice Watson Jr. at Seton Hall 01/09/16
13 Latrell Wrightsell vs. Nebraska 12/07/91
Jason Bey vs. Southern Illinois 02/27/95
Some Loyal Fans
Creighton attracted 290,111 fans at home this season, surpassing 200,000 fans on Jan. 23 for the 11th straight season.
Creighton had never attracted more than 141,000 home fans in any season prior to the opening of CenturyLink Center Omaha, and now has done it in 13 straight seasons.
Creighton has led its conference in home attendance every year since moving into CenturyLink Center Omaha, which is now in its 13th season.
Over .500, Again
Creighton has been better than .500 at the midway point in league play in 19 of the last 20 seasons, including this year.
Creighton has also gone 5-4 or better in the second half of league action in 18 of the last 19 seasons.
Creighton has made the postseason each of the previous 17 times it's been 5-4 or better at the midway point, and missed it the only time they weren't in that span.
Here's how Creighton's teams have fared in the various halves of the MVC/BIG EAST season since 1995-96.
Year 1st Half 2nd Half
2015-16 5-4 4-4 so far
2014-15 1-8 3-6
2013-14 8-1 6-3
2012-13 7-2 6-3
2011-12 8-1 6-3
2010-11 5-4 5-4
2009-10 5-4 5-4
2008-09 5-4 9-0
2007-08 5-4 5-4
2006-07 6-3 7-2
2005-06 7-2 5-4
2004-05 5-4 6-3
2003-04 7-2 5-4
2002-03 8-1 7-2
2001-02 8-1 6-3
2000-01 5-4 9-0
1999-00 5-4 6-3
1998-99 6-3 5-4
1997-98 5-4 7-2
1996-97 5-4 5-4
1995-96 4-5 5-4
Total 120-69 (.635) 122-66 (.649)
Watson Dishes and Scores
Maurice Watson Jr. continues to extend his team lead in both scoring and assists. In fact, in Creighton's last 21 games Watson has owned the outright team lead in assists 20 times and tied for the team lead on the other occasion.
Watson is on pace to become Creighton's sixth player since 1970-71 to lead the club in both points per game and assists per game, as seen below:
Creighton Leaders in PPG & APG, Since 1970-71
Name, Year PPG APG
Kevin McKenna, 1979-80 16.5 3.7
Matt Petty, 1992-93 17.2 3.1
Kyle Korver, 2001-02 15.1 3.3
Nate Funk, 2003-04 11.1 2.7
Nate Funk, 2006-07 17.7 3.0
Austin Chatman, 2014-15 11.5 3.7
Maurice Watson Jr., 2015-16 14.7 6.5
Mo' Points, Mo' Assists
Maurice Watson Jr. leads Creighton in both scoring and assists, and he's doing things at a rate that has never been approached in school history.
Since the program began tracking assists in 1970-71, Watson is one of four men to average at least 12 points and five assists per game. However, he's the only one in that quartet that's scored 12 points per game while also averaging six assists per contest.
12+ PPG & 5+ APG, Since 1970-71 at Creighton
Name, Year PPG APG
Ralph Bobik, 1971-72 14.1 5.2
James Farr, 1988-89 12.0 5.0
Antoine Young, 2010-11 13.1 5.0
Maurice Watson Jr., 2015-16 14.7 6.5
Standard Five
Creighton used the same starting line-up in each of its first 18 games this season before finally making a change on Jan. 17 (in game 19) when Toby Hegner replaced Cole Huff in the first five.
Creighton tried a third combination on Feb. 3 at Villanova, as Zach Hanson replaced a gimpy Geoffrey Groselle.
Creighton utilized a fourth combo on Feb. 9 vs. No. 5 Xavier when James Milliken started for Khyri Thomas.
Last season Creighton used 10 different starting line-up combinations, its most in any season since using 11 pairings in 1994-95.
Creighton used the same starting five combination for every game in 2011-12, and then again in 2012-13.
Big Deficits, No Big Deal
Creighton owns 15 victories under Greg McDermott after trailing by double-figures at some point, including DePaul (down 12) on January 17th. Eight of those comebacks came away from home.
On Nov. 19, 2014, Creighton trailed 42-24 to No. 18 Oklahoma with 18:30 to go before putting together a comeback for the ages. It was CU's largest comeback victory under Greg McDermott (see chart below), the second-largest since 2000 (see chart below), and the second-biggest in the history of CenturyLink Center Omaha (see chart, left column on page five).
