National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Creighton 88, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 51
When: 8:02 PM ET, Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Where: CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials: # Pat Driscoll, # Matt Potter, # Paul Szelc
Attendance: 16303

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.

Top Game Performances
 
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 Stats Summary
 
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