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2020-21 Creighton Men’s Game #28: Georgetown vs. #17 Creighton • Saturday, March 13, 2021 • 5:30 p.m. CST SID Contact: Rob Anderson • Office Phone: (402) 280-5544 • Cell Phone: (402) 660-5854 • E-mail: [email protected] Georgetown Hoyas vs. #17 Madison Square Garden • New York, N.Y. Radio: KOZN 1620 AM; www.1620thezone.com; Westwood One Sports SiriusXM: Sirius 84; XM 84; App 84 Television: FS1 ( and ) Series History vs. Georgetown: Creighton leads, 10-8 (1-1 this season) (12-12) (20-7) Last Meeting: #19 Creighton 63, Georgetown 48 on Feb. 9, 2021 in , D.C. November (1-0) Next Game contests at the 2018 Cayman Islands Classic have 29 NORTH DAKOTA STATE (FS1) W 69-58 Seventeenth-ranked and second-seeded Creighton been televised. CU is 107-51 in those contests. (20-7) seeks its first BIG EAST Tournament title when December (6-2) it squares off with upset-minded Georgetown (12- Video Webcast Information 1 NEBRASKA-OMAHA (FS1) W 94-67 12) on Saturday night at 5:30 p.m. Central. Live streaming video will be available via 4 KENNESAW STATE (FS1) W 93-58 The game will take place in New York, N.Y., and FOXSportsGO.com for desktop users, and via 8 at #5 Kansas ! (ESPN) L 72-73 be contested at Madison Square Garden. the FOX Sports GO app for mobile devices (iOS, 11 NEBRASKA (BTN) W 98-74 Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones and 14 MARQUETTE* (FS1) L 84-89 Radio Broadcast Information select Window devices). A cable authorization may 17 at St. John’s* (FS1) W 94-76 KOZN (1620 AM) will broadcast all Creighton men’s be required. 20 at Connecticut* (FS1) W 76-74 (OT) basketball games during the 2020-21 season. The FOX Sports GO mobile app can be down- 23 #22 XAVIER* (FS1) W 66-61 KOOO (101.9 FM) will also broadcast all home loaded for free from the iTunes App Store, Google games that start after 5 p.m. The game can also be Play, Amazon App Store or the Windows Store, and January (6-2) heard on Sirius channel 84 or XM 84 or channel 84 the games are now available internationally. 2 at Providence* (FOX) W 67-65 on the SiriusXM app. John Fanta will also host a special pregame 6 SETON HALL* (FS1) W 89-53 John Bishop will call the action with Nick edition of BIG EAST Shootaround starting at 4:30 9 ST. JOHN’S* (FS1) W 97-79 16 at Butler* (FS1) L 66-70 (OT) Bahe. The audio is also webcast live at pm Central on Saturday that can be found at via 20 PROVIDENCE* (FS1) L 70-74 www.1620thezone.com. links that will come Saturday on the @BIGEASTMBB 23 #23 CONNECTICUT* (FOX) W 74-66 The game will also air nationally on Westwood Twitter feed. 27 at Seton Hall* (FS1) W 85-81 One Radio affiliates. 30 at DePaul* (CBSSN) W 69-62 Live Stats Information Television Broadcast Information All of Creighton’s games this season will have free February (4-2) Saturday’s final will be televised nationally by FS1, live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click 3 GEORGETOWN* (FS1) L 79-86 with Gus Johnson and Jim Jackson handling the on the small bar graph icon on the scoreboard at 6 at Marquette* (FOX) W 71-68 call. the top of the page for the event of your choosing. 9 at Georgetown* (CBSSN) W 63-48 Of Creighton’s last 158 games, all but the three 13 #5 VILLANOVA* (FOX) W 86-70 Creighton -- Last Game Starters 24 DEPAUL* (CBSSN) W 77-53 Marcus Zegarowski • G • First Team All-BIG EAST after being Preseason BIG EAST POY. 27 at Xavier* (FOX) L 69-77 6-2 • 180 • Jr. • Hamilton, Mass. • Tied career-high with 32 points vs. Butler on March 6th. 11 • On the Naismith, Wooden & Guard Watch Lists. March (3-1) PPG APG 3FG% FT% • Leading returning scorer in the BIG EAST (16.0 ppg. in 2019-20). 3 at #10 Villanova* (FS1) L 60-72 15.4 4.4 .404 .773 • Andy Katz’s NCAA.com National Player of the Week on Feb. 15th. 6 BUTLER* (FOX) W 93-73 Christian Bishop • F • Led Creighton in scoring during each of first two games this year. BIG EAST Tournament (New York, N.Y.) 6-7 • 220 • Jr. • Lee’s Summit, Mo. • In last 8 games, averaging 7.2 rebounds per game. 11 vs. Butler (FS1) W 87-56 13 • Game-winning dunk with 0.8 left at Providence (1/2). 12 vs. Connecticut (FS1) W 59-56 PPG RPG FG% FT% • Leads BIG EAST in FG percentage (68.9%) and team in dunks (39). 13 vs. Georgetown (FOX) 5:30 p.m. 11.1 6.0 .689 .596 • Led Creighton last year with 38 dunks and 35 blocked shots. • Second Team All- selection. * BIG EAST Conference regular season games Damien Jefferson • F % Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.) 6-5 • 220 • Sr. • East Chicago, Ind. • Career-high 26 points vs. Providence (1/20). ! Big 12 - BIG EAST Battle 23 • Had 10 points, 10 rebounds & 8 assists at St. John’s (12/17). All times listed are Central and subject to change PPG RPG 3FG% FT% Home games in BOLD CAPS at CHI Health Omaha • Made game-tying shot at UConn with 0.2 left. CU won in OT. 12.4 5.6 .392 .587 • Owns 10+ points in 22 of last 26 games. Mitch Ballock • G • Surpassed 1,000 career points in season-opener vs. North Dakota 6-5 • 205 • Sr. • Eudora, Kan. State (Nov. 29) and now ranks 22nd with 1,273 career points. 24 • Ranks 3rd in Creighton history with 302 career three-pointers. PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • Led BIG EAST in /turnover ratio and minutes/game last year. 10.3 3.0 .402 .529 • Won BIG EAST’s Sportsmanship Award in 2020-21. Denzel Mahoney • G/F • Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST Conference choice. 6-5 • 220 • Sr. • Oviedo, Fla. • Team’s active leading scorer with 1,677 career points when you 34 include his first two seasons at Southeast Missouri State. PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • Won BIG EAST Award last season. 12.9 4.3 .345 .740 • Has 10+ points in 31-of-47 games played as a Bluejay. Creighton vs. Georgetown Notes

Series History vs. Georgetown Scouting Georgetown The Bluejays average 82.40 points in the 10 Bluejays lead series, 10-8 Three straight wins as the No. 8 seed have improved triumphs, but 62.75 points per game in the eight Home: 6-2 Away: 3-5 Neutral: 1-1 Georgetown to 12-12 overall. That’s come after the setbacks. Date Site W-L Score 12/30/70 West Palm Beach-$ W 80-79 Hoyas went 7-9 in BIG EAST play. Creighton is 14-4 this year when scoring 70 01/25/14 at Creighton* W 76-63 Jahvon Blair (15.7 ppg., 3.8 apg.) leads the points or more, but 6-3 when being held to 69 03/04/14 at Georgetown* L 63-75 Hoyas in both points per game and assists per points or less. 01/03/15 at Georgetown* L 61-76 game. He’s joined in double-figures by Qudus Creighton ranked second in the league with 76.8 01/31/15 at Creighton* L 40-67 03/12/15 at New York City-! L 55-60 Wahab (12.5 ppg., 7.9 rpg., 1.6 bpg.) and Jamorko points per league game this season. Meanwhile, 01/05/16 at Creighton* W 79-66 Pickett (12.7 ppg., 7.5 rpg.). Georgetown was second-to-last in scoring defense, 01/26/16 at Georgetown* L 73-74 The Hoyas average 71.3 points per game while allowing 74.9 points per league contest. 01/25/17 at Georgetown* L 51-71 02/19/17 at Creighton* W 87-70 shooting 42.3 percent from the field, 36.5 percent 01/06/18 at Georgetown* W 90-66 from three-point range and 76.5 percent at the line. The Rare Three-Time All-Americans 01/27/18 at Creighton* W 85-77 GU out-rebounds foes by 4.6 caroms per contest Doug McDermott, the son of Creighton head 01/21/19 at Georgetown* W 91-87 and surrenders 71.6 points per game. coach Greg McDermott, wrapped up a memora- 02/23/19 at Creighton* W 82-69 01/15/20 at Georgetown* L 80-83 ble career in 2014 with his third straight First Team 03/04/20 at Creighton* W 91-76 The Series With Georgetown All-America honor and a sweep of all 14 National 02/03/21 at Creighton* L 79-86 Creighton is 10-8 all-time against Georgetown Player of the Year awards. 02/09/21 at Georgetown* W 63-48 $ Gold Coast Classic, West Palm Beach, Fla. and has won seven of the last nine meetings in On Saturday, Creighton will face Georgetown * BIG EAST Conference game the series. and coach . Ewing starred from ! BIG EAST Conf. Tournament (New York City) The series began in 1970 in West Palm Beach, 1981-85 with the Hoyas and in 1985 was named Fla., before resuming in 2014 in BIG EAST play. National Player of the Year by the Associated McDermott is 9-9 vs. Georgetown Before CU: 0-1 (0-1 at UNI) Greg McDermott is 9-9 all-time (9-8 as Press, NABC, Sporting News and won the Naismith At CU: 9-8 (6-2 Home; 3-5 Away; 0-1 Neutral) Creighton coach) against Georgetown and 6-2 Award, finishing with 2,184 career points. Date Site W-L Score against Patrick Ewing. Prior to McDermott (in 2012, 2013 and 2014), 03/17/06 > at Dayton# L 49-54 01/25/14 & at Creighton* W 76-63 Georgetown won the only previous BIG EAST the last player to be a three-time First Team All- 03/04/14 & at Georgetown* L 63-75 Tournament meeting in the 2015 quarterfinals, American by the had been Ewing 01/03/15 & at Georgetown* L 61-76 60-55. and Oklahoma standout , who 01/31/15 & at Creighton* L 40-67 both did so in 1983, 1984 and 1985. Other three- 03/12/15 & at New York City% L 55-60 01/05/16 & at Creighton* W 79-66 Reviewing Georgetown/Creighton time First Team All-Americans by the AP are Oscar 01/26/16 & at Georgetown* L 73-74 Creighton and Georgetown split a pair of meetings Robertson, Lew Alcindor, , Ralph 01/25/17 & at Georgetown* L 51-71 in the regular-season, with the road team winning Sampson, David Thompson, , Tom 02/19/17 & at Creighton* W 87-70 each time. Georgetown won 86-79 on Feb. 3rd in Gola and . 01/06/18 & at Georgetown* W 90-66 01/27/18 & at Creighton* W 85-77 Omaha before the Bluejays answered with a 63-48 McDermott currently plays for the Indiana 01/21/19 & at Georgetown* W 91-87 victory in Washington D.C. just six days later thanks Pacers. 02/23/19 & at Creighton* W 82-69 to a program-record 19 steals. 01/15/20 & at Georgetown* L 80-83 Christian Bishop (15.5 ppg., 9.5 rpg.) led Give Me All Three Of These 03/04/20 & at Creighton* W 91-76 02/03/21 & at Creighton* L 79-86 Creighton in scoring and rebounding, with Mitch Saturday’s title tilt features the top three marksmen 02/09/21 & at Georgetown* W 63-48 Ballock (15.0 ppg.) not far behind. in the BIG EAST. # NCAA Tournament Georgetown was led by Jamorko Pickett (16.0 Mitch Ballock leads the BIG EAST with 70 three- * BIG EAST Conference game % BIG EAST Conference Tournament game ppg.) and Jahvon Blair (15.0 ppg.) in the two pointers, three more than teammate Marcus ^ McDermott as Wayne State head coach match-ups. Zegarowski’s 67. Georgetown senior Jahvon Blair @ McDermott as North Dakota State head coach ranks third in the BIG EAST with 61 three-pointers > McDermott as Northern Iowa head coach The More, The Merrier made. < McDermott as Iowa State head coach & McDermott as Creighton head coach Creighton has scored 79 points or more in eight of If you go strictly by three-pointers made per its last nine games against Georgetown, with seven game, Zegarowski (2.68) is first, Blair (2.65) second of those games ending in a Bluejay victory. and Ballock fourth (2.59) in the BIG EAST. In 18 all-time meetings against the Hoyas, Creighton is 9-2 when scoring 74 points or more against Georgetown, but 1-6 when scoring 73 points or less. Career Stats vs. Georgetown G-S FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct Reb Avg A T B S Pts Avg HI Mahoney 4-2 19-49 .388 10-22 .455 12-14 .857 19 4.8 7 4 0 7 60 15.0 22 Zegarowski 6-6 27-58 .466 18-36 .500 11-14 .786 18 3.0 31 12 2 7 83 13.8 20 Ballock 8-6 28-63 .444 21-52 .404 4-4 1.000 26 3.3 22 11 2 6 81 10.1 20 Bishop 6-4 20-29 .690 0-1 .000 9-14 .643 30 5.0 4 8 6 4 49 8.2 17 Jefferson 5-4 15-31 .484 1-7 .143 3-3 1.000 18 3.6 4 3 0 6 34 6.8 12 Jones 2-0 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 --- 2 1.0 1 5 0 1 5 2.5 5 Mitchell 4-1 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 1 0.3 9 5 1 5 7 1.8 2 Epperson 2-0 1-3 .333 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 2 1.0 1 1 0 0 2 1.0 2 Kalkbrenner 2-0 1-5 .200 0-0 --- 0-2 .000 0 0.0 0 2 0 0 2 1.0 2 O’Connell& 3-0 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 0-0 --- 2 0.7 1 0 0 1 2 0.7 2 Canfield 2-0 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- Zeil 1-0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 --- 1 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 -- & includes O’Connell’s game while at Duke 2020-21 Creighton2020-21 vs.Creighton Georgetown Men's Basketball - Head-to-Head #17 Creighton Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 12, 2021) CU vs. Georgetown