On the other hand, CU is 122-8 under McDermott when putting together double-digit leads, including wins 110 of the last 114 times.
Double-Digit Comebacks Under Greg McDermott
Deficit Opponent Date
18 #18 Oklahoma 11/19/14
17 at San Diego State 11/30/11
16 at Evansville 02/16/13
14 Evansville 02/21/12
13 at Saint Joseph's 11/16/13
13 Xavier 01/12/14
12 Saint Joseph's 12/11/10
12 at DePaul 01/17/16
11 at Wichita State 12/31/11
11 Northern Iowa 01/10/12
11 vs. Alabama 03/16/12
10 UAB 11/14/12
10 vs. Drake 03/02/12
10 at Nebraska 12/07/14
10 South Dakota 12/09/14
CenturyLink Center Omaha Dramatics
Providence's Kris Dunn hit a game-winning shot as time expired to beat Creighton on Jan. 12th. It was the first game-winning shot with no time left to ever to beat Creighton at CenturyLink Center Omaha, exceeding the previous low with 1.9 seconds left by Butler's Roosevelt Jones last year.
Dunn's shot was the first to beat Creighton (at any site) with no time left on the clock since Anthony James drained a game-winning three-pointer for Northern Iowa in a 65-62 win on Feb. 4, 2012 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
After allowing just two game-winning go-ahead scores in the last 10 seconds in the first 11 seasons at CenturyLink Center Omaha, Creighton has allowed that to happen four times in the past 13 months alone.
Creighton is now 7-6 in games with a game-winning go-ahead score in the final 10 seconds in the 13-year old facility.
Creighton's Go-Ahead Scores in Wins at CLCO, Last 10 Seconds
Date Opponent Score Player/Score Time
11/26/05 Dayton W 91-90* Funk FG :5.7
01/28/06 Wichita St. W 57-55 Tolliver FG :0.0
11/25/06 George Mason W 58-56 Watts FT :7.5
03/18/08 Rhode Island W 74-73 Witter 3FG :3.2
01/13/10 Southern Illinois W 71-69 Young FG :1.3
02/18/12 Long Beach St. W 81-79 Young FG :0.3
01/28/14 St. John's W 63-60 McDermott 3FG :2.8
*double-overtime
Opponent Go-Ahead Scores in CU Losses at CLCO, Last 10 Seconds
Date Opponent Score Player/Score Time
03/20/06 Miami (Fla.) 53-52 G. Diaz FT :2.6
01/20/07 Southern Illinois 58-57 B. Mullins FG :4.1
01/10/15 #19 Seton Hall 68-67 S. Gibbs 3FG :2.2
02/16/15 #19 Butler 58-56 R. Jones FG :1.9
03/07/15 Xavier 74-73 D. Davis FT's :6.3
01/12/16 #12 Providence 50-48 K. Dunn FG :0.0
Assists Are Elementary For Watson
Maurice Watson Jr. had his fourth game this season with 10 or more assists when he dished 10 dimes on Feb. 13th at Marquette. Watson had six such games at Boston University in his first two years as a collegian.
Watson is the first Bluejay with four games of 10 or more assists in the same season since Duan Cole, who had four such games in 1989-90.
Magic Number is 79
Creighton has scored 79 points or more in 15 of its 18 wins thus far. Creighton averages 87.9 points per game in its 18 wins this winter, compared to 67.0 per game when it loses.
Xavier allows 69.7 points per game (fourth in the BIG EAST) and is 2-2 when allowing 79 points or more this season.
Xavier has allowed 67.4 points in its 25 wins this year, compared to 84.0 points allowed in its four losses.
Watson Reaches Milestones
Though he's still relatively new to Creighton, that hasn't kept Maurice Watson Jr. from reaching a couple big milestones at the collegiate level.
Watson owns 440 points and 194 assists at Creighton this season, and when combined with his 800 points and 410 assists in two seasons at Boston University, now owns career collegiate totals of 1,240 points and 604 assists.
Only two players have ever attained 1,000 points and 500 assists (all with CU) during their Creighton careers, Ryan Sears (1,309/570) and Antoine Young (1,342/505). Both Sears and Young got there as seniors.
Watson is currently averaging 6.47 assists per game. Creighton's last player to average 6.0 assists per game or more for an entire season is Randy Eccker's 7.3 assists per contest in 1976-77.
