National Basketball Association
Creighton 77, St. John's 74
When: 9:01 PM ET, Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Where: CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials:
# Tony Chiazza, # Ed Corbett, # Don Daily
Attendance:
16544
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Creighton 77, St. John's 74: Toby Hegner scored 21 points, including four free throws in the game's final seconds, and the host Bluejays posted the Big East win to snap a nine-game losing streak.
James Milliken scored nine of his 17 points down the stretch for Creighton (10-12, 1-8 Big East) and Austin Chatman added 13 points and Rick Kreklow had 10 for the Bluejays, who went 18-for-21 from the free-throw line. Milliken gave Creighton the lead for good hitting a 3-pointer with 3:20 to play to put the Bluejays ahead 65-62.
D'Angelo Harrison led St. John's with 18 points but missed a desperation 3-pointer before the final buzzer. Jamal Branch added 17 points for the Red Storm (13-7, 2-5) before fouling out with 2:43 to play and his team trailing by a point.
Creighton finished the first half hitting its last seven 3-point attempts and took a 37-27 lead into the break. Hegner, a 6-10 redshirt freshman, had a dozen points before the intermission as the Bluejays buried nine triples.
The Red Storm erased the lead in the opening minutes of the second half, embarking on a 15-2 run to take a 42-39 advantage and the game was a see-saw affair the rest of the way. Chatman gave Creighton a 73-69 lead on a pair of free throws with 34 seconds left but Harrison cut it to 73-72 on a 3-pointer before Hegner put the game away at the line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Blue Jays played minus second-leading scorer Isaiah Zierden (9.5 average) who suffered a knee injury and will miss the rest of the season. ...The 37 points were the most points by Creighton at halftime since their last win, a 75-60 win over Texas-Pan American on Dec. 19. ...The Bluejays entered the game ranked 18th in the nation in free-throw percentage.
Top Game Performances
St. John's |
|
Creighton |
D'Angelo Harrison 18 |
Scoring |
Toby Hegner 21 |
Sir'Dominic Pointer 6 |
Assists |
Devin Brooks 4 |
Sir'Dominic Pointer 10 |
Rebounds |
Avery Dingman 6 |
D'Angelo Harrison 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Austin Chatman 4 |
Sir'Dominic Pointer 3 |
Steals |
Devin Brooks 2 |
Sir'Dominic Pointer 3 |
Blocks |
Will Artino 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
St. John's
|
74 |
41.5 |
10-18 |
10-17 |
19 |
38 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
Creighton
|
77 |
41.8 |
13-30 |
18-21 |
17 |
34 |
5 |
2 |
10 |