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 1-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 13 BISHOP, Christian 2-2 59 29.5 13-18 .7 2 2 0-1 .0 0 0 5-8 .6 2 5 4 15 19 9.5 3 0 3 3 2 2 31 15.5 24 BALLOCK, Mitch 2-2 64 32.0 11-21 .5 2 4 8-17 .4 7 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0 6 6 3.0 1 0 3 5 1 5 30 15.0 34 MAHONEY, Denzel 2-2 67 33.5 8-22 .3 6 4 4-14 .2 8 6 7-8 .8 7 5 2 8 10 5.0 3 0 5 3 0 6 27 13.5 11 ZEGAROWSKI, Marcu 2-2 67 33.5 7-20 .3 5 0 2-8 .2 5 0 7-10 .7 0 0 2 8 10 5.0 7 1 10 6 0 4 23 11.5 23 JEFFERSON, Damien 2-2 59 29.5 9-18 .5 0 0 1-6 .1 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 3 8 11 5.5 5 1 4 2 0 3 19 9.5 00 JONES, Antwann 2-0 15 7.5 2-3 .6 6 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 1.0 3 0 1 5 0 1 5 2.5 04 MITCHELL, Shereef 2-0 28 14.0 1-5 .2 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 7 0 2 5 0 3 3 1.5 32 KALKBRENNER, Ryan 2-0 18 9.0 1-5 .2 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1.0 05 O'CONNELL, Alex 2-0 19 9.5 1-4 .2 5 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1.0 10 CANFIELD, Jett 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 41 EPPERSON, Jacob 1-0 3 3.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 2 4 6 Total...... 2 400 53-116 .4 5 7 16-51 .3 1 4 20-30 .6 6 7 14 53 67 33.5 31 2 28 32 3 25 142 71.0 Opponents...... 2 400 45-116 .3 8 8 19-52 .3 6 5 25-32 .7 8 1 21 54 75 37.5 32 0 29 37 3 18 134 67.0

TEAM STATISTICS CU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 142 134 * 02-03-21 GEORGETOWN L 79-86 1845 Points per game 71.0 67.0 * 02-09-21 at Georgetown W 63-48 0 Scoring margin +4.0 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 53-116 45-116 * = BIG EAST Conference game pct .4 5 7 .3 8 8 3 POINT FG-ATT 16-51 19-52 3-point FG pct .3 1 4 2020-21 .3 6 5 Creighton Men's Basketball 3-pt FG made per game Georgetown8.0 Combined9.5 Team Statistics (as of Mar 12, 2021) FREE THROWS-ATT 20-30 25-32 Georgetown vs CU pct .6 6 7 .7 8 1 F-Throws made perRECORD: game 10.0 OVERALL12.5 HOME AWAY NEUTRAL REBOUNDS ALL GAMES 67 751-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 Rebounds per gameCONFERENCE 33.5 37.51-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 Rebounding marginNON-CONFERENCE-4.0 0-0- 0-0 0-0 0-0 ASSISTS 28 29 Assists per game 14.0 Total14.5 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds TURNOVERS 32 37 ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg Turnovers per game 16.0 18.5 01 TurnoverJamorko margin Pickett 2-2 76 +2.538.0 10-24 .4- 1 7 8-15 .5 3 3 4-5 .8 0 0 2 17 19 9.5 4 0 3 6 0 5 32 16.0 00 Assist/turnoverJahvon Blair ratio 2-2 74 37.00.9 9-25 0.8 .3 6 0 7-16 .4 3 8 5-7 .7 1 4 0 5 5 2.5 4 0 12 5 0 2 30 15.0 04STEALSChudier Bile 2-2 54 27.025 9-21 18 .4 2 9 2-9 .2 2 2 3-4 .7 5 0 6 6 12 6.0 4 0 3 7 0 5 23 11.5 34 StealsQudus per Wahab game 2-2 56 12.528.0 8-16 9.0 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-4 .5 0 0 7 9 16 8.0 6 0 0 6 0 0 18 9.0 02BLOCKSDante Harris 2-2 64 32.03 3-13 .32 3 1 1-7 .1 4 3 8-8 1.000 2 7 9 4.5 6 0 7 6 0 3 15 7.5 05 BlocksTimothy per Ighoefegame 2-0 13 1.56.5 3-4 1.5 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 1.5 5 0 0 3 2 0 6 3.0 ATTENDANCE 1845 0 13 Donald Carey 2-0 35 17.5 2-9 .2 2 2 1-5 .2 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 1.5 2 0 3 1 0 2 5 2.5 Home games-Avg/Game 1-1845 1-0 14 NeutralJamari site-Avg/Game Sibley 2-0 12 6.0- 0-2 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 1 2 3 1.5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1.5 23 Collin Holloway 1-0 5 5.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 20ScoreT.J. by Berger Periods 1st1-02nd Totals4 4.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 32#17 CreightonMalcolm Wilson 721-0 70 4 1424.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 24OpponentsKobe Clark 651-0 69 3 1343.0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 2 2 4 Total...... 2 400 45-116 .3 8 8 19-52 .3 6 5 25-32 .7 8 1 21 54 75 37.5 32 0 29 37 3 18 134 67.0 Opponents...... 2 400 53-116 .4 5 7 16-51 .3 1 4 20-30 .6 6 7 14 53 67 33.5 31 2 28 32 3 25 142 71.0

TEAM STATISTICS GU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 134 142 * 02-03-21 at #14 Creighton W 86-79 1845 Points per game 67.0 71.0 * 02-09-21 #14 CREIGHTON L 48-63 0 Scoring margin -4.0 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 45-116 53-116 Field goal pct .3 8 8 .4 5 7 3 POINT FG-ATT 19-52 16-51 3-point FG pct .3 6 5 .3 1 4 3-pt FG made per game 9.5 8.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 25-32 20-30 Free throw pct .7 8 1 .6 6 7 F-Throws made per game 12.5 10.0 REBOUNDS 75 67 Rebounds per game 37.5 33.5 Rebounding margin +4.0 - ASSISTS 29 28 Assists per game 14.5 14.0 TURNOVERS 37 32 Turnovers per game 18.5 16.0 Turnover margin -2.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.9 STEALS 18 25 Steals per game 9.0 12.5 BLOCKS 3 3 Blocks per game 1.5 1.5 ATTENDANCE 0 1845 Home games-Avg/Game 1-0 1-1845 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Georgetown 65 69 134 Opponents 72 70 142 2020-21 BIG EAST Standings (through 3/12) With A Win... BIG EAST only All Games • Creighton would improve to 21-7 on the season with its fourth victory in the five games this March. Team W L W L • Improve Creighton to 8-6 all-time at the BIG EAST Tournament, including a 1-2 record in the champion- #14 Villanova 11 4 16 6 #17 Creighton 14 6 20 7 ship game. Connecticut 11 6 15 7 • Clinch Creighton’s 13th all-time conference tournament title, joining the league record 12 titles won in Seton Hall 10 9 14 13 the Missouri Valley Conference (1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013). St. John’s 10 9 16 11 Providence 9 10 13 13 • Improve to 25-4 all-time in conference tournament play as a No. 2 seed, and 5-1 as the No. 2 seed in BIG Xavier 6 7 13 8 EAST Tournament play. Georgetown 7 9 12 12 • Creighton would improve to 51-26 all-time in conference tournament play (including the MVC), includ- Marquette 8 11 13 14 ing a 13-3 mark in championship round action. Butler 8 12 10 15 DePaul 2 14 5 15 • Clinch Creighton’s first NCAA Tournament bid since 2018. • Secure an NCAA Tournament bid for at least one team within the Creighton Athletic Department for a 2020-21 Honors & Awards 34th straight academic year. Mitch Ballock • Creighton would improve to 141-53 all-time as a nationally-ranked team. BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award of the Year Award Watch List (20) • Creighton would improve to 10-4 all-time when ranked exactly 17th. Preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST • Would give Greg McDermott his 400th career Division I win (251 at Creighton, 59 at Iowa State, 90 at Northern Iowa). Damien Jefferson Second Team All-BIG EAST • With a win on Saturday, Creighton would clinch its 21st all-time NCAA Tournament bid, and 12th since Denzel Mahoney the 1998-99 season. Creighton is 12-21 all-time in NCAA Tournament action, but has won at least one Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST game in three of its four appearances in the Big Dance under Greg McDermott. Marcus Zegarowski McDermott has coached his teams to seven NCAA Tournament appearances at the Division I level Associated Press Honorable Mention Preseason All-American (three at Northern Iowa, four at Creighton), with an additional appearance last year canceled by COVID-19. Basketball Times Preseason First Team All-American BIG EAST Player of the Week, 2/1 • Creighton is making its third BIG EAST Tournament finals appearance in history, having lost 65-58 to Blue Ribbon CBB Yearbook Preseason First Team All-American Blue Ribbon CBB Yearbook Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST Providence in the 2014 final and 74-60 to Villanova in the 2017 final. Bob Cousy of the Year Award Watch List (20) Villanova (5) and Creighton (3) are the only teams in the BIG EAST to appear in three or more title Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List (10) games over the past eight seasons since the BIG EAST reorganized. Others to appear in that time include CBS Sports Preseason Second Team All-American Providence (2), Seton Hall (2) and Xavier (1). Georgetown is playing in its first title game since 2010. First Team All-BIG EAST Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List (50) Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (30) • Creighton is 12-3 all-time in conference tournament championship games, but 0-2 in the BIG EAST after John R. Wooden Award Preseason Watch List (50) losing the 2014 title tilt to Providence and the 2017 championship contest to Villanova. Creighton went John R. Wooden Award Midseason Watch List (25) Player of the Year Midseason Watch List (35) 12-1 in MVC Tournament finals, winning its last 10 title games. Creighton won the league tournament in NABC Preseason Player of the Year Watch List (20) 1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012 and 2013. The program’s only runner-up NCAA.com National Player of the Week, 2/15 finish in the MVC came in 1984, a 70-68 overtime loss at No. 12 Tulsa. Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST Sporting News Preseason Second Team All-American • With a win on Saturday, Creighton can become the first of the three teams (with Butler and Xavier) to join Stadium Preseason First Team All-American the BIG EAST in the summer of 2013 to win a BIG EAST Tournament title.

- Creighton has won 13 of its last 15 conference tournament games decided by four points or less, includ- ing Friday’s 59-56 win over UConn.

- Greg McDermott is 3-2 all-time in conference tournament title games at the Division I level, and all three victories have gone down to the wire. His 2004 Northern Iowa squad defeated Missouri State in double- overtime, his 2012 Creighton team topped Illinois State in one overtime, and his 2013 Bluejay team topped Wichita State 68-65 when the Shockers missed a three-pointer in the closing seconds. McDermott is 14-7 as Creighton’s coach in league tournament action. Saturday will mark his fifth confer- ence tournament title game in the last 10 years with the Bluejays.

-Creighton went 6-3 in its final nine conference games this year. Each of the previous six times before 2020-21 the Jays went exactly 6-3 in its last nine league games, CU reached the league tournament final. In five of those seasons, the Jays won it all.

-Creighton went 4-2 in its final six conference games this year. Five of the last seven times (before 2020-21) the Jays went exactly 4-2 in its last six league games, CU won the tournament. During one of the excep- tions (2014), the Jays lost in the final.

