Wednesday, February 26
Omaha, Neb.
8:00 PM
Creighton University
20-8,13-4Big East
75
vs
65
DePaul
11-18,2-16Big East
1
2
F
DePaul
32
33
65
Creighton
36
39
75
Photo by: Sullivan Lawrence
Men's Basketball Controls DePaul To Earn 20th Win of Season
2/26/2025 10:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bluejays now 20-8 after 75-65 win over DePaul
OMAHA, Neb. -- Ryan Kalkbrenner had 25 points and 13 rebounds to carry the Creighton men's basketball team to a 75-65 win over DePaul on Wednesday night before 17,213 fans at CHI Health Center Omaha. The Bluejays (20-8, 13-4 BIG EAST) earned their 10th straight 20-win season with the victory, its 22nd in a row over the Blue Demons.
Steven Ashworth had 16 points and six assists to join Kalkbrenner in double-figures for CU, while Isaiah Rivera paced DePaul (11-18, 2-16 BIG EAST) with 18 points and eight rebounds.
The Bluejays trailed 22-18 midway through the first half before a 16-3 run that featured three scores by Kalkbrenner and two baskets from reserve Fedor Zugic. CU led by as much as nine points in the first half before settling for a 36-32 lead at intermission.
Creighton's first five baskets of the second half were by Kalkbrenner as the senior All-American candidate proved to be unstoppable inside against an undersized DePaul front line. Leading 50-45 with 13 minutes left, Isaac Traudt had a pair of three-pointers in Creighton's game-sealing 15-0 run that put the Blue Demons away.
CU finished the game making 51.8 percent of its shots from the field (29-56) and beating DePaul 42-22 on the glass. CU outscored the Blue Demons 36-26 in the paint, 16-1 in second-chance points and 21-10 off the bench.
Creighton opens a two-game road trip on Saturday afternoon with a 3:30 p.m. start at Xavier.
NOTES: Creighton is now 25-1 all-time against DePaul since joining the BIG EAST 12 seasons ago ... Creighton is one of 11 schools with 20+ wins in men's and women's basketball this season ... Creighton has now won 20 or more games in 36 different seasons, including the last 10 years ... Entering the season the only other schools with 20+ wins in the last 10 seasons were Kansas (35), Gonzaga (27) and Belmont (14), while Creighton, Houston and Oregon had done it in nine in a row ... Greg McDermott has now won 20+ games in 14 of his 15 seasons on the Bluejay sideline ... Creighton has now won 20+ games in 25 of the past 27 seasons ... Creighton's 13-4 start matches the 2020-21 and 2013-14 teams for the most wins after 17 BIG EAST games in program history ... Steven Ashworth had his 100th career game with 10 or more points ... Ryan Kalkbrenner (1,330) moved past Jeremy Hazell (1,316), Terry Dehere (1,320) and Luke Harangody (1,329) for fourth-most points in league play in BIG EAST history ... Kalkbrenner also surpassed 500 points in a season for the third time ... Kalkbrenner played in his 76th career game inside CHI Health Center Omaha, tying Kenny Lawson Jr.'s facility record ... Greg McDermott is now tied for sixth in BIG EAST history with 136 career league wins, matching former Notre Dame coach Mike Brey ... Creighton is now 25-0 in its last 28 meetings against DePaul when scoring 69 points or more ... Twenty-four of the last 26 Creighton/DePaul meetings have been decided by 10+ points ... Creighton's 22 straight wins over DePaul is its longest win streak over any opponent in program history, four longer than an 18-game streak vs. Grinnell from 1926-37 ... Creighton's 22 straight wins over DePaul is tied for the nation's fourth-longest active streak by one team over another league foe, and one shy of the BIG EAST record of UConn over Boston College and Syracuse over Seton Hall ... Creighton improved to 21-0 all-time against BIG EAST foes when Ryan Kalkbrenner attempts 12 or more shots ... Creighton has won 46 straight games when scoring 17+ bench points ... Ryan Kalkbrenner had his 13th straight game with at least 10 points and a blocked shot ... Creighton surpassed 29,000 all-time points at CHI Health Center Omaha on a lob to Kalkbrenner that made it 9-8. CU has now outscored teams 29,066-24,288 all-time in 370 games at CHI Health Center Omaha, and are 27-2 in games when it surpasses a 1,000 point milestone.
