Sunday, February 19
Omaha, Neb.
2:30 PM
Creighton University
22-5, 9-5BE
87
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70
Georgetown
14-13, 5-9BE
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Georgetown
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37
70
#20 Creighton
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46
87
Marcus Foster had a career-high 35 points on Sunday vs. Georgetown.
Photo by: A.J. Olnes
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2/19/2017 5:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bluejays never trail in 87-70 victory
OMAHA, Neb. -- Marcus Foster scored a career-high 35 points as No. 20 Creighton men's basketball never trailed in an 87-70 win over Georgetown on Sunday afternoon.
Creighton (22-5, 9-5 BIG EAST), which scored a season-low 51 points in a January 25th loss to the Hoyas, put up 41 points in the first half and 46 more after the break en route to earning the season split over Georgetown (14-13, 5-9 BIG EAST).
Five points from Cole Huff and four by Davion Mintz helped propel Creighton to an early 11-4 lead. The margin would grow to as large nine points on four different occasions in the first half. Georgetown drew within 37-33 with 1:16 to go in the first half before Creighton scored the final four points of the period to take a 41-33 lead into the break. Foster led all players with 15 points in the opening 20 minutes.
Five points from LJ Peak helped Georgetown trim the Bluejay lead to three (41-38) in the opening minute of the second half, but that would be as close as the visitors would come. A 12-2 run that included three baskets by freshman Justin Patton and a trey by Khyri Thomas helped bury the Hoyas. The lead would remain nine or more the rest of the contest, eventually growing as large as 19 (87-68) after a trifecta from Foster in the final minute that was enough to give the junior guard a career-high.
Foster's 35 points came on 13-of-19 shooting, including 4-of-6 from downtown, and 5-of-8 marksmanship at the line. Foster also added five rebounds and five assists in 36 minutes of work. His output was the most by a Bluejay since Huff had 35 points in the 2016 BIG EAST Tournament against Seton Hall, four more than his previous season-high, and one more than his career-high done as a freshman (vs. #15 Texas on 2/8/14) at Kansas State.
Isaiah Zierden added 13 points off the bench, while Huff and Patton both tallied 10 points. Creighton shot 53.1 percent for the game, including 9-of-20 from downtown, and had 17 assists.
Georgetown was led by 23 points from Peak, while Rodney Pryor added 16. Omaha native Akoy Agau finished with nine points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots in 22 minutes off the bench.
Creighton returns to the floor on Wednesday at 8:01 pm when it hosts Providence.
NOTES: Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 775 straight games ... The crowd of 17,626 was Creighton's eighth's straight sellout ... Both teams scored 40 points in the paint ... Creighton has won 29 straight home games played on a Sunday ... Creighton has won 21 straight games when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor ... Isaiah Zierden extended his streak of consecutive free throws made to 17 ... Cole Huff has made at least one three-pointer in 12 straight games ... In the first meeting with Georgetown, Creighton shot 1-for-18 from three-point range in a loss. In today's meeting, the losing team (Georgetown) shot 3-for-22 from downtown.
Creighton (22-5, 9-5 BIG EAST), which scored a season-low 51 points in a January 25th loss to the Hoyas, put up 41 points in the first half and 46 more after the break en route to earning the season split over Georgetown (14-13, 5-9 BIG EAST).
Five points from Cole Huff and four by Davion Mintz helped propel Creighton to an early 11-4 lead. The margin would grow to as large nine points on four different occasions in the first half. Georgetown drew within 37-33 with 1:16 to go in the first half before Creighton scored the final four points of the period to take a 41-33 lead into the break. Foster led all players with 15 points in the opening 20 minutes.
Five points from LJ Peak helped Georgetown trim the Bluejay lead to three (41-38) in the opening minute of the second half, but that would be as close as the visitors would come. A 12-2 run that included three baskets by freshman Justin Patton and a trey by Khyri Thomas helped bury the Hoyas. The lead would remain nine or more the rest of the contest, eventually growing as large as 19 (87-68) after a trifecta from Foster in the final minute that was enough to give the junior guard a career-high.
Foster's 35 points came on 13-of-19 shooting, including 4-of-6 from downtown, and 5-of-8 marksmanship at the line. Foster also added five rebounds and five assists in 36 minutes of work. His output was the most by a Bluejay since Huff had 35 points in the 2016 BIG EAST Tournament against Seton Hall, four more than his previous season-high, and one more than his career-high done as a freshman (vs. #15 Texas on 2/8/14) at Kansas State.
Isaiah Zierden added 13 points off the bench, while Huff and Patton both tallied 10 points. Creighton shot 53.1 percent for the game, including 9-of-20 from downtown, and had 17 assists.
Georgetown was led by 23 points from Peak, while Rodney Pryor added 16. Omaha native Akoy Agau finished with nine points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots in 22 minutes off the bench.
Creighton returns to the floor on Wednesday at 8:01 pm when it hosts Providence.
NOTES: Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 775 straight games ... The crowd of 17,626 was Creighton's eighth's straight sellout ... Both teams scored 40 points in the paint ... Creighton has won 29 straight home games played on a Sunday ... Creighton has won 21 straight games when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor ... Isaiah Zierden extended his streak of consecutive free throws made to 17 ... Cole Huff has made at least one three-pointer in 12 straight games ... In the first meeting with Georgetown, Creighton shot 1-for-18 from three-point range in a loss. In today's meeting, the losing team (Georgetown) shot 3-for-22 from downtown.
Team Stats
GU
CU
FG%
.385
.531
3FG%
.136
.450
FT%
.654
.588
RB
41
39
TO
15
13
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
35
FGM
13
3FGM
4
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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