Overall, Watson's 1.98 assist/turnover ratio this year ranks eighth in the BIG EAST (min. 3.0 assists per game), and his career ratio (including Boston) of 2.08 assists per turnover ranks 16th-best nationally among active players with 400 or more career assists.
That ratio ranks better that such highly-touted men such as Ryan Arcidiacono (2.08), Yogi Ferrell (1.98), Denzel Valentine (1.95) and Kris Dunn (1.75).
Watson surpassed 1,000 career points on Jan. 5 vs. Georgetown in the 81st game of Watson's collegiate career. If you're curious to see how that stacks up with others in recent Creighton history to reach 1,000 career points, here's a list:
Games To 1,000 CU Points, Last 15 Bluejays
Name Games to 1,000 pts. Date
Austin Chatman 139 03/11/15
Ethan Wragge 132 01/18/14
Gregory Echenique 101 03/24/13
Doug McDermott 57 01/15/12
Antoine Young 115 12/10/11
Kenny Lawson Jr. 108 11/21/10
P'Allen Stinnett 86 01/16/10
Dane Watts 115 01/22/08
Anthony Tolliver 124 03/16/07
Johnny Mathies 91 03/03/06
Nate Funk 92 02/28/05
Kyle Korver 81 01/30/02
Ben Walker 105 01/06/01
Ryan Sears 97 12/01/00
Rodney Buford 59 03/01/97
Groselle Good As Gold
Geoffrey Groselle made his last five shots in an 8-for-9 against North Texas on Dec. 21, then followed it with an 8-for-8 showing from the floor vs. Coppin State one week later. On Dec. 31 at St. John's, Groselle made his first eight shots before finishing 9-of-10. Groselle was also perfect from the field vs. Villanova on Jan. 2nd, though he only attempted one shot.
The streak of 21 straight field goals made was just nine shy of the NCAA record set this season by Yale's Brandon Sherrod.
The recent play has moved Groselle's field goal percentage to 69.7 percent, the third-best mark nationally (min 5 FGA/game) and best in the BIG EAST (min. 3 FG/game).
If you're curious, the NCAA record (min. 5 FG/game) was set in 1981 by Oregon State's Steve Johnson, who shot 74.6 percent, while the Creighton record (min. 200 attempts) is 67.4 percent set by Vernon Moore in 1984-85.
Groselle's older brother, Mike Groselle, played at The Citadel from 2009-13 and ranks eighth in Southern Conference history with a 58.9 career field goal percentage and led the league in that category as a senior when he shot 57.4 percent from the floor.
FG Percentage Leaders (through 3/2)
Minimum 5 FGA/game
Rk. Team FG%
1. Evan Bradds, Belmont .704
2. Thomas Bryant, Indiana .701
3. Geoffrey Groselle, Creighton .697
4. Venky Jois, Eastern Washington .697
5. Derek Griffin, Texas Southern .678
Not So Sweet Home
After going 61-10 in home non-conference games, BIG EAST teams are 46-39 at home thus far in league play.
BIG EAST teams went 54-36 in league play at home last year after going 55-35 in 2013-14 in Creighton's first year as a league member.
Century Mark Back-to-Back
Creighton scored 105 points on Dec. 21st against North Texas, then had 102 more on Dec. 28th vs. Coppin State.
Creighton had not scored 100 points or more in consecutive games since Jan. 29 (104 at Idaho State) and Feb. 2 (115 vs. Memphis) during the 1965-66 season, and had not scored 100 points twice in the same month since February of 1990.
Creighton has scored 100 points or more in fourth different games this season. It's the fourth different season in program history it's done that, and first time since 1971-72's squad did it five times.
The 1965-66 team cracked the century mark seven times, while the 1971-72 club reached triple-digits five times.
Man Of Steal
Isaiah Zierden ranks fifth in the BIG EAST with 44 steals this season. He owns nine games this season with three steals or more, and had at least three in each of CU's first four BIG EAST victories this winter.
By comparison, Zierden had a total of three steals (in 28 games and 304 minutes) as a freshman, and 12 steals (in 20 games and 558 minutes) a year ago. Zierden owned just two steals in 23 career BIG EAST games entering the season.
The Link Turns Into The Dunk Tank
Creighton has put down 51 dunks in 30 regular-season games as a unit this year. By comparison, Creighton had 29 dunks in 33 games all last season.