Creighton Basketball Streaks of Note Streak What Last Time Not True 909 consecutive games with at least one three-pointer made 2/20/93 at Illinois State (0-5) 280 consecutive games with a three-pointer before halftime 1/23/13 at Drake (0-7) 32 consecutive home wins on Friday’s 12/12/75 vs. North Texas (L 75-71) 26 consecutive wins when making 25 or more free throws 1/20/07 vs. Southern Illinois (26-30) 26 consecutive wins in home openers 12/3/94 vs. SMU (L 77-70) 24 consecutive wins when making more FT than its opponent attempts 2/17/19 vs. Seton Hall 21 consecutive wins when allowing 69 points or less 1/7/20 vs. Villanova 19 consecutive wins when 5+ players score 10 or more points 1/9/19 vs. Marquette 13 consecutive wins when out-rebounding the opposition 3/1/20 at St. John’s Double-Figure Scoring Games Name 2020-21 Career High • Creighton’s current full-time coaching staff and players have combined for nine postseason Division I Marcus Zegarowski 23 64 32 conference tournament titles. Damien Jefferson# 22 47 26 Christian Bishop 20 36 19 Assistant coach Alan Huss was on Creighton’s 1999 and 2000 MVC Tourney champs, while Greg Denzel Mahoney* 17 86 36 McDermott owns three MVC Tourney titles under his belt (one as Northern Iowa coach, two as Creighton Mitch Ballock 12 62 39 Ryan Kalkbrenner 7 7 15 coach). Terrence Rencher also won the 1994 and 1995 Southwest Conference Tournament while a Antwann Jones^ 3 10 16 student-athlete at Texas, earning Most Outstanding Player accolades in 1995. Assistant coach Paul Lusk Alex O’Connell$ 2 15 20 has been a part of a Big Ten title as an assistant coach at Purdue in 2009. In addition, Alex O’Connell won Shereef Mitchell 2 4 11 Jacob Epperson 0 4 15 an ACC Tournament title while at Duke in 2019. Here’s a breakdown of how many conference tournament titles each person has been a part of: 20-Point (or More) Games Name Titles Won Years With A Title Name 2020-21 Career High Greg McDermott 3 2004@, 2012*, 2013* Denzel Mahoney* 6 31 36 Alan Huss 2 1999^, 2000^ Marcus Zegarowski 5 15 32 Mitch Ballock 3 10 39 Terrence Rencher 2 1994!, 1995! Damien Jefferson 1 3 26 Paul Lusk 1 2009# Alex O’Connell$ 0 1 20 Alex O’Connell 1 2019$ @ won a MVC title as a head coach at Northern Iowa 30-Point (or More) Games * won two MVC titles as a head coach at Creighton Name 2020-21 Career High ^ won two MVC titles as a player at Creighton Marcus Zegarowski 1 3 32 ! won two Southwest Conference titles as a player at Texas Denzel Mahoney* 0 3 36 Mitch Ballock 0 1 39 # won a Big Ten title as an assistant at Purdue $ won an ACC title as a player at Duke Double-Figure Rebounding Games Name 2020-21 Career High • Creighton owns eight league tournament titles since 1999. On a national basis, the only schools that can Christian Bishop 4 5 10 Damien Jefferson 3 6 12 claim this (shown with titles won entering 2020-21) are Gonzaga (17), Duke (12), Winthrop (11), Kentucky Denzel Mahoney* 1 3 13 (10), New Mexico State (10), Kansas (9), Belmont (8), Creighton (8), Iona (8), Montana (8), Murray State (8) Mitch Ballock 0 1 11 and Utah State (8). Double-Figure Assist Games Name 2020-21 Career High • Saturday will mark the seventh time in 10 weeks that Creighton will play in the Saturday afternoon Marcus Zegarowski 2 4 11 window on FOX. After a rough start on FOX, the network has been a good luck charm for the Bluejays in Career Double-Double Games recent seasons. Creighton lost its first seven appearances and was 2-10 on FOX in its first six seasons as a Name 2020-21 Career BIG EAST member. But over the past two seasons, Creighton is 7-1 on the network, going 2-0 in 2019-20 Christian Bishop 4 4 Damien Jefferson 3 5 and 5-1 so far in 2020-21. Marcus Zegarowski 2 2 Creighton’s Record on FOX Since 2013-14 Denzel Mahoney* 1 3 Year W-L Mitch Ballock 0 1 2013-14 0-0 #career total includes games at New Mexico 2014-15 0-0 ^career total includes games at Memphis 2015-16 0-1 $career total includes games at Duke *career total includes games at Southeast Missouri State 2016-17 0-4 2017-18 1-3 (lost first 2) 2020-21 Double-Doubles 2018-19 1-2 (won last 1) Christian Bishop (4) 2019-20 2-0 11 points, 10 rebounds at St. John’s, 12/17 2020-21 5-1 14 points, 10 rebounds vs. Georgetown, 2/3 16 points, 10 rebounds vs. #5 Villanova, 2/13 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Butler, 3/6 • A few approaching milestones... Christian Bishop Damien Jefferson (3) 10 points, 10 rebounds at St. John’s, 12/17 • Is one shy of 80 in his career, which would move him into sole possession of ninth in CU history. 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. #5 Villanova, 2/13 Mitch Ballock 14 points, 12 rebounds vs. UConn, 3/12 • Is five rebounds shy of 500 in his career. Denzel Mahoney (1) • Is two starts shy of making his 100th career start, and 100th consecutive start. 10 points, 13 rebounds at UConn, 12/20 Greg McDermott • Is one win shy of 400 in his Division I career (251 at Creighton, 59 at Iowa State, 90 at Nothern Iowa). Marcus Zegarowski (2) 11 points, 11 assists vs. Omaha, 12/1 Marcus Zegarowski 15 points, 10 assists at Xavier, 2/27 • Is four steals shy of 100. More Miscellaneous 2020-21 Statistics CU’s Biggest Halftime Lead Career Conference Tournament Statistics 27 (52-25) vs. Kennesaw State, 12/4 Name G-S FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct Reb Avg A T B S Pts Avg HI CU’s Biggest Halftime Lead In A Loss Mahoney# 4-4 18-53 .340 10-24 .417 19-20 .950 22 5.5 2 2 1 1 65 15.8 34 9 (44-35) vs. Marquette, 12/14 Zegarowski 3-3 16-32 .500 7-14 .500 0-0 --- 11 3.7 11 7 0 4 39 13.0 18 CU’s Biggest Halftime Deficit 19 (42-23) at #10 Villanova, 3/3 Jeffersnon# 3-2 11-24 .458 3-7 .429 5-9 .556 16 5.3 3 7 3 1 30 10.0 14 CU’s Biggest Halftime Deficit In A Win Ballock 4-4 11-33 .333 7-24 .292 5-6 .833 14 3.5 8 7 0 1 34 8.5 12 10 (54-44) at Seton Hall, 1/27 Bishop 3-2 10-15 .667 0-0 --- 1-4 .250 12 4.0 3 3 1 2 21 7.0 11 CU’s Biggest Overall Lead Mitchell 2-0 4-5 .800 3-3 1.000 0-0 --- 2 1.0 1 2 0 2 11 5.5 8 42 (89-47) vs. Seton Hall, 1/6 Kalkbrenner 2-0 5-8 .625 0-0 --- 0-2 .000 4 2.0 0 2 3 0 10 5.0 6 CU’s Biggest Overall Deficit Epperson 2-0 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 0-0 --- 2 1.0 0 1 5 0 9 4.5 9 22 (50-28) at #10 Villanova, 3/3 Jones$ 5-0 8-15 .533 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 14 2.8 8 4 1 0 20 4.0 8 CU’s Biggest Margin of Victory Merfeld 1-0 1-1 1.000 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 2 36 (89-53) vs. Seton Hall, 1/6 CU’s Biggest Margin of Defeat Osmani 1-0 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 --- 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 2 12 (72-60) at #10 Villanova, 3/3 Davis 1-0 1-1 1.000 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 2 CU’s Biggest Lead In A Loss O’Connell# 7-0 5-11 .455 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 12 1.7 4 4 0 3 13 1.8 6 13 (51-38) at Butler (OT), 1/16 Canfield 1-0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 --- 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 -- CU’s Biggest Deficit Overcome In A Win Zeil 1-0 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 3 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 -- 16 (68-52) at Seton Hall, 1/27 # includes stats from Jefferson (Mountain West), Jones (American), Mahoney (Ohio Valley) and O’Connell (Atlantic Coast). 2020-21 Dunks (78) Name 2020-21 Career (CU only) • Creighton never trailed in Friday’s 87-56 win vs. Butler. It was CU’s fourth-largest win against a league Christian Bishop 39 92 foe since joining the BIG EAST. The 31-point victory was also Creighton’s largest winning margin in any Ryan Kalkbrenner 28 28 conference tournament game in program history (MVC or BIG EAST). Damien Jefferson 8 25 Creighton’s Largest BIG EAST Winning Margins Mitch Ballock 2 6 Margin Score Date Jacob Epperson 1 18 41 at Creighton 100, St. John’s 59 02/28/16 Weekly Rankings 36 at Creighton 89, Seton Hall 53 01/06/21 Date AP Coaches Poll RPI NET 35 Creighton 93, at DePaul 58 02/11/17 Preseason 11 11 -- -- 31 Creighton 87, Butler 56 03/11/21 Nov. 30 9 no poll 132 -- 29 at Creighton 93, DePaul 64 02/15/20 Dec. 7 8 7 109 -- 28 at Creighton 88, Butler 60 01/14/14 Dec. 14 9 9 83 -- 28 Creighton 68, at #4 Villanova 68 01/20/14 Dec. 21 13 13 63 -- Dec. 28 11 10 41 -- • Through games of Friday, Creighton was up to 10th in the KenPom ratings. Jan. 4 7 5 37 30 Jan. 11 8 6 22 14 The Bluejays were also 20th in the NET ratings through games of Thursday, including a 5-1 mark vs. Jan. 18 11 11 41 23 Quad 1 opponents and a 6-1 mark vs. Quad 2 foes. Jan. 25 17 14 53 27 Feb. 1 15 12 46 27 • Creighton has 20 wins this season, its sixth consecutive campaign with 20 or more victories. Feb. 8 19 17 65 31 Feb. 15 14 12 55 22 Only 21 teams have won 20 games or more in each of the previous five seasons: Belmont, Cincinnati, Feb. 22 13 11 50 25 Creighton, Duke, East Tennessee State, Florida State, Gonzaga, Houston, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, March 1 14 12 50 23 Michigan State, New Mexico State, Oregon, Saint Mary’s, Seton Hall, Vermont, Villanova, Virginia, Wichita March 8 17 17 50 25 State and Wright State. Of those 21 teams, the only 14 programs to do it without a coaching change are: Creighton, Duke, Creighton’s Biggest Comebacks CHI Health Center Omaha History Florida State, Gonzaga, Houston, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Oregon, Saint Mary’s, Seton Hall, Date Opponent Deficit Final Score Vermont, Villanova and Virginia. 01/28/06 Wichita State 19 W 57-55 11/19/14 #18 Oklahoma 18 W 65-63 • Creighton has won 20 or more games in 20 of the last 22 seasons (entering 2020-21), a feat that puts the 11/09/07 DePaul 17 W 74-62 Jays among an exclusive group, nationally. 03/18/08 Rhode Island 17 W 74-73 Just three schools nationally have had 20 or more wins each of the previous 22 years: Duke, Gonzaga 11/16/08 New Mexico 16 W 82-75 and Kansas. Kentucky has done it 21 times. Creighton and Florida have done it 20 times. Most 20-Win Seasons, Last 22 Years (before 2020-21) Largest CHI Health Center Omaha Comebacks - Opponents Team 20-Win Seasons 2020-21 W-L* Next Game Date Opponent Deficit Final Score Gonzaga 22 26-0 TBD 02/17/18 Marquette (vs. CU) 16 MU 90-86 Kansas 22 20-8 TBD 01/07/20 #16 Villanova (vs. CU) 14 VU 64-59 Duke 22 13-11 TBD 02/22/17 Providence (vs. #23 CU) 13 PC 68-66 Kentucky 21 9-16 TBD 01/09/19 #21 Marquette (vs. CU) 13 MU 106-104 (OT) Creighton 20 20-7 3/13 01/12/16 #12 Providence (vs. CU) 12 PC 50-48 Florida 20 14-9 TBD 12/14/20 Marquette (vs. CU) 12 MU 89-84 *after games of March 12, 2021 2020-21 BIG EAST Preseason Poll 2020-21 Creighton Basketball Numerical Roster Rk. School (1st place votes) . . . . . Total No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Last School) 1. Villanova (9) ...... 99 0 Antwann Jones So. G 6-6 220 Orlando, Fla. (Oak Ridge HS / Univ. of Memphis) 2. Creighton (2) ...... 91 3. Providence ...... 79 4 Shereef Mitchell So. G 6-0 170 Omaha, Neb. (Sunrise Christian [Kan.] Academy) 4. Connecticut ...... 69 5 Alex O’Connell Sr. G 6-6 186 Roswell, Ga. (Milton HS / Duke Univ) Seton Hall ...... 67 10 Jett Canfield So. G 5-10 165 Topeka, Kan. (Hayden Catholic) 6. Marquette ...... 50 11 Marcus Zegarowski Jr. G 6-2 180 Hamilton, Mass. () 7. Xavier ...... 47 12 Andrew Merfeld Fr. G 5-11 185 Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) 8. Butler ...... 37 9. St. John’s ...... 33 13 Christian Bishop Jr. F 6-7 220 Lee’s Summit, Mo. (West) 10. DePaul ...... 20 14 Sami Osmani Fr. G 6-4 205 Oak Lawn, Ill. (Oak Lawn Community) 11. Georgetown ...... 13 20 Nic Zeil So. F 6-8 210 Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill) 22 Devin Davis Fr. G 6-0 175 Chicago, Ill. (Westinghouse College Prep) Pronunciation Guide 23 Damien Jefferson Sr. F 6-5 220 East Chicago, Ind. (Central HS / Univ. of New Mexico) Rati Andronikashvili . .RAH-tee • 24 Mitch Ballock Sr. G 6-5 205 Eudora, Kan. (Eudora) ...... Ahn-dro-NEEK-ish-vee-lee 32 Ryan Kalkbrenner Fr. C 7-0 235 St. Louis, Mo. (Trinity Catholic) Mitch Ballock . . . . . BAL (like pal)-lock Antwann Jones . . . . AN-twon 34 Denzel Mahoney Sr. G/F 6-5 220 Oviedo, Fla. (Hagerty HS / Southeast Missouri State Univ.) Modestas Kancleris . . Mo-DEST-iss • Con-SLARE-iss 41 Jacob Epperson Jr. C 6-11 235 Melbourne, Australia (La Lumiere) Paul Lusk ...... LUSK (rhymes with tusk) 44 Rati Andronikashvili Fr. G 6-4 185 Tbilisi, Georgia (35 Sajaro Skoka) Shereef Mitchell . . . .SHUR-reef 55 Modestas Kancleris Fr. F 6-9 195 Kaunas, Lithuania (Varpas Gimnazija) Sami Osmani ...... Sammy • Oh’s-MONN-ee Head Coach: Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa, 1988) Nic Zeil ...... ZY-ul 11th season at Creighton: 250-123 (.670) Marcus Zegarowski . . ZEG-a-roww-skee 27th season as a head coach: 530-318 (.625) Assistant Coaches: Alan Huss, Paul Lusk, Terrence Rencher Assistant to the Head Coach: Steve Merfeld Director of Basketball Operations: Jeff Vanderloo Video Coordinator: Casey Matthews Administrative Assistant: John McKew Diversity and Inclusion Officer: Len Gordy Graduate Manager: Ty Nurse Athletic Trainer: Ben McNair Associated Press Top 25 March 8, 2021 • Mitch Ballock had three points on Thursday and nine more last night, pushing his career total to 1,273 Rk School W-L PTS points. 1 Gonzaga (61) 24-0 1573 The 1,273 career points are one more than legendary two-sport athlete Bob Gibson (1,272). Gibson 2 Baylor (2) 21-1 1510 actually played a year for the before electing to join the St. Louis Cardinals and 3 Illinois 20-6 1438 4 Michigan 19-3 1382 become a Hall of Fame pitcher. 5 Iowa 20-7 1314 Rank Points Player Years 22. 1,273 Mitch Ballock 2017-Pres. 6 Alabama 21-6 1239 23. 1,272 Bob Gibson 1954-57 7 Houston 21-3 1173 24. 1,267 Wally Anderzunas 1965-67, 1968-69 8 Arkansas 21-5 1046 9 Ohio State 18-8 1032 10 West Virginia 18-8 919 • To win three games in three days at the BIG EAST Tournament, a team will need to get contributions from 11 Kansas 19-8 873 its bench. Creighton has done that so far. 12 Oklahoma State 18-7 851 The Bluejays played all 10 reserves in uniform on Thursday, and those men combined for 73 minutes 13 Texas 17-7 802 played, 34 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists, three blocks and three steals. The reserve corps shot 14-for-18 14 Villanova 16-5 729 from the field, including 10-of-10 from two-point range. CU’S 34 bench points were its most vs. a BIG EAST 15 Florida State 15-5 687 16 Virginia 17-6 531 team since scoring 46 at Xavier on Jan. 13, 2018. 17 Creighton 18-7 510 On Friday, Creighton’s bench combined to play 34 minutes, contributing nine points and 12 18 Loyola Chicago 24-4 488 rebounds. Alex O’Connell’s eight rebounds were his most as a Bluejay, and came in just nine minutes 19 San Diego State 20-4 462 of action. He also hit his only field goal attempt to reach 500 career collegiate points (431 at Duke, 69 at 20 Texas Tech 17-9 389 Creighton). Purdue 18-8 389 22 Virginia Tech 15-5 266 While Creighton’s starters have played a total of 293 minutes in two games thus far, Georgetown’s 23 Colorado 20-7 209 starting five has logged a combined 477 minutes this week and will be playing its fourth game in as many 24 USC 21-6 175 days on Saturday. 25 Oklahoma 14-9 172 Others receiving votes: BYU 93, Oregon 67, • A dozen or so teams across the country will become huge Creighton fans on Saturday night as those Connecticut 53, Clemson 25, Wisconsin 24, Tennessee 14, Wichita State 13, St. Bonaventure teams worry about Georgetown stealing an at-large bid to the field of 68. Among those? Creighton’s for- 11, Winthrop 7, Virginia Commonwealth 4, LSU mer MVC rival Drake, which is coached by former Creighton assistant coach Darian DeVries. 2, San Diego 1, Michigan State 1, UC Santa Barbara 1. • No team has more wins against BIG EAST teams over the past two years than Creighton’s 29. Last year Creighton was part of a three-way tie for first place with 13 league wins. Ferris Mowers Top 25 Coaches Poll March 8, 2021 This season Creighton won 14 regular-season BIG EAST games (three more than Villanova and UConn), Rk School W-L PTS and that doesn’t include victories the past two nights vs. Butler and UConn. 1 Gonzaga (31) 24-0 775 2 Baylor 21-1 740 • A year ago, Creighton was picked to finish seventh in the BIG EAST Conference and ended up sharing the 3 Illinois 20-6 689 league’s regular-season title and ranked seventh nationally in the year-end polls. 4 Michigan 19-3 687 5 Alabama 21-6 610 This year’s Creighton team was picked a much loftier second in the polls, and finished second. 6 Iowa 20-7 584 Since joining the BIG EAST in 2013-14, all eight Creighton teams have met or exceeded their preseason 7 Houston 21-3 572 poll expectations, a testament to the continued development of the Bluejay staff. 8 Arkansas 21-5 489 9 West Virginia 18-8 483 • Marcus Zegarowski leads the BIG EAST with 2.68 three-pointers per game. He’s made at least one tri- 10 Ohio State 18-8 395 11 Villanova 16-5 384 fecta in each of his past 19 contests. There’s only been 11 longer streaks in Bluejay history. 12 Kansas 19-8 383 Georgetown’s Jahvon Blair ranks second in the BIG EAST with 2.65 three-pointers per game. He’s made 13 Florida State 15-5 363 a three-pointer in each of the last 36 games he’s played in. 14 Oklahoma State 18-7 340 15 Virginia 17-6 313 • Creighton’s defense has often scrutinized in the past, but the Bluejays have tightened the screws this 16 Texas 17-7 312 17 Creighton 18-7 287 weekend in the World’s Most Famous Arena. 18 Loyola Chicago 24-4 240 Creighton has limited both Butler and Connecticut to exactly 56 points. It’s the first time in five seasons 19 San Diego State 20-4 227 (March of 2017 vs. Wagner and Alabama in the NIT) that CU’s allowed 56 points or less in consecutive Purdue 18-8 227 games. The last time Creighton allowed 56 points or less to consecutive conference opponents came in 21 Virginia Tech 15-5 176 March of 2013, when it allowed 53 to Drake and 43 to Indiana State in the first two rounds of the MVC 22 Texas Tech 17-9 174 23 Southern California 21-6 155 Tournament. CU would defeat Wichita State the next day (68-65) to win Arch Madness, which was also the 24 Oklahoma 14-9 119 last time the Bluejays won a conference tournament. 25 Oregon 19-5 116 The last time Creighton met Georgetown, the Hoyas had just 48 points. That’s the fewest points Others receiving votes: Colorado 68; Brigham allowed by CU to any BIG EAST foe since joining the league in 2013. Young 39; Wichita State 26; Connecticut 26; Creighton currently has the nation’s 36th-best defense per KenPom. The Bluejays have not finished Clemson 25; Tennessee 9; Drake 8; Winthrop 7; St. Bonaventure 7; Michigan St 7; UCLA 3; with a top-35 defense since 2006-07, and has not finished better than 30th since 2001-02. Toledo 3; Wisconsin 2; North Carolina 2; Florida Creighton did not allow a field goal to UConn last night in the final 6:08 as the Huskies missed their final 2; Colorado State 1. eight shot attempts. Creighton is allowing teams to shoot just 40.4 percent this season, its best mark since the 1962-63 club that starred “Tall” Paul Silas to 39.3 percent marksmanship.

