No. 14 Creighton routs Houston Christian 78-43, Greg McDermott becomes Bluejays' career wins leader
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 16 points, Steven Ashworth added 13 and No. 14 Creighton blew out Houston Christian 78-43 on Wednesday night to make Greg McDermott the Bluejays' all-time coaching wins leader.
McDermott has won 328 games at Creighton since taking over for Dana Altman in 2010. Altman, now at Oregon, won 327 games from 1994-2010.
The Bluejays (3-0) held Houston Christian (1-2) to 25% shooting and the lowest point total against them since 2017.
The 7-foot-1 Kalkbrenner continued his torrid shooting, going 6 of 6 from the field to put him at 35 of 38 through three games for a nation-leading 92.1%.
The Bluejays came out sluggish, scoring only three points through the first 5 1/2 minutes. They turned up their transition offense, Kalkbrenner began asserting himself in the post and the rout was on after a 16-0 run gave them a double-digit lead that kept growing.
D'Aundre Samuels led the Huskies with eight points.
Houston Christian: The Huskies, picked last in the 12-team Southland Conference, dropped to 0-16 all-time against ranked opponents.
Creighton: The Bluejays got off to a slow start for a third straight game, missing seven of their first eight shots. They have gotten away with it against three overmatched opponents but won't be able to once the competition gets stiffer.
Creighton outscored the Huskies 36-5 over the last 16 minutes of the first half, holding them without a point over an eight-minute span.
Houston Christian shot 15.2% from the field (5 of 33) the first 20 minutes and only scored 12 first-half points, the lowest by a Division I team this season.
Houston Christian hosts Division III Rockford on Saturday, the same day Creighton hosts Kansas City.
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Pierce Bazil vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (Steven Ashworth gains possession) | Â |
| 19:44 | | Â | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:42 |  | Â | Demari Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:35 | | Â | Demari Williams misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:33 | | Â | Porter Bazil offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:33 | | Â | Jump ball. Demari Williams vs. Pop Isaacs (Demari Williams gains possession) | Â |
| 19:18 | | Â | Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:16 | | Â | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:04 | | Â | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:02 | | Â | Jamiya Neal offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:55 | | +3 | Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists) | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | | Â | Isaac Traudt personal foul | Â |
| 18:14 | | +2 | Elijah Brooks makes two point jump shot | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | | Â | Trent Johnson blocks Isaac Traudt's three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:02 | | Â | Elijah Brooks defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:37 | | +3 | D'Aundre Samuels makes three point jump shot | 5-3 |
| 17:24 | | Â | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:22 | | Â | Porter Bazil defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Trent Johnson offensive foul | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Trent Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 16:51 | | Â | Jamiya Neal turnover (bad pass) (D'Aundre Samuels steals) | Â |
| 16:19 | | Â | Elijah Brooks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:17 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:12 | | Â | Jamiya Neal turnover (bad pass) (D'Aundre Samuels steals) | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Pierce Bazil's two point layup | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:47 | | Â | Isaac Traudt misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 15:42 | | Â | Huskies defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:40 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:31 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks D'Aundre Samuels's three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:29 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:09 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:07 | | Â | Bryson Dawkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:39 | | Â | Bryson Dawkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:37 | | Â | Porter Bazil offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:31 | | +2 | Porter Bazil makes two point jump shot | 7-3 |
| 14:19 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:17 | | Â | D'Aundre Samuels defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:52 | | Â | D'Aundre Samuels misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:50 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:40 | | Â | Pop Isaacs turnover (bad pass) (Trent Johnson steals) | Â |
| 13:13 | | Â | Elijah Brooks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:11 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:04 | | +3 | Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot | 7-6 |
| 12:32 | | Â | Trent Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:30 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:07 | | Â | Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:05 | | Â | Elijah Brooks defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | Elijah Brooks misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:39 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:31 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists) | 7-8 |
| 11:03 | | Â | Bryson Dawkins misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:01 | | Â | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Bryson Dawkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:32 | | Â | Trent Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:25 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists) | 7-10 |
| 9:54 | | Â | Porter Bazil misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:52 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:47 | | +3 | Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot | 7-13 |
| 9:47 | | Â | Huskies 30 second timeout | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 9:28 | | Â | Julian Mackey misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:26 | | Â | Fredrick King defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:09 | | Â | Julian Mackey personal foul (Fredrick King draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:04 | | Â | Demari Williams shooting foul (Jasen Green draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:04 | | Â | Jasen Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 9:04 | | Â | Jasen Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 9:04 | | Â | Julian Mackey defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:32 | | Â | Huskies turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 8:14 | | +2 | Fredrick King makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists) | 7-15 |
| 7:55 | | Â | Demari Williams misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:34 | | Â | Isaac Traudt misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Isaac Traudt offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:22 | | +2 | Fredrick King makes two point dunk (Isaac Traudt assists) | 7-17 |
| 7:02 | | Â | Pierce Bazil misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:00 | | Â | Isaac Traudt defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:49 | | +2 | Isaac Traudt makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists) | 7-19 |
| 6:30 | | Â | Demari Williams misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:28 | | Â | Demari Williams offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:24 | | +2 | Demari Williams makes two point layup | 9-19 |
| 6:15 | | Â | Demari Williams personal foul | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Pop Isaacs turnover (bad pass) (Trent Johnson steals) | Â |
| 5:57 | | Â | D'Aundre Samuels misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:55 | | Â | Trent Johnson offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:45 | | Â | Trent Johnson misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:43 | | Â | D'Aundre Samuels offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | Bryson Dawkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:23 | | Â | Porter Bazil blocks Ty Davis's two point layup | Â |
| 5:21 | | Â | Trent Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:14 | | Â | Bryson Dawkins misses two point dunk | Â |
| 5:12 | | Â | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:00 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists) | 9-21 |
| 4:37 | | Â | Porter Bazil turnover (double dribble) | Â |
| 4:21 | | Â | Pop Isaacs turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 4:08 | | Â | Elijah Brooks turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Bryson Dawkins shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:49 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:49 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-22 |
| 3:22 | | Â | Julian Mackey misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:20 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:16 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Pop Isaacs assists) | 9-24 |
| 3:16 | | Â | Peyton Rogers shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:16 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-25 |
| 3:01 | | Â | Peyton Rogers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:42 | | +3 | Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists) | 9-28 |
| 2:24 | | Â | Peyton Rogers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:22 | | Â | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:17 | | Â | Trent Johnson shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:17 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-29 |
| 2:17 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-30 |
| 1:59 | | Â | Bryson Dawkins misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:46 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point dunk | 9-32 |
| 1:28 | | Â | Peyton Rogers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:26 | | Â | Bluejays defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:12 | | +3 | Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists) | 9-35 |
| 0:51 | | Â | Peyton Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Jamiya Neal steals) | Â |
| 0:40 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point layup | 9-37 |
| 0:26 | | +3 | Julian Mackey makes three point jump shot (Trent Johnson assists) | 12-37 |
| 0:10 | | Â | Bryson Dawkins personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:10 | | +1 | Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-38 |
| 0:10 | | +1 | Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-39 |
| 0:07 | | Â | Shane Thomas personal foul | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | D'Aundre Samuels misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Porter Bazil offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Trent Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Trent Johnson offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |