2019-20 Creighton Men’s Basketball Game #8: Oral Roberts at Creighton • Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 • 7:30 p.m. SID Contact: Rob Anderson • Office Phone: (402) 280-5544 • Cell Phone: (402) 660-5854 • E-mail: [email protected] Oral Roberts at Creighton Bluejays CHI Health Center Omaha (17,352) • Omaha, Neb. Radio: KOZN 1620 AM, www.1620thezone.com, KOOO (101.9 FM) Television: FS1 (Kevin Kugler, Nick Bahe) Series History: Creighton leads, 7-4 (3-4) Last Meeting: Creighton 66, Oral Roberts 65 on Dec. 17, 2016 in Omaha, Neb. (5-2) November Next Game 1 MCKENDREE (Exh.) W 95-63 Creighton (5-2) starts a season-long four-game Television Broadcast Information 5 KENNESAW STATE (FSN) W 81-55 homestand this week with a pair of contests. Tuesday’s game will be televised nationally by FS1, 12 at Michigan $ (FS1) L 69-79 The stretch begins on Tuesday, Dec. 3 when the with Kevin Kugler and Nick Bahe on the call. 16 LOUISIANA TECH (FS2) W 82-72 Bluejays welcome Oral Roberts (3-4) to CHI Health 22 CAL POLY% (FS1) W 86-70 Center Omaha. Video Webcast Information 24 NORTH FLORIDA% (FS1) W 76-67 Tip-off at First National Bank Court is listed as Live streaming video of Tuesday’s game will be 28 vs. San Diego State# (FS1) L 52-83 7:30 p.m. available via FOXSportsGO.com for desktop users, 29 vs. #12 Texas Tech# (FS1) W 83-76 (OT) and via the FOX Sports GO app for mobile devices Fan Appreciation Night Set For Tuesday (iOS, Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones December A special 90-minute beverage promotion will be and select Window devices). A cable authorization 3 ORAL ROBERTS (FS1) 7:30 pm available to early-arriving fans on Tuesday, Dec. 3 may be required. 7 NEBRASKA (FS1) 1:30 pm before the Bluejays take on Oral Roberts. The FOX Sports GO mobile app can be down- 13 UTRGV (FS1) 7:00 pm Venue doors open at 6:00 pm, and the promo- loaded for free from the iTunes App Store, Google 17 OKLAHOMA (FS1) 7:30 pm tion, available from 6:00-7:30 pm, only, includes Play, Amazon App Store or the Windows Store, and 21 at Arizona State (Pac-12) 7:30 pm the games are now available internationally. 28 MIDLAND (FS1) 5:00 pm 12-ounce beers and soft drinks for $1.00 each in the Bud Light Zone area. January Live Stats Information 1 MARQUETTE* (CBSSN) 8:00 pm Radio Broadcast Information All of Creighton’s games this season will have free 4 at Butler* (FS1) 11:00 am KOZN (1620 AM) will broadcast all Creighton men’s live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click 7 VILLANOVA* (FS1) 8:00 pm basketball games during the 2019-20 season. on the small bar graph icon on the scoreboard at 11 at Xavier* (TV TBD) 1:00 pm KOOO (101.9 FM) will also broadcast all home the top of the page for the event of your choosing. 15 at Georgetown* (CBSSN) 6:00 pm games. Home games can also be followed by those who 18 PROVIDENCE* (FS1) 3:30 pm John Bishop and former Bluejay Brody Deren have mobile devices with internet capability at 22 at DePaul* (CBSSN) 8:00 pm will call the action. The audio is also webcast live at www.gocreightonstats.com. 26 XAVIER* (FS1) (Pink Out) 3:00 pm www.1620thezone.com. Creighton -- Last Game Starters February • First career double-double vs. #12 Texas Tech (18 pts/12 reb.). 1 at Villanova* (FS1) 11:00 am Ty-Shon Alexander • G • Voted Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST by league coaches and 5 at Providence* (FSN) 6:00 pm 5 6-4 • 195 • Jr. • Charlotte, N.C. Preseason Second Team All-American by Street & Smith’s. 8 ST. JOHN’S* (CBSSN) 5:00 pm PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • 1 of 50 on Preseason Watch List for John R. Wooden Award. 12 at Seton Hall* (FS1) 5:30 pm 16.1 5.6 .475 .783 • Played in Pan American Games for Team USA in August. 15 DEPAUL* (FS1) 6:30 pm 18 at Marquette* (FS1) 7:30 pm Marcus Zegarowski • G • Playmaking guard led the BIG EAST in 3FG% last year (.426). 23 BUTLER* (FS1) 3:00 pm 11 6-2 • 180 • So. • Hamilton, Mass. • Has made a 3FG in 16 straight games. • Leading Creighton in scoring & assists this year. March PPG APG 3FG% FT% • Career-high 32 points in OT win vs. #12 Texas Tech (11/29). 1 at St. John’s* (FS1) 11:00 am 18.4 4.0 .404 .667 • Brother of Orlando Magic’s Michael Carter-Williams. 