Creighton 88, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 51: Doug McDermott tallied 25 points and nine rebounds and Ethan Wragge scored 12 points on four 3-pointers as the host Bluejays routed the Golden Lions for their third straight win.
Will Artino added 10 points off the bench for Creighton (8-2), which has won 49 of its last 50 regular-season home games against unranked opponents. The Bluejays were just 10-of-30 from 3-point range but made up for it by going 24-of-26 from the foul line.
Tevin Hammond scored 22 points to lead Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-8), which has dropped eight straight. DaVon Haynes added nine points and three blocks for the Golden Lions, who were 6-of-21 from beyond the arc.
The Bluejays never trailed, opening up a 28-9 lead in the first 11 minutes behind 12 points from McDermott. They shot 50 percent from the field and went 14-of-15 from the line while doubling up the Golden Lions 44-22 in the first half.
Creighton endured a rough start to the second half, missing 13 of its first 14 field-goal attempts coming out of the break. Arkansas-Pine Bluff was only able to trim the deficit to 55-38, though, and Wragge's 3-pointer sparked a 10-0 run that put it away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Creighton has won five all-time meetings by an average of 32.2 points. … McDermott went 13-of-13 at the foul line and has made 29 consecutive free-throw attempts. … Five of Arkansas-Pine Bluff's eight consecutive losses have been by 20 or more points.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Creighton | |
Tevin Hammond 22 | Scoring | Doug McDermott 25 |
Tevin Hammond 5 | Assists | Devin Brooks 5 |
Trent Whiting 7 | Rebounds | Doug McDermott 9 |
Tevin Hammond 4 | Free Throws Made | Doug McDermott 13 |
Daniel Broughton 2 | Steals | Austin Chatman 2 |
Davon Haynes 3 | Blocks | Devin Brooks 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 51 | 37.3 | 6-21 | 7-12 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
Creighton | 88 | 48.2 | 10-30 | 24-26 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 |