Eight different men have thrown down a dunk this winter, led by 13 from Geoffrey Groselle, 11 from Zach Hanson and 10 by Khyri Thomas.
The Fast And The Furious
Creighton has 293 fast break points already this winter. By comparison, last year Creighton had a total of 143 fast break points (4.3 per game), and never had more than 11 in any contest.
Creighton had a whopping 30 fast break points in its Nov. 14 win over Texas Southern, then added 24 more on Nov. 17 vs. UTSA.
Creighton's 30 fast break points are believed to be its most since moving to CenturyLink Center Omaha in 2003, with the next highest mark on file (before Texas Southern on Nov. 14) was listed as 24 vs. Kennesaw State on Nov. 26, 2010.
Pace Makers
Creighton ranks 40th nationally in scoring offense, averaging 79.33 points per game to date.
This year's team has scored 79 points or more in 15 of its 18 victories, significantly better than last year's team that reached 85 points just twice all winter.
Since 2000-01, Creighton owns 54 games of 85+ points in the eight seasons it has made the NCAA Tournament, compared to 19 such outbursts in the seven years it has missed the Big Dance.
Year 85+ Point Games Postseason?
2015-16 11 TBD
2014-15 2 None
2013-14 12 NCAA
2012-13 7 NCAA
2011-12 13 NCAA
2010-11 3 CBI
2009-10 2 CIT
2008-09 3 NIT
2007-08 6 NIT
2006-07 0 NCAA
2005-06 2 NIT
2004-05 1 NCAA
2003-04 1 NIT
2002-03 11 NCAA
2001-02 6 NCAA
2000-01 4 NCAA
Release, Rotation, Splash, Repeat
Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 743 straight games since a 59-53 loss at Illinois State on Feb. 20, 1993. The streak is the nation's 23rd-longest active streak.
Creighton's last win without making a three-point basket came on March 3, 1991 when the Jays went 0-for-2 from three-point range in a 71-66 win over Southern Illinois in the championship game of the MVC Tournament.
Creighton's streak of games with at least 15 trey attempts stands at 106, which is second-longest nationally.
Courtesy Stats Inc., below is a list of the nation's longest active three-point streaks.
Longest Active 3-Point Streaks (thru 3/2)
Rk. Streak School Next Game
1. 970 UNLV 3/5
2. 969 Kentucky 3/5
3. 961 Vanderbilt 3/5
4. 941 Duke 3/5
5. 900 Western Kentucky 3/3
6. 899 Arkansas 3/5
7. 889 East Tennessee State 3/5
8. 885 Pacific None
9. 866 Oakland 3/7
10. 855 Texas 3/4
11. 840 Princeton 3/4
12. 827 Florida 3/5
13. 807 La Salle 3/5
14. 804 Marshall 3/3
15. 796 Baylor 3/5
16. 775 LIU-Brooklyn 3/5
17. 770 Cornell 3/4
18. 767 Gonzaga 3/5
19. 755 Mount St. Mary's 3/5
20. 753 Tennessee State 3/3
21. 752 Samford 3/4
22. 746 East Carolina 3/6
23. 743 Creighton 3/5
24. 709 Lafayette None
25. 705 DePaul 3/5
26. 698 Davidson 3/5
Longest Active Streaks of 15+ 3FG Attempts
(Source: STATS Inc., thru March 2)
Rk. Streak School Next Game
1. 162 Coppin State 3/3
2. 106 Creighton 3/5
3. 99 Iona 3/4
4. 95 San Jose State 3/5
5. 87 Lipscomb 3/3
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go
Creighton has averaged 79.33 points per game in its first 30 regular-season contests to date.
Greg McDermott is 37-0 as a Division I head coach when his teams score 90 or more points, including a 31-0 mark on the Creighton sideline.
In fact, McDermott's team has already scored 90 or more points nine times (in 30 games) this season, compared to six total times in 280 games on the sideline in nine years at Northern Iowa and Iowa State.
Creighton has won 75 straight games when scoring 90 or more points at all sites since a Jan. 11, 1988 loss to Southern Illinois.
Creighton is 53-2 all-time when scoring 100 points or more, including 25 straight wins since a 1977 loss to North Texas State.
Triple Threat
Khyri Thomas entered the Dec. 9 game vs. Nebraska with five total assists in Creighton's first eight games, but the freshman guard would match that total in the first 14 minutes, and tallied seven helpers overall.
Thomas finished with seven points, seven assists and nine rebounds against the Cornhuskers. He is just the third Bluejay in Greg McDermott's six-year tenure to post at least seven points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the same game, joining Austin Chatman and Grant Gibbs. Both Chatman and Gibbs did it twice each. Maurice Watson Jr. has also done it once since then (Jan. 26 at Georgetown).
Creighton has never had a traditional point/rebound/assist triple-double.
7+ Point, 7+ Rebound, 7+ Assist Games, Since 2010-11
Pts. Reb. Ast. Name Date
12 10 7 Grant Gibbs 1/13/12
12 7 9 Austin Chatman 11/11/13
9 7 10 Grant Gibbs 12/19/11
9 7 7 Austin Chatman 1/25/14
7 9 7 Khyri Thomas 12/9/15
16 8 7 Maurice Watson Jr. 1/26/16
Thomas Makes History
Khyri Thomas opened his Creighton career with 18 points in a win over Texas Southern, which earned him BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors on Nov. 16th.
Thomas is the first Bluejay in program history to be named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
Creighton's last player to be named league Freshman/Newcomer of the Week following the first week of the season was Doug McDermott on Nov. 15, 2010, when CU was in the Missouri Valley Conference. McDermott would go on to be named First-Team All-MVC and, MVC Newcomer of the Year and MVC Freshman of the Year.
Among The Best
Since the start of the 2010-11 season, which coincides with Greg McDermott's arrival, Creighton has been the nation's fifth-most accurate team from three-point range.
The Bluejays are 1734-4486 from deep in that time, shooting 38.65 percent.
Best 3FG%, Since 2010-11
Rk. Pct. Team 3FG 3FGA
1. .395 Indiana 1474 3736
2. .391 Northern Colorado 1241 3177
3. .390 Weber State 1487 3817
4. .388 Denver 1439 3712
5. .387 Creighton 1734 4486
Shooting Stars
Creighton has proven to be one of the nation's best shooting teams since the 2010-11 season, which coincides with when Greg McDermott arrived at Creighton.
Check out the lists below that show various categories showcasing their dominance, through March 2nd:
Most Games, 50% FG & 40% 3FG
Rk. Occasions Team
1. 68 Creighton
2. 61 Gonzaga
61 Kansas
4. 60 Denver
5. 59 Saint Mary's
Most Games, 50% 3FG
Rk. Occasions Team
1. 45 Creighton
45 Michigan State
3. 42 UCLA
42 Northern Colorado
5. 40 Northeastern
40 Weber State
Most Games, 40% 3FG
Rk. Occasions Team
1. 104 Creighton
2. 104 Duke
3. 101 Indiana
4. 97 Weber State
5. 95 Michigan State
Most Games, 50% FG
Rk. Occasions Team
1. 99 Gonzaga
2. 95 Kansas
3. 90 Belmont
4. 86 Creighton
5. 85 Kentucky
Most Games, 60% FG
Rk. Occasions Team
1. 17 Creighton
17 Utah
3. 16 Ohio State
4. 15 Kansas
5. 14 Gonzaga
14 North Dakota State
Most Games, 25+ Assists
Rk. Occasions Team
1. 21 Michigan State
2. 17 North Carolina
3. 16 Sam Houston State
4. 15 Iona
15 BYU
6. 14 Creighton
A 60 Point Half!
Creighton scored 61 points in the first half on Nov. 17 vs. UTSA, tying a CenturyLink Center Omaha record first done in the second half vs. Houston Baptist on Dec. 12, 2007.
It was also the most points in any first half since scoring 61 vs. Drake on Feb. 3, 1990.
Creighton had not scored 60 points in any half since doing so in the first half on Nov. 25, 2011 vs. Campbell, and the 61 were tied for its second-most point in any half since 1996-97, trailing only a 63-point outburst in the second half of the 2002-03 opener vs. Texas-Arlington.
Creighton scored 60 points in a half for the second time this year when it did so in the second half of a 97-76 win over Massachusetts on Nov. 25th.
Malik's Magic
Junior guard Malik Albert got extended run on Nov. 17 vs. UTSA with Maurice Watson Jr. saddled to the bench with two personal fouls. The Detroit native responded in a big way, finishing with 10 assists in 20 minutes of work. The 10 assists led to 28 points from his Bluejay teammates.