4 GEORGETOWN* (FSN) 7:00 pm 7 SETON HALL* (FOX) (Senior Day) 1:30 pm Christian Bishop • F • Had 4 of his 8 rebounds in OT in win vs. #12 Texas Tech (11/29). 13 6-7 • 205 • So. • Lee’s Summit, Mo. • Early returns would indicate he’s CU’s most improved player. BIG EAST Tournament (New York, N.Y.) • Career-highs with 12 points and 3 blocked shots in first career PPG RPG BPG FT% 11 First Round (FS1) 6:00 / 8:30 pm start in 2019-20 season-opener vs. Kennesaw State (11/5). 12 Quarterfinals (FS1) 11:00 am/1:30/6:00/8:30 pm 7.7 5.1 0.9 .412 • Averaged 15.7 ppg. and 5.0 rpg. in 3 games in Australia. 13 Semifinals (FS1) 5:30 / 8:00 pm Damien Jefferson • F • Had 16 points & 8 rebounds in win vs. Cal Poly (Nov. 22). 14 Championship (FOX) 5:30 pm 23 6-5 • 200 • Jr • East Chicago, Ind. • Owned 7 rebounds in win over Louisiana Tech (Nov. 16). • Missed season opener vs. Kennesaw State due to injury (11/5). * BIG EAST Conference regular season games PPG RPG APG FT% • Started 16 games a season ago. % 19th Annual Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic (Omaha, Neb.) # 19th Annual Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) 8.2 4.8 1.7 .588 • Began college career at New Mexico. $ Gavitt Tipoff Games All times listed are Central and subject to change Mitch Ballock • G • First double-double vs. North Florida with 15 pts, 11 reb. (11/24) Home games in BOLD CAPS at CHI Health Center Omaha 24 6-5 • 205 • Jr. • Eudora, Kan. • Led team with 18.3 points per game in Australia. • Made 95 three-pointers last year, including BIG EAST record 11 in PPG RPG 3FG% FT% regular-season finale vs. DePaul (3/9/19). 12.7 5.4 .442 .769 • Ranked 27th in NCAA last year in 3FG% (.419); 55th in 3FG (95). 2019-20 BIG EAST Standings (11/30) Scouting Creighton 01) and Wayne State (1994-2000). He owns a career BIG EAST only All Games Creighton is 5-2 this season and coming off an mark of 492-306 in his 26th season and is 361- Team W L W L 83-76 overtime win vs. No. 12 Texas Tech on Friday 242 in his 19th Division I campaign. McDermott is DePaul 0 0 8 0 in Las Vegas. assisted by Alan Huss and Paul Lusk. Butler 0 0 7 0 CU returns five of its top six scorers from a year #25 Xavier 0 0 7 1 ago, a group led by guards Marcus Zegarowski Wrecked ‘Em Marquette 0 0 5 1 (18.4 ppg., 4.0 apg.), Ty-Shon Alexander (16.1 Before Creighton scored 83 points on Friday, Texas #13 Seton Hall 0 0 6 2 ppg., 5.6 rpg.) and Mitch Ballock (12.7 ppg., 5.4 Tech had allowed only one team to score more St. John’s 0 0 6 2 rpg.). The trio have accounted for 59 three-pointers than 80 points since the start of last year -- 85 by Creighton 0 0 5 2 and 62.6 percent of CU’s overall points thus far. Virginia in the 2019 NCAA Tournament title game. #22 Villanova 0 0 4 2 The Bluejays have played this year without the Creighton’s 46 points in the first half tied the Georgetown 0 0 4 3 services of senior guard Davion Mintz (9.7 ppg., most by any TTU foe in a half since the start of last Providence 0 0 4 4 in 28.8 mpg. last season) and sophomore center season, something only Kansas did (in Lawrence). Jacob Epperson (4.8 ppg last season) due to injury. Creighton’s 51.7 percent shooting was the best 2019-20 Honors & Awards Overall, Creighton returns nine lettermen and by a Texas Tech opponent since Oklahoma State Ty-Shon Alexander four starters from last year’s team that finished shot 52.2 percent on Feb. 21, 2018. The Red Raiders Jerry West Award Watch List (20) John R. Wooden Award Preseason Watch List (50) 20-15 and tied for third in the BIG EAST Conference had played 53 games since then before facing CU. Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST with a 9-9 league record. The Bluejays advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIT with victories over Surely Shereef Marcus Zegarowski Loyola (Chicago) and Memphis before falling at Creighton freshman Shereef Mitchell had a sea- 19th Annual Las Vegas Classic All-Tournament Team TCU. son-high 10 points in last Thursday’s game vs. San Diego State, making 3-of-4 shots and 4-of-4 free 2019-20 BIG EAST Preseason Poll Scouting Oral Roberts throws. Rk. School (1st place votes) .......... Total Oral Roberts is 3-4 this season, with the home team Mitchell is the seventh different Creighton play- 1.