Steven Ashworth had 16 points and six assists to join Kalkbrenner in double-figures for CU, while Isaiah Rivera paced DePaul (11-18, 2-16 BIG EAST) with 18 points and eight rebounds.
The Bluejays trailed 22-18 midway through the first half before a 16-3 run that featured three scores by Kalkbrenner and two baskets from reserve Fedor Zugic. CU led by as much as nine points in the first half before settling for a 36-32 lead at intermission.
Creighton's first five baskets of the second half were by Kalkbrenner as the senior All-American candidate proved to be unstoppable inside against an undersized DePaul front line. Leading 50-45 with 13 minutes left, Isaac Traudt had a pair of three-pointers in Creighton's game-sealing 15-0 run that put the Blue Demons away.
CU finished the game making 51.8 percent of its shots from the field (29-56) and beating DePaul 42-22 on the glass. CU outscored the Blue Demons 36-26 in the paint, 16-1 in second-chance points and 21-10 off the bench.
Creighton opens a two-game road trip on Saturday afternoon with a 3:30 p.m. start at Xavier.
NOTES: Creighton is now 25-1 all-time against DePaul since joining the BIG EAST 12 seasons ago ... Creighton is one of 11 schools with 20+ wins in men's and women's basketball this season ... Creighton has now won 20 or more games in 36 different seasons, including the last 10 years ... Entering the season the only other schools with 20+ wins in the last 10 seasons were Kansas (35), Gonzaga (27) and Belmont (14), while Creighton, Houston and Oregon had done it in nine in a row ... Greg McDermott has now won 20+ games in 14 of his 15 seasons on the Bluejay sideline ... Creighton has now won 20+ games in 25 of the past 27 seasons ... Creighton's 13-4 start matches the 2020-21 and 2013-14 teams for the most wins after 17 BIG EAST games in program history ... Steven Ashworth had his 100th career game with 10 or more points ... Ryan Kalkbrenner (1,330) moved past Jeremy Hazell (1,316), Terry Dehere (1,320) and Luke Harangody (1,329) for fourth-most points in league play in BIG EAST history ... Kalkbrenner also surpassed 500 points in a season for the third time ... Kalkbrenner played in his 76th career game inside CHI Health Center Omaha, tying Kenny Lawson Jr.'s facility record ... Greg McDermott is now tied for sixth in BIG EAST history with 136 career league wins, matching former Notre Dame coach Mike Brey ... Creighton is now 25-0 in its last 28 meetings against DePaul when scoring 69 points or more ... Twenty-four of the last 26 Creighton/DePaul meetings have been decided by 10+ points ... Creighton's 22 straight wins over DePaul is its longest win streak over any opponent in program history, four longer than an 18-game streak vs. Grinnell from 1926-37 ... Creighton's 22 straight wins over DePaul is tied for the nation's fourth-longest active streak by one team over another league foe, and one shy of the BIG EAST record of UConn over Boston College and Syracuse over Seton Hall ... Creighton improved to 21-0 all-time against BIG EAST foes when Ryan Kalkbrenner attempts 12 or more shots ... Creighton has won 46 straight games when scoring 17+ bench points ... Ryan Kalkbrenner had his 13th straight game with at least 10 points and a blocked shot ... Creighton surpassed 29,000 all-time points at CHI Health Center Omaha on a lob to Kalkbrenner that made it 9-8. CU has now outscored teams 29,066-24,288 all-time in 370 games at CHI Health Center Omaha, and are 27-2 in games when it surpasses a 1,000 point milestone.
Team Stats
DePaul
CU
FG%
.446
.518
3FG%
.364
.333
FT%
.636
.533
RB
22
42
TO
6
13
STL
9
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
25
FGM
12
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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