In the process, Albert became the nation's third reserve with 10 or more assists in 20 minutes or less in a win against a Division I team since 2010-11. He joins Kansas's Naadir Tharpe (12 assists in 20 minutes vs. American on Dec. 29, 2012) and Louisiana Tech's Kenneth Smith (10 assists in 20 minutes on Nov. 20, 2013 vs. Central Arkansas).
Per STATS Inc., Albert became the second BIG EAST reserve since 2004-05 with 10+ assists in 20 minutes or less against a Division I team, joining Marquette's Maurice Acker (12/28/08 vs. Presbyterian).
Albert is Creighton's only player in the last 30 years to have a game of 10 or more assists as a reserve.
Big Margin Can Lead To Big Things
Creighton's 104-77 win last year vs. Central Arkansas was the second straight season the team has cracked triple-digits in a season-opener.
The 2015-16 season saw Creighton reach 90 points in each of its first two games this season, just the fourth time that's happened. Each of the previous three times (1973-74, 2011-12, 2013-14), the Bluejays would reach the NCAA Tournament and then win at last one game in the Big Dance.
Nine of Creighton's 19 all-time NCAA Tournament teams have scored 90 or more points in their season-opener.
Here's a look at Creighton's last eight teams to score 90 or more in a season-opener, which shows that six of the previous seven to do so reached the NCAA Tournament.
Final Post-
Score Opponent Date W-L Season
93-70 Texas Southern 11/14/15 ? ? ? ? ? ?
104-77 Central Arkansas 11/14/14 14-19 --
107-61 Alcorn State 11/08/13 27-8 NCAA
97-65 N. Carolina A&T 11/11/11 29-6 NCAA
106-50 Texas-Arlington 11/17/02 29-5 NCAA
96-50 Western Illinois 11/20/00 24-8 NCAA
93-48 Towson State 11/14/98 22-9 NCAA
93-47 UT-San Antonio 11/30/90 24-8 NCAA
Debut News
Creighton started three players on Nov. 14 who were making their Bluejay debut, as transfers Cole Huff and Maurice Watson Jr. joined true freshman Khyri Thomas in the first five.
Thomas' start was especially historic, as he became just the third true freshman to start since 1992-93, joining Bluejay legends Doug McDermott (2010-11) and Ryan Sears (1997-98). Both McDermott (145 games) and Sears (124) started every contest of their four-year Creighton careers.
Huff Earns MVP Honor
Nevada transfer Cole Huff returned to the Silver State and picked up MVP honors of the 2015 Men Who Speak Up Main Event after averaging 19.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in the two wins.
Huff made 13-of-25 field goal attempts, including 7-of-15 three-pointers. He scored 26 points in the victory over Rutgers before a 12-point effort over UMass in the title game.
Preseason BIG EAST Poll
Creighton was picked to finish ninth in its third season as BIG EAST Conference members according to a preseason poll of league coaches. Villanova was picked first with 81 points and nine first-place votes, while Georgetown (70, 1), Butler (67), Xavier (55) and Providence (45) round out the top half. The predicted lower half was Marquette (44), Seton Hall (27), DePaul (25), Creighton (23) and St. John's (13).
Creighton did not have any honorees on the Preseason All-BIG EAST Teams, which was led by Preseason Player of the Year Kris Dunn from Providence.
Zierden Returns From Second Knee Injury
Isaiah Zierden had 15 points on Nov. 14 after missing the second half of last season after suffering a season-ending injury to his right knee for the second straight campaign.
Zierden was carried off the floor with 4:05 left in the first half on Jan. 21, 2015 at Butler and did not return.
An MRI two days later determined that Zierden partially tore the MCL in his knee, while also suffering an injury to his patella.
Unlike his first injury, Zierden elected to have surgery this time around, as he underwent a medical procedure in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2015.
The uncommon injury is very similar to one he suffered the previous March at Xavier, which caused him to miss CU's last seven games.
NBA Representation
This year marks the second time since 1970 (joining last season) that Creighton has three NBA players at the same time, as Kyle Korver (Atlanta Hawks), Anthony Tolliver (Detroit Pistons) and Doug McDermott (Chicago Bulls) are all in the league.
Including 2015-16, Creighton has now had an NBA player in 32 of the last 33 years.