• Creighton outrebounded UConn 50-33 on Friday, its biggest victory in the column since out- rebounding St. John’s by 18 (44-26) on Dec. 17, 2020. CU’s 50 rebounds were its most against a Division I team since hauling 51 rebounds vs. UMKC in the second game of the 2013-14 season on Nov. 11, 2013. Creighton is 13-0 this season when outrebounding its opponent. Damien Jefferson’s 12 rebounds yesterday tied a career-high, and helped contribute to his fourth double-double of the season. • Creighton leads the BIG EAST in scoring margin Miscellaneous Statistics, Trends and Tidbits (+9.9), (.483), three-point 2020-21 Creighton Trends field goal percentage (.371), field goal percentage Current Streak ...... Won 3 When Leading at Halftime ...... 18-1 defense (.404) and three-point field goals per game Overall Record ...... 20-7 Home ...... 11-1 (9.74). BIG EAST Record ...... 14-6 Away ...... 5-0 Last 5 Games ...... 3-2 Neutral ...... 2-0 Last 10 Games ...... 7-3 When Trailing at Halftime ...... 1-6 • Creighton’s opponents have been whistled for 25 Overtime Games ...... 1-1 Home ...... 0-2 fouls during the 2021 BIG EAST Tournament, and Longest Winning Streak ...... Won 6 Away ...... 1-4 they’ve hacked seven different Bluejays. Home Streak ...... Won 3 Neutral ...... 0-0 Notable among the players who have not been Creighton’s Record When... fouled yet? That’d be CU’s primary ballhandler and Jays shot 40% or better from field ...... 18-6 Field Goal Shooting FGM-FGA Pct. the BIG EAST Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year, Opponent shot 40% or better from field . . . . . 7-5 Home ...... 422-835 .505 Marcus Zegarowski. Jays shot less than 40% from field ...... 2-1 Away ...... 300-663 .452 For the season, Zegarowski has been fouled Opponent shot less than 40% from field . . . . .13-2 Neutral ...... 58-118 .492 “just” 65 times in 25 games played. That’s far Jays shot 40% or better from 3-pt range . . . . . 9-1 Free Throw Shooting FTM-FTA Pct. Opponent shot 40% or better from 3-pt range . . 3-3 Home ...... 179-262 .683 behind how many times teammates Christian Jays outrebounded opponent ...... 13-0 Away ...... 93-156 .596 Bishop (93) and Denzel Mahoney (77) have been Opponent outrebounded Jays ...... 7-7 Neutral ...... 12-20 .600 hacked. Jays scored 70 or more points ...... 14-4 Jays’ Record by Day of the Week Opponent scored 70 or more points ...... 7-7 Sunday ...... 2-0 • Including yesterday vs. UConn when the Jays fell Jays allowed fewer than 70 points ...... 13-0 Monday ...... 0-1 behind 13-2 in the opening minutes, Creighton Opponent allowed fewer than 70 points . . . . . 6-2 Tuesday ...... 2-1 owns 23 victories since the start of the 2010-11 sea- A Bluejay player scored 20 or more points . . . . 8-4 Wednesday ...... 4-2 son after trailing by double-figures at some point, An opposing player scored 20 or more points . . 8-6 Thursday ...... 2-0 A Bluejay player had 10 or more rebounds . . . . 5-1 Friday ...... 3-0 none larger than the 18-point deficit the Bluejays An opposing player had 10 or more rebounds . . 3-5 Saturday ...... 7-2 overcame against then-No.18 Oklahoma on Nov. Bluejay Statistical Leaders (Includes all ties) 19, 2014. Twelve of those 23 comebacks have come Points: Zegarowski 9, Mahoney 7, Bishop 6, Jefferson 4, Ballock 3, Kalkbrenner 1, Jones 1 away from home. Rebounds: Bishop 11, Jefferson 10, Kalkbrenner 5, Mahoney 4, Ballock 2, Jones 2, O’Connell 1, Zegarowski 1 Creighton’s comeback from 16 points down at Assists: Zegarowski 17, Ballock 8, Jefferson 7, Jones 2, Mahoney 2, Mitchell 1 Seton Hall on Jan. 27th was its largest since trailing Steals: Mahoney 14, Jefferson 8, Zegarowski 8, Ballock 6, Mitchell 4, Bishop 2, O’Connell 2, Kalkbrenner 1 by 18 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma on Nov. 19, 2014. Blocks: Kalkbrenner 15, Bishop 10, Epperson 3, Jones 2, Jefferson 2, Zegarowski 1, Mitchell 1 In that Seton Hall game Creighton trailed 68-52 Margin of Victory and Defeat with 10:40 to play before rallying to win thanks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 31 35 36 to a 33-13 run. It was the first time that Creighton CU Wins — 2 2 1 1 — 1 1 — 1 — 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 CU Losses 1 — — 2 1 — 1 1 — — 1 — — — — — — — — — overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to win since Jays on Television (20-7) trailing 35-24 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma on Nov. 19, 2014, FS1 (11-5); FOX (5-1); CBSSN (3-0); BTN (1-0); ESPN (0-1) and the first road win after trailing by 10 or more points at halftime since overcoming a 32-21 margin • Creighton’s 59-56 win vs. UConn in the semifinals Chatman averaged 8.7 points, 6.7 assists and at half in a 65-59 win at Missouri State on Feb. 24, wasn’t exactly an offensive game that will head 2.7 rebounds per game while directing the Bluejay 2009. to the Hall of Fame, but it’s offense. He made 9-of-16 shots from the floor. If you’re curious, CU’s largest comeback win symbolic of the kind of rock fight that the Bluejays In 2017 Foster averaged 16.3 points, 3.3 assists since 2000 came on Jan. 28, 2006, when the Jays haven’t always won in the past. and 2.7 rebounds per game at The Garden. His trailed 25-6 early before rallying to beat Wichita Creighton is now 13-0 this season when allowing three-pointer in the closing seconds of the semi- State. under 70 points. final lifted Creighton to a 75-72 win and advanced CU’s Double-Digit Comebacks Since 2010-11 CU’s 59 points last night were a season-low and the Bluejays to their second title game in four sea- Deficit Opponent Date its fewest in any win since a 57-47 win vs. Middle sons. 18 #18 Oklahoma 11/19/14 Tennessee State on Nov. 29, 2014. 17 at San Diego State 11/30/11 16 at Evansville 02/16/13 Last night’s victory improved Greg McDermott • Creighton limited Georgetown to 27.6 percent 16 at Seton Hall 01/27/21 to 5-33 when Creighton scores 59 points or less. shooting on Feb. 9th. That’s CU’s best performance 14 Evansville 02/21/12 in terms of field goal percentage defense against a 13 at Saint Joseph’s 11/16/13 • This week marks Creighton’s seventh trip to the BIG EAST foe since joining the league in 2013. 13 Xavier 01/12/14 BIG EAST Tournament, not counting last season’s It was also the poorest field goal percentage by 13 #22 Xavier 12/23/20 12 Saint Joseph’s 12/11/10 abbreviated trek that was halted at halftime of its a Georgetown team since shooting 25 percent (12- 12 at DePaul 01/17/16 first game. 48) vs. Cincinnati on Feb. 23, 2011. 12 East Tennessee State 11/11/18 In the previous six trips played to completion, Best FG% Defense vs. BIG EAST since 2013-14 11 at Wichita State 12/31/11 the only men to earn All-Tournament Team honors FG% Defense School, Date FG-FGA .276 at Georgetown, 2/9/21 16-58 11 Northern Iowa 01/10/12 has been Doug McDermott and Austin Chatman, 11 vs. Alabama 03/16/12 .296 Providence, 1/12/16 16-54 11 vs. Ole Miss 11/21/16 who helped take CU to the finals in 2014, and .300 Xavier, 2/9/16 21-70 11 vs. UConn 03/12/21 Marcus Foster, who led the Jays to the 2017 title .309 at DePaul, 2/11/17 17-55 10 UAB 11/14/12 tilt. .328 Butler, 1/23/16 21-64 10 vs. Drake 03/02/12 McDermott scored 94 points in his three games, .333 at Seton Hall, 2/9/19 20-60 .333 Seton Hall, 1/6/21 17-51 10 at Nebraska 12/07/14 making 34-of-63 shots from the field, 14-of-28 10 South Dakota 12/09/14 10 St. John’s 01/03/18 three-point shots and 12-of-14 attempts from the 10 at DePaul 02/07/18 line. He set a BIG EAST Tournament record for 10 Bemidji State 02/13/18 points in a half when he scored 27 in the first half vs. DePaul. • Creighton allowed just 48 points in its 15-point victory at Georgetown on Feb. 9th in its best defen- sive effort of the season. It’s the fewest points the Jays have allowed in a league game since joining the BIG EAST in 2013, and least against a Power 5 or BIG EAST team since holding Nebraska to 42 in 2012. Georgetown’s 48 points were its fewest in a game since scoring 48 points in back-to-back games in January of 2013 vs. Marquette and Pitt. Below is a list of the top seven defensive efforts by Creighton against a BIG EAST team since joining the league. Three of the top six have come this season. Fewest Points Allowed vs. BIG EAST since 2013-14 Pts. Allowed School, Date Result 48 at Georgetown, 2/9/21 CU 63-48 49 Marquette, 12/31/13 CU 67-49 50 Providence, 1/12/16 PC 50-48 53 at Marquette, 1/14/15 MU 53-52 53 Seton Hall, 1/6/21 CU 89-53 53 DePaul, 2/24/21 CU 77-53 54 Xavier, 2/3/19 CU 76-54

