National Basketball Association
Georgetown 67, Creighton 40
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 31, 2015
Where: CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials:
# Evan Burroughs, # Mike Roberts, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance:
17499
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No. 22 Georgetown 67, Creighton 40: D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera recorded a game-high 24 points as the visiting Hoyas rolled over the Bluejays for the second time this month.
Jabril Trawick contributed a season-high 15 points for Georgetown (15-6, 7-3 Big East), which held Creighton without a field goal for more than 17 minutes during one stretch. Mikael Hopkins added eight points and eight rebounds for the Hoyas, who also defeated the Bluejays 76-61 at home on Jan. 3.
Avery Dingman led the way with eight points for Creighton (10-13, 1-9), which shot 20.8 percent from the field en route to a season-low scoring output. Toby Hegner had a team-high eight rebounds for the Bluejays, who had more turnovers (12) than made field goals (11) and were 5-of-22 from 3-point range.
Georgetown jumped out to an early 12-2 lead, but Creighton answered with the next 13 points and Smith-Rivera scored seven as the Hoyas recorded 16 of the last 18 for a 28-17 edge at intermission. The Bluejays missed their last 12 shots of the opening half, going the last 10 minutes without a field goal, and finished 5-of-28.
Trawick and Smith-Rivera each hit 3-pointers to open the second half as Georgetown ran off 10 straight and 15 of the first 16 for a 43-18 lead with 13 minutes to go. Dingman drained a 3-pointer to end the drought and Rick Kreklow followed with another, but Creighton never got closer than 17 the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Trawick is 13-of-21 from the field and is averaging 14 points in three career games against the Bluejays. … The 40-point performance was an all-time low for Creighton at its home arena – CenturyLink Center. … Georgetown C Joshua Smith, the team’s second-leading scorer, had only two points and four rebounds before fouling out.
Top Game Performances
Georgetown |
|
Creighton |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 24 |
Scoring |
Avery Dingman 8 |
Mikael Hopkins 3 |
Assists |
Austin Chatman 3 |
Isaac Copeland 8 |
Rebounds |
Toby Hegner 8 |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Austin Chatman 3 |
Tre Campbell 1 |
Steals |
James Milliken 2 |
Isaac Copeland 1 |
Blocks |
Austin Chatman 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgetown
|
67 |
50.0 |
10-23 |
5-9 |
10 |
37 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
Creighton
|
40 |
20.8 |
5-22 |
13-20 |
7 |
32 |
4 |
5 |
12 |