Korver ranks eighth in NBA history with 1,842 three-pointers and is also eighth in league history with 42.9 percent marksmanship from three-point range (through March 2). He set a single-season NBA mark that still stands with his 53.6 percent shooting from three-point range in 2009-10. Last season he was named an All-Star and led the league in three-point percentage for the third time.
Tolliver is averaging 5.4 points per game this season for the Pistons, his 10th NBA organization.
McDermott is in his second season with the Chicago Bulls, where he's averaging 9.2 points per game and ranks ninth in the NBA, shooting 41.6 percent from three-point range for fellow Ames High alum Fred Hoiberg. Hoiberg, ironically, is the same man who replaced Greg McDermott as Iowa State's head coach in 2010.
Full House
Last year's Creighton team averaged 17,048 fans in 17 home dates, good for sixth-nationally, and better than 11 NBA franchises.
It's the 10th straight season that CU has been among the nation's top 25 in average home attendance, and the fourth straight season in the top-six nationally in attendance, as well.
Last year Creighton was the nation's first team to average 17,000+ fans, despite a losing record, since Louisville in 2000-01.
This year's team is averaging 17,065 fans per game, which ranks eighth nationally through March 2nd.
2015-16 Attendance Leaders
Rk. School Average Next Home
1. Kentucky 23,296 3/5
2. Syracuse 21,592 TBD
3. Louisville 20,860 Done
4. North Carolina 18,326 TBD
5. Maryland 17,858 3/3
6. Wisconsin 17,287 TBD
7. Indiana 17,084 3/6
8. Creighton 17,065 TBD
9. North Carolina State 16,758 TBD
10. Kansas 16,444 3/5
Highest Average Attendance, Creighton History
Avg. Att. School Year
17,896 Creighton 2013-14
17,155 Creighton 2012-13
17,065 Creighton 2015-16
17,048 Creighton 2014-15
16,665 Creighton 2011-12
Full House
Creighton's Jan. 30 crowd of 17,924 was the program's 18th largest home crowd ever. Here's a look at Creighton's top-20 home crowds all-time.
Rank Att. Opponent Date
1. 18,868 Providence 03/08/14
2. 18,859 Georgetown 01/25/14
3. 18,797 #6 Villanova 02/16/14
4. 18,742 Seton Hall 02/23/14
5. 18,735 Wichita State 02/11/12
6. 18,613 Wichita State 03/02/13
7. 18,525 Marquette 12/31/13
8. 18,494 Illinois State 02/09/13
9. 18,458 Evansville 12/29/12
10. 18,436 Bradley 01/28/12
11. 18,323 DePaul 02/07/14
12. 18,160 Central Arkansas 11/14/14
13. 18,111 Bradley 02/02/13
14. 18,078 Tulsa 11/23/13
15. 18,073 Drake 01/08/13
16. 17,971 #19 Butler 02/16/15
17. 17,954 Wichita State 12/28/08
18. 17,924 Seton Hall 01/30/16
19. 17,766 Nebraska 12/09/15
20. 17,740 Alcorn State 11/08/13
Très Bien
Since 2011-12, Creighton is 46-42 (.523) when shooting 40.00 percent or worse from three-point range. While respectable, that pales in comparison to CU's 70-10 (.875) mark the last five years when shooting better than 40.00 percent from downtown.
Lower the standards to 30%, and it's still impressive. Creighton is 101-27 in the last five years when shooting 30 percent or better from deep, compared to 15-25 when shooting 29.99 percent or less.
NCAA Success
Creighton is one of 18 schools to have won an NCAA Tournament game in at least three of the last four seasons.
Gonzaga, Kansas, Louisville, Michigan State and North Carolina are the only five teams to have won at least one game all four seasons.
The list of teams with an NCAA win in three of the last four campaigns consists of Arizona, Creighton, Florida, Iowa State, Kentucky, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Oregon, Saint Louis, San Diego State, Syracuse, Wichita State and Wisconsin.
CenturyLink Center Omaha Success
Creighton has played 220 regular and postseason contests at CenturyLink Center Omaha all-time in the 13-year-old facility.
The Bluejays own a 182-38 (.827) record all-time at the facility, and have never lost there on a Thursday (7-0) or Friday (10-0).
Creighton has outscored its opponents 16,751-14,159 in games at CenturyLink Center Omaha, an average margin of 11.78 points per game. Creighton has led wire-to-wire 61 different times, including nine times this year (UTSA, Western Illinois, Nebraska, IUPUI, North Texas, Coppin State, DePaul, No. 5 Xavier and St. John's).