• Creighton picked up 19 steals on Feb. 9th at Georgetown to break a school-record of 18 set five times previously. The Bluejays had previously pilfered 18 swipes five times previously, doing so at Cleveland State (12/18/91), vs. Illinois State (12/12/99), vs. Savannah State (11/29/07), vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/20/08) and vs. DePaul (2/15/20). Creighton’s 11 steals in the first half were its most in any half since also having 11 in the first half vs. Southern on Dec. 15, 2008. Among the Bluejays who established or tied career-highs in steals were Denzel Mahoney (4), Mitch Ballock (4) and Shereef Mitchell (3). Ballock had all four of his steals in a span of 98 seconds that saw the Hoyas turn it over on five straight trips. Greg McDermott’s Situational Records As A Division I Head Coach* Category Overall 2020-21 Only Creighton Iowa State Northern Iowa Record 399-254 19-7 250-123 59-68 90-63 Home 259-76 10-3 156-36 48-24 55-16 Away 95-144 7-4 62-69 9-36 24-39 Neutral 45-34 2-0 32-18 2-8 11-8 vs. BIG EAST Teams (at time of game) 90-70 15-6 90-69 0-0 0-1 Home 47-25 6-3 47-25 0-0 0-0 Away 35-38 7-3 35-38 0-0 0-0 Neutral 8-7 2-0 8-6 0-0 0-1 BIG EAST Tournament 7-6 2-0 7-6 0-0 0-0 Non-Conference games 213-87 6-1 131-43 41-22 41-22 Home 144-15 4-0 87-6 34-6 23-3 Away 24-38 0-1 12-19 5-8 7-11 Neutral 45-34 2-0 32-18 2-8 11-8 Versus AP ranked opponents 31-56 3-2 24-34 1-19 6-3 Home 19-21 3-0 13-12 0-9 6-0 Away 9-26 0-2 8-16 1-9 0-1 Neutral 3-9 0-0 3-6 0-1 0-2 Single-Overtime games 17-12 1-1 8-6 3-3 6-3 Double-Overtime games 3-2 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 Leading at halftime 326-67 17-1 210-37 43-18 73-12 Tied at halftime 9-13 1-0 5-3 2-5 2-5 Trailing at halftime 64-174 1-6 35-83 14-45 15-46 Final margin 3 points or less 45-50 4-1 23-27 10-8 12-15 Final margin 10 points or less 164-149 8-6 88-75 30-33 46-41 Games in November 86-22 1-0 56-10 19-6 11-6 Games in December 98-42 6-2 58-20 16-11 24-11 Games in January 98-73 6-2 59-34 14-18 25-21 Games in February 76-73 4-2 45-33 8-23 23-17 Games in March 41-43 2-1 32-25 2-10 7-8 Games in April 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 CBI Games 4-2 0-0 4-2 0-0 0-0 NIT Games 4-2 0-0 4-2 0-0 0-0 NCAA Games 3-8 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-3 Team scores 49 points or less 1-15 0-0 0-2 0-8 1-5 Team scores 50-59 points 18-71 1-0 5-31 8-21 5-19 Team scores 60-69 points 79-104 5-3 34-47 17-31 28-26 Team scores 70-79 points 122-46 4-3 74-28 20-6 28-12 Team scores 80-89 points 108-14 4-1 72-11 10-2 26-1 Team scores 90-99 points 50-3 5-0 44-3 4-0 2-0 Team scores 100+ points 21-1 0-0 21-1 0-0 0-0 Team allows 49 points or less 32-1 1-0 12-0 8-0 12-1 Team allows 50-59 points 93-13 6-0 49-4 24-2 20-7 Team allows 60-69 points 154-76 6-0 102-34 18-23 34-19 Team allows 70-79 points 92-87 5-5 64-40 7-25 21-22 Team allows 80-89 points 25-60 1-2 20-30 2-17 3-13 Team allows 90-99 points 3-14 0-0 3-12 0-1 0-1 Team allows 100+ points 0-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 Team outrebounds opponent 240-65 12-0 165-31 37-17 48-17 Team shoots 50% or better 204-17 9-0 150-10 15-1 39-6 Team shoots less than 50% 195-237 10-7 100-113 44-67 51-57 Team holds opponent to less than 50% 373-167 19-4 231-76 57-52 85-39 Team holds opponent to less than 40% 184-37 13-2 107-19 40-10 37-8 Team holds opponent to less than 30% 14-2 1-0 6-1 5-0 3-1

*numbers above do not include March 6, 2021 game vs. Butler, for which Alan Huss served as interim head coach Single-Game Records

Points Scored 3-Point Field Goals Free Throw Percentage 20-Rebound Games Pts. Name, Opponent Date 3FG Name, Opponent Date (Minimum 11 Attempts) Reb. Name, Opponent Date 51 Bob Portman vs. UW-Milwaukee 12/16/67 11 Mitch Ballock vs. DePaul 03/09/19 Pct. Name (FTM-FTA), Opponent Date 38 Paul Silas vs. Centenary 02/19/62 9 vs. Evansville 01/15/03 47 Eddie Cole at Morningside 11/29/54 1.000 Doug Brookins (16-16) vs. S. Illinois 12/16/74 37 Paul Silas vs. Tennessee State 02/12/63 Ethan Wragge at Villanova 01/20/14 46 Bob Portman vs. Weber State 12/23/68 8 Tad Ackerman at Drake 01/23/95 Mike Caruso (14-14) vs. LaSalle 01/21/70 Paul Silas vs. Colorado College 02/14/63 45 Tim Powers at Idaho State 01/29/66 Kyle Korver at Xavier 12/31/02 Bob Portman (13-13) vs. Okla. City 01/13/68 36 Paul Silas vs. Marquette 01/23/64 Benoit Benjamin vs. Indiana State 01/19/85 Terrell Taylor vs. Florida 03/15/02 Doug McDermott (13-13) vs. UAPB 12/17/13 35 Paul Silas vs. Wabash 01/06/62 Doug McDermott vs. Providence 03/08/14 Isaiah Zierden at DePaul 01/17/16 Ben Walker (12-12) at Illinois State 02/05/00 33 Paul Silas at UCLA 12/21/63 Mitch Ballock vs. Marquette 12/14/20 44 Doug McDermott at Bradley 01/07/12 Kyle Korver (12-12) vs. Grambling State 11/29/01 31 Paul Silas at Arizona State 12/13/63 7 Gary Swain vs. Nebraska-Omaha 12/11/86 43 Bob Portman at Kansas State 02/12/68 Ryan Sears vs. Wyoming 12/06/97 Kenny Evans (12-12) at Marquette 12/14/85 Paul Silas vs. Nevada 12/23/63 Benoit Benjamin vs. Southern Illinois 01/17/85 Kyle Korver vs. Notre Dame 11/26/02 Doug McDermott (12-12) vs. Duke 03/24/13 30 Paul Silas at La Salle 12/01/62 42 Bob Portman vs. LaSalle 01/30/68 Kyle Korver vs. Fresno State 02/22/03 Seven tied with 11-11, last by 29 Paul Silas vs. Colorado College 12/01/61 Cavel Witter vs. Bradley 03/01/08 Nate Funk at Nebraska 11/18/06 Ty-Shon Alexander vs. Clemson 11/21/18 Paul Silas vs. North Dakota 03/03/62 at Saint Joseph’s 12/06/08 41 Doug McDermott vs. Wichita State 03/02/13 Paul Silas vs. Clemson 12/15/62 Ethan Wragge at Saint Joseph’s 11/16/13 40 vs. Wichita State 02/17/90 Doug McDermott vs. DePaul 03/13/14 Free Throws Made NOTE: Silas also had four games with 28 rebounds, Rodney Buford vs. Bradley 12/30/98 Cole Huff vs. Seton Hall 03/10/16 FT Name, Opponent Date two games with 27 rebounds, three games with 26 39 Bob Portman at Oklahoma City 02/08/68 Ty-Shon Alexander vs. Clemson 11/21/18 19 Bob Portman vs. UW-Milwaukee 12/16/67 rebounds, one game with 25 rebounds, seven games Doug McDermott at Missouri State 01/11/13 Mitch Ballock at Nebraska 12/08/18 17 vs. Morgan State 12/22/89 with 24 rebounds and six games with 23 rebounds. Marcus Zegarowski vs. Butler 02/23/20 Doug McDermott vs. St. John’s 01/28/14 15 Elton Tuttle at Canisius 01/30/54 Others besides Silas listed below: Mitch Ballock at Seton Hall 01/27/21 Bob Harstad vs. Cleveland State 12/06/89 Doug McDermott vs. Villanova 02/16/14 24 Ted Wuebben vs. Cleveland State 02/20/73 Bob Harstad at Southern Illinois 02/10/90 Mitch Ballock vs. DePaul 03/09/19 Nate Funk vs. Dayton 11/26/05 22 Benoit Benjamin vs. Briar Cliff 12/04/84 3-Point FG Attempts 14 Paul Silas vs. St. Mary’s (CA) 12/20/62 21 Cyril Baptiste vs. Idaho State 12/09/69 Field Goals Made FGA Name, Opponent Date Vernon Moore vs. Regis 12/14/84 Cyril Baptiste vs. Cal State Fullerton 12/11/69 15 Terrell Taylor vs. Florida 03/15/02 Bob Harstad vs. Nebraska 12/14/89 FG Name, Opponent Date Ted Wuebben vs. Southern Illinois 03/07/72 Kyle Korver vs. Fresno State 02/22/03 Bob Harstad vs. Southern Illinois 02/23/91 19 Bob Portman vs. Weber State 12/23/68 20 Bob Gibson vs. Nebraska-Omaha 02/26/57 Ty-Shon Alexander vs. Villanova 01/13/19 Jerry Vanderheydt vs. Florida A&M 12/22/93 Bob Portman vs. UW-Milwaukee 12/16/67 Bob Portman vs. LaSalle 01/30/68 14 Kyle Korver vs. BYU 12/07/02 Bob Harstad at Southern Illinois 01/23/89 18 Eddie Cole at Morningside 11/29/54 Kyle Korver at Nebraska 12/21/02 Free Throw Attempts Benoit Benjamin vs. Southern Illinois 01/17/85 Kyle Korver vs. Evansville 01/15/03 FTA Name, Opponent Date Ethan Wragge at Villanova 01/20/14 Blocked Shots Benoit Benjamin vs. Indiana State 01/19/85 23 Bob Portman vs. UW-Milwaukee 12/16/67 Mitch Ballock vs. Marquette 12/14/20 Blk. Name, Opponent Date Doug McDermott at Bradley 01/07/12 22 Paul Silas vs. St. Mary’s (CA) 12/20/62 13 Tad Ackerman at Drake 01/23/95 17 Paul Silas vs. Notre Dame 01/11/64 20 Elton Tuttle at Canisius 01/30/54 12 Benoit Benjamin at Bradley 02/02/85 Tad Ackerman vs. Southern Illinois 02/27/95 Bob Harstad vs. Morgan State 12/22/89 11 Benoit Benjamin vs. Tulsa 02/16/84 Tim Powers at Idaho State 01/29/66 Edward St. Fleur vs. Missouri State 03/02/96 19 Bob Harstad vs. Cleveland State 12/06/89 10 Benoit Benjamin vs. Nebraska Omaha 12/22/83 Bob Portman vs. Houston 02/13/67 Kyle Korver at Nebraska 01/02/01 18 Vernon Moore vs. Regis 12/14/84 Benoit Benjamin at Illinois State 03/08/84 Doug McDermott vs. Providence 03/08/14 Kyle Korver vs. Iowa 03/15/01 Kenny Evans vs. Southern Illinois 02/21/87 Kyle Korver at Xavier 12/31/02 Benoit Benjamin vs. Southern Illinois 01/17/85 Jerry Vanderheydt vs. Florida A&M 12/22/93 Ty-Shon Alexander vs. Gonzaga 12/01/18 9 Benoit Benjamin vs. West Texas A&M 01/21/84 Nate Funk vs. Dayton 11/26/05 Field Goal Attempts Mitch Ballock vs. Georgetown 03/04/20 8 Benoit Benjamin vs. Iowa State 12/10/83 16 Paul Silas vs. UCLA 12/20/61 FGA Name, Opponent Date 3-Point Percentage Paul Silas vs. Marquette 03/06/63 Benoit Benjamin at Chaminade 12/19/84 41 Bob Portman vs. LaSalle 01/30/68 Benoit Benjamin at Iowa State 12/01/84 Benoit Benjamin at Tulsa 01/12/85 Pct. Name, Opponent (min. 5 3 FGA) Date 37 Bob Portman at Kansas State 02/12/68 Bob Harstad at Southern Illinois 02/10/90 Doug Swenson at UMKC 11/18/98 1.000 Marcus Zegarowski (7-7) vs. Butler 02/23/20 Bob Portman at Miami (Fla.) 02/24/68 Bob Harstad vs. Southern Illinois 02/23/91 Kyle Korver (6-6) vs. Texas-Arlington 11/17/02 36 Bob Portman vs. Arizona State 12/07/67 Doug McDermott vs. Seton Hall 02/23/14 Porter Moser (5-5) vs. Bradley 01/21/89 Steals Bob Portman at Oklahoma City 02/08/68 Ben Walker (5-5) vs. Evansville 02/28/00 Assists 35 Bob Portman vs. UW-Milwaukee 12/16/67 Michael Lindeman (5-5) vs. Bradley 02/08/03 Stl. Name, Opponent Date 34 Bob Portman vs. Oklahoma City 01/13/68 Marcus Zegarowski (5-5) vs. Seton Hall 03/07/20 Ast. Name, Opponent Date 8 Latrell Wrightsell vs. Drake 03/02/91 33 Bob Portman vs. Wichita State 11/30/68 .917 Mitch Ballock (11-12) vs. DePaul 03/09/19 18 Ralph Bobik vs. Houston 02/17/73 Latrell Wrightsell vs. Drake 02/21/91 Bob Portman vs. Portland 02/08/69 .857 Kyle Korver (6-7) vs. Missouri State 01/19/00 17 Ralph Bobik at St. Francis (Pa.) 02/23/73 7 Charles Butler vs. Wake Forest 12/30/74 Ryan Sears (6-7) at Indiana State 02/04/01 Bob Portman vs. St. Bonaventure 03/05/69 Ralph Bobik vs. Bradley 01/22/74 Mark Jones vs. St. Ambrose 12/21/82 Booker Woodfox (6-7) vs. Indiana St. 01/19/08 16 Ralph Bobik vs. BYU 12/17/73 Vernon Moore vs. Southern 01/07/85 Doug McDermott (6-7) vs. Indiana St. 03/09/13 14 Maurice Watson Jr. at Seton Hall 01/09/16 Rick Kreklow (6-7) vs. Marquette 02/14/15 James Farr at Iowa State 12/12/87 Maurice Watson Jr. at Providence 01/07/17 Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford vs. UMKC 11/25/96 13 Latrell Wrightsell vs. Nebraska 12/07/91 Rodney Buford vs. Missouri State 01/21/98 (Minimum Nine Attempts) Jason Bey vs. Southern Illinois 02/27/95 Anthony Tolliver at Evansville 02/07/06 Pct. Name (FG-FGA), Opponent Date Maurice Watson Jr. vs. Akron 12/03/16 Johnny Mathies vs. Indiana State 02/22/06 1.000 Bob Harstad (13-13) vs. UTSA 11/30/90 Maurice Watson Jr. vs. Washington St. 11/18/16 Anthony Tolliver (11-11) vs. Illinois St. 01/01/07 P’Allen Stinnett vs. Southern 12/15/08 Vernon Moore (9-9) vs. Neb.-Kearney 11/24/84 .932 Benoit Benjamin (12-13) at Tulsa 03/10/84 .916 Jim Honz (11-12) at S. Illinois 01/25/79 Greg Brandon (11-12) vs. W. Texas A&M 01/21/84 .909 Bob Harstad (10-11) vs. Siena 01/30/90 .900 Vernon Moore (9-10) vs. Bradley 01/02/85 Khyri Thomas (9-10) at Loyola (Ill.) 12/05/15 Geoffrey Groselle (9-10) at St. John’s 12/31/15 Bluejay Triple-Double Performances Date Player Opponent Pts. Reb. Ast. Blk. Stl. 02-02-85 Benoit Benjamin at Bradley (ot) 29 12 0 12 3 01-17-85 Benoit Benjamin vs. Southern Illinois 43 16 3 10 1 02-16-84 Benoit Benjamin vs. Tulsa (ot) 24 17 1 11 0 Mitch Ballock scored 39 points vs. DePaul on March 9, 2019, tying a BIG EAST record No Creighton player has recorded a triple-double in the traditional fashion: double-digit totals for Bold italics indicates player active in 2020-21 with 11 three-pointers in the win. points, rebounds and assists. Season Records

