Saturday, December 4
Omaha, Neb.
8:00 PM
Creighton University
7-2,0-0Big East
58
vs
64
Iowa State
8-0,0-0Big 12
1
2
F
#19 Iowa State
23
41
64
Creighton
23
35
58
Ryan Hawkins
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Men's Basketball Falls to No. 19 Iowa State, 64-58
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Ryan Hawkins scores season-high 25 points but CU commits 21 turnovers
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team fell to No. 19 Iowa State, 64-58 in front of a sellout crowd of 18,294 fans on Saturday, December 4.
The loss dropped the Bluejays to 7-2 on the season, while the Cyclones remained unbeaten moving to 8-0.
Defense controlled the opening 12 minutes of the game as the Bluejays forced Iowa State in tough shot after tough shot, leading the Cyclones to open the contest 1-of-10 (10%). Creighton meanwhile struggled with the Iowa State pressure, committing 13 turnovers. The result was a 9-8 Cyclone lead with 7:26 remaining in the first half.
Coming out of the media timeout, freshman Rati Andronikashvili provided the spark Creighton needed with a steal and near mid-court and a breakaway dunk. Fellow freshman Ryan Nembhard followed suit with a driving layup, then senior Ryan Hawkins connected with back-to-back treys from the top of the key to complete a 10-0 run and give the Bluejays an 18-9 edge (4:45).
Iowa State rallied down the stretch of the opening period, as Caleb Grill hit a three-pointer in the closing seconds to send the squads to the locker room knotted at 23-23.
The Cyclones fell behind 27-25 before a 14-4 run moved their edge to 39-31 with 11:39 remaining, with Grill sinking a pair of three-pointers that helped give ISU the lead for good. Andronikashvili provided another spark in the second stanza, collecting a steal and later a three-pointer to make it a 39-34 contest. Hawkins followed as well with a trifecta to bring the Bluejays within a bucket at 39-37 (10:13).
The Cyclones, however, responded with six straight of their own to reclaim an eight-point advantage at 45-37 (8:24).
Iowa State held Creighton at arms length throughout the final eight minutes, never allowing the Bluejays closer than five points.
Hawkins led Creighton with a season-high 25 points, while Nembhard finished with 10 points. Andronikashvili closed the game with a career-high six points.
Iowa State got a team-high 16 points from Grill, while Izaiah Brockington delivered 10 points.
The Bluejays return to hardwood on Saturday, December 11 as the Bluejays face BYU in a neutral site game played in Sioux Falls, S. D. in the Sanford Pentagon.
NOTES: Creighton's 21 turnovers were its most in a game since Nov. 29, 2008, when it had 24 at Nebraska ... Creighton's 22-game non-conference home win streak was snapped, as was its seven-game home win streak ... Creighton has lost seven straight match-ups against Iowa State and now trails the all-time series 17-15 ... Creighton fell to 24-36 under Greg McDermott against ranked teams ... Ryan Hawkins now owns 46 career games with 20 points or more in his college career ... The Big 12 took 2-1 lead in the BIG EAST-Big 12 battle, which has seen the road team win all three games so far this year ... Creighton is 1-2 all-time in the BIG EAST-Big 12 battle ... Rati Andronikashvili had his first dunk as a Bluejay in the first half ... Ryan Hawkins was honored prior to the game in recognition of him collecting his 1,000th career rebound on Tuesday in a win vs. North Dakota State ... Creighton had won 29 straight games when allowing 69 points or less ... Creighton's five assists tied a program-low in 12 seasons under Greg McDermott, matching the handful of helpers at Northern Iowa on Feb. 4, 2012 against another one of McDermott's former assistant coaches ... The crowd of 18,294 was Creighton's 18th-largest all-time and its most attracting 18,519 vs. Seton Hall on March 7, 2020 in the last home game before COVID-19 changed the world as we know it ... Ryan Kalkbrenner had a career-high 10 rebounds for CU.
The loss dropped the Bluejays to 7-2 on the season, while the Cyclones remained unbeaten moving to 8-0.
Defense controlled the opening 12 minutes of the game as the Bluejays forced Iowa State in tough shot after tough shot, leading the Cyclones to open the contest 1-of-10 (10%). Creighton meanwhile struggled with the Iowa State pressure, committing 13 turnovers. The result was a 9-8 Cyclone lead with 7:26 remaining in the first half.
Coming out of the media timeout, freshman Rati Andronikashvili provided the spark Creighton needed with a steal and near mid-court and a breakaway dunk. Fellow freshman Ryan Nembhard followed suit with a driving layup, then senior Ryan Hawkins connected with back-to-back treys from the top of the key to complete a 10-0 run and give the Bluejays an 18-9 edge (4:45).
Iowa State rallied down the stretch of the opening period, as Caleb Grill hit a three-pointer in the closing seconds to send the squads to the locker room knotted at 23-23.
The Cyclones fell behind 27-25 before a 14-4 run moved their edge to 39-31 with 11:39 remaining, with Grill sinking a pair of three-pointers that helped give ISU the lead for good. Andronikashvili provided another spark in the second stanza, collecting a steal and later a three-pointer to make it a 39-34 contest. Hawkins followed as well with a trifecta to bring the Bluejays within a bucket at 39-37 (10:13).
The Cyclones, however, responded with six straight of their own to reclaim an eight-point advantage at 45-37 (8:24).
Iowa State held Creighton at arms length throughout the final eight minutes, never allowing the Bluejays closer than five points.
Hawkins led Creighton with a season-high 25 points, while Nembhard finished with 10 points. Andronikashvili closed the game with a career-high six points.
Iowa State got a team-high 16 points from Grill, while Izaiah Brockington delivered 10 points.
The Bluejays return to hardwood on Saturday, December 11 as the Bluejays face BYU in a neutral site game played in Sioux Falls, S. D. in the Sanford Pentagon.
NOTES: Creighton's 21 turnovers were its most in a game since Nov. 29, 2008, when it had 24 at Nebraska ... Creighton's 22-game non-conference home win streak was snapped, as was its seven-game home win streak ... Creighton has lost seven straight match-ups against Iowa State and now trails the all-time series 17-15 ... Creighton fell to 24-36 under Greg McDermott against ranked teams ... Ryan Hawkins now owns 46 career games with 20 points or more in his college career ... The Big 12 took 2-1 lead in the BIG EAST-Big 12 battle, which has seen the road team win all three games so far this year ... Creighton is 1-2 all-time in the BIG EAST-Big 12 battle ... Rati Andronikashvili had his first dunk as a Bluejay in the first half ... Ryan Hawkins was honored prior to the game in recognition of him collecting his 1,000th career rebound on Tuesday in a win vs. North Dakota State ... Creighton had won 29 straight games when allowing 69 points or less ... Creighton's five assists tied a program-low in 12 seasons under Greg McDermott, matching the handful of helpers at Northern Iowa on Feb. 4, 2012 against another one of McDermott's former assistant coaches ... The crowd of 18,294 was Creighton's 18th-largest all-time and its most attracting 18,519 vs. Seton Hall on March 7, 2020 in the last home game before COVID-19 changed the world as we know it ... Ryan Kalkbrenner had a career-high 10 rebounds for CU.
Team Stats
IOWAST
CU
FG%
.412
.422
3FG%
.500
.316
FT%
.750
.778
RB
28
34
TO
14
21
STL
11
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
25
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
6
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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