Creighton is also 25-22 all-time in the 47 games at CLCO in which it's fallen behind by double-figures.
Creighton is 85-20 (.810) at CenturyLink Center Omaha under Greg McDermott, including a 47-4 record vs. non-conference teams.
Factor in a 17-0 home mark at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in 2002-03 and two wins at the Civic in the 2010 CIT, and the Bluejays are 201-38 (.841) at home since the start of the 2002-03 campaign.
What A Start!
Greg McDermott is 139-69 on the Creighton sideline during his sixth year at the helm. The 139 wins are easily the most in Creighton history in the first six seasons, way more than Tom Apke's 109.
Most Wins at CU, First Six Seasons
Coach Years W-L After 6 Yrs
Greg McDermott 2010-Pres. 139-69 so far
Tom Apke 1974-80 109-55
Tony Barone 1985-91 102-82
Dana Altman 1994-00 99-78
Red McManus 1959-65 91-63
Pizza Pie, Piled High = Wins
Thanks to a promotion with Omaha-based Godfather's Pizza, Creighton season ticket-holders can get a free mini pizza any time the Jays score 75 points at home.
History has proven that when the team earns the fans pizza, it often leads to a victory as well.
The first three years of CenturyLink Center Omaha (2003-06), Creighton needed 70 points to earn its fans free pizza, and the Jays went 27-3 when reaching that threshold, closing out that run with 12 straight wins.
Since upping the standard to 75 points prior to the 2006-07 campaign, Creighton is 96-1 when scoring 75 points or more at CenturyLink Center Omaha. In other words, Creighton is 108-1 in CenturyLink Center Omaha since Feb. 6, 2005 when scoring enough points to earn its fans some free pizza. The perfect streak of 101-0 was snapped on Dec. 2, 2015 when Arizona State scored three points in the final 15 seconds to sneak away with a 79-77 victory.
Home Run
Since Greg McDermott took over in 2010, Creighton is averaging 78.64 points per home game (8,257 points in 105 home games).
Since a 92-83 loss to Southern Illinois on Feb. 19, 2000, Creighton is 118-0 at home (89-0 at CenturyLink Center Omaha) when scoring 78 points or more, and 99-0 at home (72-0 at CenturyLink Center Omaha) when scoring 80 points or more at home dating to that same setback.
Last Season Recap
Creighton went 14-19 last season, finishing 4-14 to tie for ninth place in the BIG EAST Conference.
The Bluejays started the season 5-0, including a win over No. 18 Oklahoma, before losing eight remaining games in the final minute.
Senior point guard Austin Chatman led Creighton in scoring (11.5 ppg.) and assists (3.7 apg.), while fellow senior Devin Brooks paced the team in rebounds (5.0 ppg.) and steals (1.0 spg.).
Despite the struggles on the court, Creighton still ranked sixth nationally with 17,048 fans per home game.
Shuttle Service Provided Again
Chief Bus will provide complimentary shuttle service from the Creighton University campus to CenturyLink Center Omaha for all men's basketball home games this season. The service is available to all fans, not just Creighton students.
The shuttle will start 75 minutes before tip-off and shuttles will continue to operate the route during the game. The three designated stops for pick-up around the CU campus are: 24th & California (nearside/southbound); 20th & Cass (nearside/eastbound) and at Billy Blues Alumni Grill (outside the Mike & Josie Harper Center in the turnaround which is on the east side of the building).
The shuttle will then go eastbound on Capitol Avenue and then go north up 10th Street for drop-off at the CenturyLink Center Omaha convention center entrance. The route is designed for each shuttle driver to make a roundtrip every 15 minutes.
Following the game's conclusion, the shuttle will start at the CenturyLink Center Omaha convention center entrance on 10th Street and loop the original route with the first of three stops at 24th & California Streets.
Ticket Information
Single-game tickets for the 2015-16 season went on sale on October 29th.
Fans can purchase single-game tickets at CenturyLink Center Omaha Box Office, Ryan Athletic Center, all Ticketmaster locations (Baker's, Younkers), Ticketmaster online at http://www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster and charging by phone at (800) 745-3000. Only upper bowl seats will be available for any game.
For more information, call the Creighton Ticket Office at (402) 280-JAYS.
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