500-point Seasons Field Goal Attempts Rebounds Pts. Name (Class) Year FGA Name (Class) Year Reb. Name (Class) Year 934 Doug McDermott (Sr.) 2013-14 699 Bob Portman (Jr.) 1967-68 631 Paul Silas (Sr.) 1963-64 834 Doug McDermott (Jr.) 2012-13 627 Doug McDermott (Sr.) 2013-14 563 Paul Silas (So.) 1961-62 801 Doug McDermott (So.) 2011-12 584 Wally Anderzunas (Sr.) 1968-69 557 Paul Silas (Jr.) 1962-63 738 Bob Portman (Jr.) 1967-68 583 Bob Portman (Sr.) 1968-69 451 Benoit Benjamin (Jr.) 1984-85 734 Bob Harstad (Jr.) 1989-90 532 Marcus Foster (Jr.) 2016-17 385 Bob Portman (Jr.) 1967-68 688 Benoit Benjamin (Jr.) 1984-85 531 Paul Silas (Jr.) 1962-63 362 Dick Hartman (Jr.) 1959-60 681 Bob Portman (Sr.) 1968-69 529 Paul Silas (Sr.) 1963-64 332 Gregory Brandon (Sr.) 1983-84 671 Vernon Moore (Sr.) 1984-85 524 Paul Silas (So.) 1961-62 330 George Morrow (Sr.) 1980-81 654 Marcus Foster (Sr.) 2017-18 518 Doug McDermott (Jr.) 2012-13 317 Elton McGriff (Sr.) 1964-65 651 Rod Mason (Sr.) 1987-88 512 Rodney Buford (So.) 1996-97 308 Bob Portman (Sr.) 1968-69 The top three rebound totals in Creighton 638 Marcus Foster (Jr.) 2016-17 single-season history belong to Paul Silas. 620 Chad Gallagher (Sr.) 1990-91 Field Goal Percentage Free Throws Made 616 Ray Yost (Sr.) 1953-54 608 Eddie Cole (Jr.) 1953-54 (Minimum 200 Attempts) FT Name (Class) Year Steals 604 Kyle Korver (Sr.) 2002-03 Pct. Name (Class, Year) FGM-FGA 218 Bob Harstad (Jr.) 1989-90 Stl. Name (Class) Year 589 Rodney Buford (So.) 1996-97 .702 Geoffrey Groselle (Sr., 2015-16) 146-208 215 Elton Tuttle (Sr.) 1953-54 80 Ryan Sears (Jr.) 1999-00 586 Nate Funk (Jr.) 2004-05 .676 Justin Patton (Fr., 2016-17) 200-296 189 Doug McDermott (Jr.) 2012-13 73 Ryan Sears (Sr.) 2000-01 585 Nate Funk (Sr.) 2006-07 .674 Vernon Moore (Sr., 1984-85) 265-393 187 Elton Tuttle (Jr.) 1952-53 72 Latrell Wrightsell (Sr.) 1991-92 584 Chad Gallagher (Jr.) 1989-90 .657 Gregory Echenique (Sr., 2012-13) 138-210 178 Ray Yost (Sr.) 1953-54 70 Duan Cole (Sr.) 1991-92 581 Doug McDermott (Fr.) 2010-11 .607 Gregory Echenique (Jr., 2011-12) 130-214 178 Doug McDermott (Sr.) 2013-14 70 Josh Dotzler (Sr.) 2008-09 576 Rodney Buford (Sr.) 1998-99 .601 Doug McDermott (So., 2011-12) 307-511 172 Benoit Benjamin (Jr.) 1984-85 68 Ryan Sears (So.) 1998-99 573 Elton Tuttle (Sr.) 1953-54 .595 Vernon Moore (Jr., 1983-84) 188-316 169 Bob Portman (Sr.) 1968-69 63 James Farr (Jr.) 1987-88 573 Paul Silas (Jr.) 1962-63 .594 Jim Honz (Jr., 1979-80) 149-251 162 Bob Gibson (Jr.) 1955-56 62 Ryan Sears (Fr.) 1997-98 570 Bob Harstad (Sr.) 1990-91 .592 Martin Krampelj (Jr., 2018-19) 177-299 153 Dick Harvey (Sr.) 1959-60 59 Rodney Buford (Sr.) 1998-99 559 Tim Powers (Jr.) 1965-66 .582 Benoit Benjamin (Jr., 1984-85) 258-443 59 Johnny Mathies (Jr.) 2004-05 558 Wally Anderzunas (Sr.) 1968-69 Free Throw Attempts 555 Rick Apke (Jr.) 1976-77 FTA Name (Class) Year Assists 551 Paul Silas (So.) 1961-62 3-pt Field Goals 313 Elton Tuttle (Sr.) 1953-54 545 Gene Harmon (Sr.) 1973-74 Ast. Name (Class) Year 273 Bob Harstad (Jr.) 1989-90 538 Duan Cole (Sr.) 1991-92 3FG Name (Class) Year 252 Ralph Bobik (Sr.) 1973-74 243 Ray Yost (Sr.) 1953-54 537 Paul Silas (Sr.) 1963-64 129 Kyle Korver (Sr.) 2002-03 229 Maurice Watson Jr. (Jr.) 2015-16 233 Benoit Benjamin (Jr.) 1984-85 536 Booker Woodfox (Sr.) 2008-09 110 Ethan Wragge (Sr.) 2013-14 210 Grant Gibbs (Jr.) 2012-13 228 Paul Silas (Jr.) 1962-63 534 Ty-Shon Alexander (So.) 2018-19 100 Kyle Korver (So.) 2000-01 205 Randy Eccker (Jr.) 1976-77 225 Bob Harstad (So.) 1988-89 530 Rodney Buford (Jr.) 1997-98 97 Ty-Shon Alexander (So.) 2018-19 195 Antoine Young (Jr.) 2010-11 219 Bob Gibson (Jr.) 1955-56 524 Ty-Shon Alexander (Jr.) 2019-20 96 Doug McDermott (Sr.) 2013-14 184 Tyler McKinney (Sr.) 2004-05 216 Doug McDermott (Jr.) 2012-13 517 Bob Harstad (So.) 1988-89 95 Marcus Foster (Sr.) 2017-18 176 Grant Gibbs (So.) 2011-12 513 Rick Apke (Sr.) 1977-78 215 Paul Silas (So.) 1961-62 95 Mitch Ballock (So.) 2018-19 175 Ryan Sears (Jr.) 1999-00 511 Antoine Young (Jr.) 2010-11 210 Bob Portman (Sr.) 1968-69 93 Mitch Ballock (Jr.) 2019-20 162 Ralph Bobik (Jr.) 1972-73 506 Bob Gibson (Jr.) 1955-56 91 Booker Woodfox (Sr.) 2008-09 Free Throw Percentage 162 Maurice Watson Jr. (Sr.) 2016-17 500 Marcus Zegarowski (So.) 2019-20 82 Tad Ackerman (Jr.) 1994-95 (Minimum 70 Attempts) Scoring Average Pct. Name (Class, Year) FTM-FTA Blocked Shots Avg. Name (Class, Year) Pts. GP 3-pt FG Percentage .908 Kyle Korver (Sr., 2002-03) 109-120 Blk. Name (Class) Year 29.52 Bob Portman (Jr., 1967-68) 738 25 (Minimum 50 Attempts) .890 Kyle Korver (Jr., 2001-02) 97-109 162 Benoit Benjamin (Jr.) 1984-85 26.69 Doug McDermott (Sr., 2013-14) 934 35 Pct. Name (Class, Year) FGM-FGA .882 Doug Brookins (Sr., 1974-75) 98-111 157 Benoit Benjamin (So.) 1983-84 26.19 Bob Portman (Sr., 1968-69) 681 26 .490 Doug McDermott (Jr., 2012-13) 77-157 .880 Mike Caruso (Sr., 1970-71) 95-108 92 Benoit Benjamin (Fr.) 1982-83 23.58 Eddie Cole (Sr., 1954-55) 448 19 .486 Jimmy Motz (Jr., 2004-05) 54-111 .875 Doug McDermott (Jr., 2012-13) 189-216 70 Chad Gallagher (Sr.) 1990-91 23.17 Doug McDermott (Jr., 2012-13) 834 36 .486 Doug McDermott (So., 2011-12) 54-111 .868 Booker Woodfox (Sr., 2008-09) 99-114 62 Chad Gallagher (Jr.) 1989-90 22.89 Doug McDermott (So., 2011-12) 801 35 .480 Kyle Korver (Sr., 2002-03) 129-269 .867 Kyle Korver (So., 2000-01) 72-83 62 Gregory Echenique (Sr.) 2012-13 22.24 Bob Harstad (Jr., 1989-90) 734 33 .476 Booker Woodfox (Sr., 2008-09) 91-191 .864 Doug McDermott (Sr., 2013-14) 178-206 57 Doug Swenson (Jr.) 1997-98 22.04 Paul Silas (So., 1961-62) 551 25 .47015 Duan Cole (Jr., 1990-91) 63-134 .863 Nate Funk (Sr., 2006-07) 126-146 57 Anthony Tolliver (Sr.) 2006-07 22.00 Bob Gibson (Jr., 1955-56) 506 23 .47009 Ethan Wragge (Sr., 2013-14) 110-234 .860 Ty-Shon Alexander (Jr., 2019-20) 117-136 57 Gregory Echenique (Jr.) 2011-12 21.50 Tim Powers (Jr., 1965-66) 559 26 .4685 Nate Funk (Jr., 2004-05) 67-143 .855 Ryan Sears (So., 1998-99) 71-83 56 Brody Deren (Jr.) 2002-03 21.50 Benoit Benjamin (Jr., 1984-85) 688 32 .4683 Jahenns Manigat (So., 2011-12) 59-126 56 Kenny Lawson Jr. (So.) 2008-09 .4675 Ben Walker (Jr., 1999-00) 36-77 Consecutive Free Throws Field Goals Made Consecutive Games With a 3FG Since 1980 FG Name (Class) Year FT Name Dates of Streak 330 Doug McDermott (Sr.) 2013-14 Streak Name Dates of Streak 45 Doug McDermott Dec. 1, 2013-Jan. 4, 2014 307 Doug McDermott (So.) 2011-12 33 Ty-Shon Alexander Feb. 27, 2018-March 6, 2019 36 Booker Woodfox Dec. 6, 2008-Jan. 6, 2009 303 Bob Portman (Jr.) 1967-68 31 Booker Woodfox Nov. 25, 2008-March 23, 2009 35 Bob Portman 1967-68 284 Doug McDermott (Jr.) 2012-13 28 Kyle Korver Feb. 4, 2001-Feb. 6, 2002 32 Michael Lindeman Jan. 23-Nov. 29, 2003 27 Kyle Korver Feb. 13, 2002-Jan. 20, 2003 265 Vernon Moore (Sr.) 1984-85 28 Kyle Korver Jan. 27-March 15, 2001 25 Rodney Buford Jan. 25, 1997-Jan. 10, 1998 259 Eddie Cole (Jr.) 1953-54 28 Doug McDermott March 10-Nov. 8, 2013 23 Ethan Wragge Nov. 8, 2013-Feb. 9, 2014 258 Benoit Benjamin (Jr.) 1984-85 27 Matt West Nov. 27, 1999-Jan. 15, 2000 23 Mitch Ballock Nov. 12, 2019-Feb. 8, 2020 27 Kyle Korver Jan. 29-Nov. 20, 2000 258 Bob Harstad (Jr.) 1989-90 22 Khyri Thomas Jan. 28-Dec. 5, 2017 27 Nate Funk Dec. 30, 2006-Jan. 12, 2007 256 Bob Portman (Sr.) 1968-69 21 Ethan Wragge Jan. 3-March 24, 2010 Ty-Shon Alexander owns the 26 Isaiah Zierden Jan. 4-March 9, 2017 249 Wally Anderzunas (Sr.) 1968-69 20 Johnny Mathies Dec. 22, 2004-Feb. 28, 2005 Creighton record for consecutive 20 Marcus Foster Dec. 31, 2017-March 16, 2018 games with a three-pointer (33). Bold italics indicates player active in 2020-21 Career Records

Points Scored Field Goals Made 3-pt FG Percentage Blocked Shots Pts. Name Years FG Name Years (Minimum 100 Attempts) Since 1979-80 3,150 Doug McDermott 2010-14 1,141 Doug McDermott 2010-14 Pct. Name, Years 3FGM-FGA Blk. Name Years 2,116 Rodney Buford 1995-99 811 Chad Gallagher 1987-91 .458 Doug McDermott, 2010-14 274-598 411 Benoit Benjamin 1982-85 2,110 Bob Harstad 1987-91 778 Rodney Buford 1995-99 .455 Booker Woodfox, 2007-09 147-323 183 Chad Gallagher 1987-91 1,983 Chad Gallagher 1987-91 759 Bob Harstad 1987-91 .453 Kyle Korver, 1999-03 371-819 174 Gregory Echenique 2010-13 1,876 Bob Portman 1966-69 747 Bob Portman 1966-69 .441 Rod Mason, 1986-88 132-299 153 Kenny Lawson Jr. 2006-11 1,801 Kyle Korver 1999-03 673 Rick Apke 1975-78 .440 Nerijus Karlikanovas, 1998-00 48-109 138 Brody Deren 2001-04 1,754 Nate Funk 2002-07 649 Vernon Moore 1981-85 .439 Ethan Wragge, 2009-14 334-761 136 Anthony Tolliver 2003-07 1,682 Rick Apke 1974-78 643 Paul Silas 1961-64 .431 Michael Lindeman, 2000-04 62-144 109 Doug Swenson 1997-99 1,661 Paul Silas 1961-64 621 Nate Funk 2002-07 .429 Duan Cole, 1987-92 176-410 104 Joe Dabbert 2000-04 1,654 Vernon Moore 1981-85 619 John C. Johnson 1975-79 .417 Marcus Zegarowski, 2018-Pres. 202-484 79 Adam Reid 1994-97 1,575 Benoit Benjamin 1982-85 .407 Cole Huff, 2015-17 124-305 79 Christian Bishop 2018-Pres. 1,526 John C. Johnson 1975-79 Field Goal Attempts 76 Livan Pyfrom 1999-01 1,500 Kevin McKenna 1977-81 FGA Name Years Free Throws Made 1,437 Eddie Cole 1951-55 2,075 Doug McDermott 2010-14 FT Name Years 1,369 Gene Harmon 1971-74 1,739 Rodney Buford 1995-99 594 Doug McDermott 2010-14 Assists 1,361 Duan Cole 1987-92 1,705 Bob Portman 1966-69 588 Bob Harstad 1987-91 Since 1970-71 1,342 Antoine Young 2008-12 1,584 Paul Silas 1961-64 525 Elton Tuttle 1951-54 Ast. Name Years 1,313 Kenny Lawson Jr. 2006-11 1,558 Bob Harstad 1987-91 418 Bob Gibson 1954-57 570 Ryan Sears 1997-01 1,309 Ryan Sears 1997-01 1,472 Chad Gallagher 1987-91 382 Bob Portman 1966-69 549 Ralph Bobik 1971-74 1,303 Elton Tuttle 1951-54 1,345 Wally Anderzunas 1965-69 375 Paul Silas 1961-64 505 Antoine Young 2008-12 1,292 Marcus Foster 2016-18 1,307 Nate Funk 2002-07 362 Antoine Young 2008-12 498 Grant Gibbs 2011-14 1,273 Mitch Ballock 2017-Pres. 1,258 Rick Apke 1974-78 356 Vernon Moore 1981-85 493 Austin Chatman 2011-15 1,272 Bob Gibson 1954-57 1,255 Kevin McKenna 1977-81 355 Benoit Benjamin 1982-85 458 Randy Eccker 1974-78 1,267 Wally Anderzunas 1965-67, 1968-69 350 Dick Harvey 1956-60 430 Tyler McKinney 2001-05 1,254 Gary Swain 1983-87 Field Goal Percentage 418 Vernon Moore 1981-85 1,241 Ty-Shon Alexander 2017-20 (Minimum 300 Attempts) Free Throw Attempts 391 Maurice Watson Jr. 2015-17 1,238 Ben Walker 1997-01 Pct. Name, Years FGM-FGA FTA Name Years 388 Josh Dotzler 2005-09 1,220 Marcus Zegarowski 2018-Pres. .684 Geoffrey Groselle, 2012-16 232-339 800 Bob Harstad 1987-91 1,196 Ray Yost 1951-54 .646 Christian Bishop, 2018-Pres. 277-420 759 Elton Tuttle 1951-54 1,172 Dick Harvey 1956-59 .628 Zach Hanson, 2013-17 218-347 715 Doug McDermott 2010-14 1,155 Ethan Wragge 2009-14 .625 Gregory Echenique, 2010-13 374-598 637 Paul Silas 1961-64 1,152 Dane Watts 2004-08 .615 Will Artino, 2011-15 256-416 575 Bob Gibson 1954-57 1,140 Khyri Thomas 2015-18 .611 Mike Grimes, 2000-04 292-478 509 Antoine Young 2008-12 1,116 Kenny Evans 1982-87 .602 Martin Krampelj, 2015-19 311-517 505 Dick Harvey 1956-60 1,115 Doug Brookins 1972-75 .585 Vernon Moore, 1981-85 649-1,109 503 Vernon Moore 1981-85 1,115 Daryl Stovall 1978-82 .562 Benoit Benjamin, 1982-85 610-1,085 493 Benoit Benjamin 1982-85 1,093 Tim Powers 1964-67 .551 Chad Gallagher, 1987-91 811-1,472 487 Bob Portman 1966-69 1,050 Reggie Morris 1982-86 1,031 Johnny Mathies 2003-06 3-pt Field Goals Free Throw Percentage 1,024 P’Allen Stinnett 2007-10 3FG Name Years (Minimum 200 Attempts) 1,023 Rod Mason 1986-88 371 Kyle Korver 1999-03 Pct. Name, Years FTM-FTA 1,013 Austin Chatman 2011-15 334 Ethan Wragge 2009-14 .891 Kyle Korver, 1999-03 312-350 1,006 Gregory Echenique 2010-13 302 Mitch Ballock 2017-Pres. .844 Mike Caruso, 1968-71 276-327 1,004 Anthony Tolliver 2003-07 274 Doug McDermott 2010-14 .831 Doug McDermott, 2010-14 594-715 Scoring Average 245 Ryan Sears 1997-01 .826 Cavel Witter, 2007-10 246-298 212 Rodney Buford 1995-99 .817 Nate Funk, 2002-07 312-382 Avg. Name, Years Pts. GP 210 Ty-Shon Alexander 2017-20 .813 Ty-Shon Alexander, 2017-20 231-284 24.68 Bob Portman, 1966-69 1,876 76 206 Jahenns Manigat 2010-14 .807 Ryan Sears, 1997-01 330-409 21.72 Doug McDermott, 2010-14 3,150 145 202 Marcus Zegarowski 2018-Pres. .800 Rick Apke, 1975-78 336-420 20.51 Paul Silas, 1961-64 1,661 81 Ryan Sears remains Creighton’s all-time 200 Nate Funk 2002-07 .796 James Farr, 1987-89 212-266 20.19 Bob Gibson, 1954-57 1,272 63 leader in both career assists (570) and .786 Austin Chatman, 2011-15 246-313 19.00 Marcus Foster, 2016-18 1,292 68 3-pt FG Attempts career steals (283). 18.10 Benoit Benjamin, 1982-85 1,575 87 FGA Name Years Rebounds 17.93 Rodney Buford, 1995-99 2,116 118 819 Kyle Korver 1999-03 Reb. Name Years 17.36 Wally Anderzunas, 1965-69 1,267 73 Steals 761 Ethan Wragge 2009-14 1,751 Paul Silas 1961-64 17.35 Tim Powers, 1964-67 1,093 63 Since 1979-80 750 Mitch Ballock 2017-Pres. 1,126 Bob Harstad 1987-91 17.05 Rod Mason, 1986-88 1,023 60 Stl. Name Years 689 Ryan Sears 1997-01 1,088 Doug McDermott 2010-14 283 Ryan Sears 1997-01 598 Doug McDermott 2010-14 1,005 Benoit Benjamin 1982-85 196 Josh Dotzler 2005-09 565 Ty-Shon Alexander 2017-20 979 Bob Portman 1966-69 195 Rodney Buford 1995-99 558 Rodney Buford 1995-99 891 Chad Gallagher 1987-91 186 Duan Cole 1987-92 508 Jahenns Manigat 2010-14 762 Kenny Lawson Jr. 2006-11 172 Kyle Korver 1999-03 492 Nate Funk 2002-07 716 Rodney Buford 1995-99 157 Johnny Mathies 2003-06 484 Marcus Zegarowski 2018-Pres. 709 Rick Apke 1974-78 154 Latrell Wrightsell 1988-92 481 Matt Roggenburk 1986-90 696 Wally Anderzunas 1965-67, 1968-69 150 Vernon Moore 1981-85 148 Ben Walker 1997-01 Doug McDermott is one of 10 men in Bold italics indicates player active in 2020-21 141 Khyri Thomas 2015-18 NCAA history to score 3,000 career points. 2020-21 Creighton Men's Basketball #17 Creighton Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 12, 2021) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 20-7 11-3 7-4 2-0 CONFERENCE 14-6 7-3 7-3 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-1 4-0 0-1 2-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 ZEGAROWSKI, Marcu 25-25 831 33.2 134-298 .4 5 0 67-166 .4 0 4 51-66 .7 7 3 8 85 93 3.7 48 1 109 51 1 32 386 15.4 34 MAHONEY, Denzel 26-26 802 30.8 110-296 .3 7 2 58-168 .3 4 5 57-77 .7 4 0 16 97 113 4.3 63 0 44 39 2 36 335 12.9 23 JEFFERSON, Damien 27-27 826 30.6 130-239 .5 4 4 31-79 .3 9 2 44-75 .5 8 7 45 107 152 5.6 53 1 67 50 8 34 335 12.4 13 BISHOP, Christian 27-27 623 23.1 122-177 .6 8 9 1-4 .2 5 0 56-94 .5 9 6 38 124 162 6.0 70 2 32 42 29 18 301 11.1 24 BALLOCK, Mitch 27-27 906 33.6 99-221 .4 4 8 70-174 .4 0 2 9-17 .5 2 9 2 79 81 3.0 31 0 67 31 6 25 277 10.3 32 KALKBRENNER, Ryan 27-0 377 14.0 78-117 .6 6 7 0-2 .0 0 0 22-41 .5 3 7 43 59 102 3.8 42 0 10 15 37 4 178 6.6 00 JONES, Antwann 27-1 306 11.3 34-88 .3 8 6 12-36 .3 3 3 20-30 .6 6 7 12 50 62 2.3 34 0 37 20 6 7 100 3.7 05 O'CONNELL, Alex 20-0 201 10.1 28-69 .4 0 6 10-32 .3 1 3 3-6 .5 0 0 9 38 47 2.4 16 1 11 8 0 9 69 3.5 04 MITCHELL, Shereef 27-2 389 14.4 31-71 .4 3 7 11-31 .3 5 5 16-20 .8 0 0 4 36 40 1.5 44 0 45 21 1 22 89 3.3 41 EPPERSON, Jacob 13-0 61 4.7 6-17 .3 5 3 2-5 .4 0 0 3-8 .3 7 5 5 16 21 1.6 5 0 6 3 7 0 17 1.3 20 ZEIL, Nic 8-0 24 3.0 2-4 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 3 5 8 1.0 7 0 0 4 0 1 8 1.0 14 OSMANI, Sami 8-0 21 2.6 3-8 .3 7 5 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 0.4 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0.8 12 MERFELD, Andrew 4-0 9 2.3 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5 22 DAVIS, Devin 7-0 14 2.0 1-6 .1 6 7 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0.3 10 CANFIELD, Jett 12-0 60 5.0 1-3 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 3 6 0 2 2 0.2 Team 41 52 93 10 Total...... 27 5450 780-1616 .4 8 3 263-708 .3 7 1 284-438 .6 4 8 227 751 978 36.2 418 5 432 301 97 192 2107 78.0 Opponents...... 27 5450 667-1651 .4 0 4 204-640 .3 1 9 301-421 .7 1 5 290 683 973 36.0 441 7 344 339 78 153 1839 68.1

TEAM STATISTICS CU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2107 1839 11-29-20 NORTH DAKOTA ST. W 69-58 252 Points per game 78.0 68.1 12-01-20 OMAHA W 94-67 251 Scoring margin +9.9 - 12-04-20 KENNESAW ST. W 93-58 201 FIELD GOALS-ATT 780-1616 667-1651 12-08-20 at #5 Kansas L 72-73 2500 Field goal pct .4 8 3 .4 0 4 12-11-20 NEBRASKA W 98-74 254 3 POINT FG-ATT 263-708 204-640 * 12-14-20 MARQUETTE L 84-89 255 3-point FG pct .3 7 1 .3 1 9 * 12-17-20 at St. John's W 94-76 0 3-pt FG made per game 9.7 7.6 * 12-20-20 at UConn Wot 76-74 0 FREE THROWS-ATT 284-438 301-421 * 12-23-20 #22 XAVIER W 66-61 1673 Free throw pct .6 4 8 .7 1 5 * 01-02-21 at Providence W 67-65 0 F-Throws made per game 10.5 11.1 * 01-06-21 SETON HALL W 89-53 1689 REBOUNDS 978 973 * 01-09-21 ST. JOHN'S W 97-79 1777 Rebounds per game 36.2 36.0 * 01-16-21 at Butler L o t 66-70 1693 Rebounding margin +0.2 - * 01-20-21 PROVIDENCE L 70-74 1731 ASSISTS 432 344 * 01-23-21 #23 CONNECTICUT W 74-66 1839 Assists per game 16.0 12.7 * 01-27-21 at Seton Hall W 85-81 0 TURNOVERS 301 339 * 01-30-21 at DePaul W 69-62 0 Turnovers per game 11.1 12.6 * 02-03-21 GEORGETOWN L 79-86 1845 Turnover margin +1.4 - * 02-06-21 at Marquette W 71-68 0 Assist/turnover ratio 1.4 1.0 * 02-09-21 at Georgetown W 63-48 0 STEALS 192 153 * 02-13-21 #5 VILLANOVA W 86-70 2544 Steals per game 7.1 5.7 * 02-24-21 DEPAUL W 77-53 1936 BLOCKS 97 78 * 02-27-21 at Xavier L 69-77 922 Blocks per game 3.6 2.9 * 03-03-21 at #10 Villanova L 60-72 0 ATTENDANCE 18666 5939 * 03-06-21 BUTLER W 93-73 2419 Home games-Avg/Game 14-1333 11-465 B 03-11-21 vs Butler W 87-56 0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-412 B 03-12-21 vs UConn W 59-56 824

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * = BIG EAST Conference game #17 Creighton 1023 1070 14 2107 B = BIG EAST Tournament (New York, NY) Opponents 881 942 16 1839 N = NCAA Tournament (Indianapolis, IN) 2020-21 Creighton Men's Basketball #17 Creighton Season/Career Statistics (as of Mar 12, 2021) All games

SEASON STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS

SUMMARY gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g ZEGAROWSKI, Marcus 25-25 33.2 .4 5 0 .4 0 4 .7 7 3 3.7 4.4 32 1 15.4 88-71 32.0 .4 6 6 .4 1 7 .7 6 8 3.5 4.2 96 5 13.9 MAHONEY, Denzel 26-26 30.8 .3 7 2 .3 4 5 .7 4 0 4.3 1.7 36 2 12.9 47-27 27.1 .3 9 1 .3 4 9 .7 8 8 3.8 1.2 55 4 12.5 JEFFERSON, Damien 27-27 30.6 .5 4 4 .3 9 2 .5 8 7 5.6 2.5 34 8 12.4 83-72 25.4 .5 3 8 .3 4 6 .6 1 3 5.1 1.6 64 16 9.4 BISHOP, Christian 27-27 23.1 .6 8 9 .2 5 0 .5 9 6 6.0 1.2 18 29 11.1 86-58 17.9 .6 4 6 .2 5 0 .5 6 2 4.5 1.0 50 79 7.9 BALLOCK, Mitch 27-27 33.6 .4 4 8 .4 0 2 .5 2 9 3.0 2.5 25 6 10.3 126-98 30.8 .4 4 2 .4 0 3 .7 3 4 3.9 2.7 101 31 10.1 KALKBRENNER, Ryan 27-0 14.0 .6 6 7 .0 0 0 .5 3 7 3.8 0.4 4 37 6.6 27-0 14.0 .6 6 7 .0 0 0 .5 3 7 3.8 0.4 4 37 6.6 JONES, Antwann 27-1 11.3 .3 8 6 .3 3 3 .6 6 7 2.3 1.4 7 6 3.7 27-1 11.3 .3 8 6 .3 3 3 .6 6 7 2.3 1.4 7 6 3.7 O'CONNELL, Alex 20-0 10.1 .4 0 6 .3 1 3 .5 0 0 2.4 0.6 9 0 3.5 20-0 10.1 .4 0 6 .3 1 3 .5 0 0 2.4 0.6 9 0 3.5 MITCHELL, Shereef 27-2 14.4 .4 3 7 .3 5 5 .8 0 0 1.5 1.7 22 1 3.3 54-4 14.1 .4 4 1 .2 7 9 .7 3 8 1.4 1.6 42 2 3.0 EPPERSON, Jacob 13-0 4.7 .3 5 3 .4 0 0 .3 7 5 1.6 0.5 0 7 1.3 34-0 9.1 .6 5 2 .6 3 6 .4 6 2 2.2 0.3 3 23 4.0 ZEIL, Nic 8-0 3.0 .5 0 0 .5 0 0 .7 5 0 1.0 0.0 1 0 1.0 23-0 3.0 .2 1 4 .2 0 0 .7 5 0 0.7 0.0 2 1 0.7 OSMANI, Sami 8-0 2.6 .3 7 5 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 0.4 0.0 1 0 0.8 8-0 2.6 .3 7 5 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 0.4 0.0 1 0 0.8 MERFELD, Andrew 4-0 2.3 .5 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 0.3 0.0 0 0 0.5 4-0 2.3 .5 0 0 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 0.3 0.0 0 0 0.5 DAVIS, Devin 7-0 2.0 .1 6 7 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 0.0 0.1 1 0 0.3 7-0 2.0 .1 6 7 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 0.0 0.1 1 0 0.3 CANFIELD, Jett 12-0 5.0 .3 3 3 .0 0 0 .0 0 0 0.0 0.3 2 0 0.2 33-0 5.7 .3 0 0 .2 3 1 .7 5 0 0.2 0.5 7 0 0.5

SCORING fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g ZEGAROWSKI, Marcus 134-298 .4 5 0 67-166 .4 0 4 51-66 .7 7 3 386 15.4 428-918 .4 6 6 202-484 .4 1 7 162-211 .7 6 8 1220 13.9 MAHONEY, Denzel 110-296 .3 7 2 58-168 .3 4 5 57-77 .7 4 0 335 12.9 190-486 .3 9 1 87-249 .3 4 9 119-151 .7 8 8 586 12.5 JEFFERSON, Damien 130-239 .5 4 4 31-79 .3 9 2 44-75 .5 8 7 335 12.4 311-578 .5 3 8 55-159 .3 4 6 103-168 .6 1 3 780 9.4 BISHOP, Christian 122-177 .6 8 9 1-4 .2 5 0 56-94 .5 9 6 301 11.1 277-429 .6 4 6 2-8 .2 5 0 127-226 .5 6 2 683 7.9 BALLOCK, Mitch 99-221 .4 4 8 70-174 .4 0 2 9-17 .5 2 9 277 10.3 440-996 .4 4 2 302-750 .4 0 3 91-124 .7 3 4 1273 10.1 KALKBRENNER, Ryan 78-117 .6 6 7 0-2 .0 0 0 22-41 .5 3 7 178 6.6 78-117 .6 6 7 0-2 .0 0 0 22-41 .5 3 7 178 6.6 JONES, Antwann 34-88 .3 8 6 12-36 .3 3 3 20-30 .6 6 7 100 3.7 34-88 .3 8 6 12-36 .3 3 3 20-30 .6 6 7 100 3.7 O'CONNELL, Alex 28-69 .4 0 6 10-32 .3 1 3 3-6 .5 0 0 69 3.5 28-69 .4 0 6 10-32 .3 1 3 3-6 .5 0 0 69 3.5 MITCHELL, Shereef 31-71 .4 3 7 11-31 .3 5 5 16-20 .8 0 0 89 3.3 60-136 .4 4 1 12-43 .2 7 9 31-42 .7 3 8 163 3.0 EPPERSON, Jacob 6-17 .3 5 3 2-5 .4 0 0 3-8 .3 7 5 17 1.3 58-89 .6 5 2 7-11 .6 3 6 12-26 .4 6 2 135 4.0 ZEIL, Nic 2-4 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 8 1.0 3-14 .2 1 4 1-5 .2 0 0 9-12 .7 5 0 16 0.7 OSMANI, Sami 3-8 .3 7 5 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 6 0.8 3-8 .3 7 5 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 6 0.8 MERFELD, Andrew 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 0.5 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 0.5 DAVIS, Devin 1-6 .1 6 7 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 0.3 1-6 .1 6 7 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 0.3 CANFIELD, Jett 1-3 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 0.2 6-20 .3 0 0 3-13 .2 3 1 3-4 .7 5 0 18 0.5

TOTALS o-reb d-reb t-reb pf fo ast to a/to o-reb d-reb t-reb pf fo ast to a/to ZEGAROWSKI, Marcus 8 85 93 48 1 109 51 2.1 29 282 311 170 1 373 189 2.0 MAHONEY, Denzel 16 97 113 63 0 44 39 1.1 38 141 179 108 0 58 68 0.9 JEFFERSON, Damien 45 107 152 53 1 67 50 1.3 121 301 422 142 1 131 111 1.2 BISHOP, Christian 38 124 162 70 2 32 42 0.8 123 262 385 200 4 85 113 0.8 BALLOCK, Mitch 2 79 81 31 0 67 31 2.2 53 442 495 196 1 336 142 2.4 KALKBRENNER, Ryan 43 59 102 42 0 10 15 0.7 43 59 102 42 0 10 15 0.7 JONES, Antwann 12 50 62 34 0 37 20 1.9 12 50 62 34 0 37 20 1.9 O'CONNELL, Alex 9 38 47 16 1 11 8 1.4 9 38 47 16 1 11 8 1.4 MITCHELL, Shereef 4 36 40 44 0 45 21 2.1 10 68 78 82 0 84 44 1.9 EPPERSON, Jacob 5 16 21 5 0 6 3 2.0 16 60 76 35 0 9 13 0.7 ZEIL, Nic 3 5 8 7 0 0 4 0.0 6 11 17 13 0 0 6 0.0 OSMANI, Sami 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0.0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0.0 MERFELD, Andrew 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 DAVIS, Devin 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1.0 CANFIELD, Jett 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0.5 0 6 6 11 0 15 8 1.9 BIG EAST MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT March 10-13 • Madison Square Garden • New York City

FIRST ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINAL Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13

NO. 9 MARQUETTE NO. 8 GEORGETOWN, 68-49 3:00 P.M. NO. 8 GEORGETOWN, 72-71 NOON NO. 8 GEORGETOWN NO. 1 VILLANOVA

NO. 8 GEORGETOWN, 66-58 6:00 P.M.

NO. 5 SETON HALL

3:00 P.M. NO. 5 SETON HALL, 77-69 OT NO. 4 ST. JOHN’S

6:30 P.M.

NO. 10 BUTLER, 70-69 OT NO. 10 BUTLER NO. 2 CREIGHTON, 87-56 6:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M. NO. 2 CREIGHTON NO. 7 XAVIER 9:00 P.M. NO. 2 CREIGHTON, 59-56 NO. 11 DEPAUL, 70-62 NO. 11 DEPAUL 9:00 P.M. NO. 3 CONNECTICUT, 94-60 9:00 P.M. NO. 3 CONNECTICUT NO. 6 PROVIDENCE All times listed are Eastern.