Georgetown wins 81-57 over Creighton to open Big East schedule
AP
Dec 18, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) Jayden Epps scored 21 points as Georgetown Hoyas beat Creighton Bluejays 81-57 to open Big East Conference play on Wednesday night.
Epps had three steals for the Hoyas (9-2, 1-0). Micah Peavy scored 20 points and added eight rebounds, eight assists, and seven steals. Curtis Williams went 4 of 6 from the field to finish with 12 points.
Steven Ashworth led the Bluejays (7-5, 0-1) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and four assists. Creighton also got 13 points and three steals from Jackson McAndrew. Ryan Kalkbrenner had 10 points and three blocks.
Georgetown took the lead with 1:41 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Williams led the team in scoring with eight points in the first half for a 34-28 lead at the break. Peavy scored 16 points in the second half to help lead the way as Georgetown went on to secure a victory, outscoring Creighton by 18 points in the second half.
NEXT UP
Up next for Georgetown is a Sunday matchup with Seton Hall on the road, and Creighton hosts Villanova on Saturday.
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1st Half
CREI
Bluejays
28
GTWN
Hoyas
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Thomas Sorber (Hoyas gains possession)
19:40
+2
Thomas Sorber makes two point layup (Micah Peavy assists)
0-2
19:24
+3
Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)
3-2
18:58
+2
Thomas Sorber makes two point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists)
3-4
18:34
Jackson McAndrew turnover (bad pass)
18:19
+3
Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists)
3-7
17:54
+3
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot
6-7
17:31
Jordan Burks turnover (out of bounds)
17:13
+3
Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)
9-7
16:56
+2
Micah Peavy makes two point pullup jump shot
9-9
16:43
Steven Ashworth misses two point driving floating jump shot
16:41
Micah Peavy defensive rebound
16:34
Thomas Sorber misses three point jump shot
16:32
Caleb Williams offensive rebound
16:25
Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
16:23
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
16:14
Mason Miller turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Epps steals)
16:08
Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
16:06
Bluejays defensive rebound
15:39
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot
15:37
Drew McKenna defensive rebound
15:19
+3
Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists)
9-12
14:59
Mason Miller misses three point jump shot
14:57
Drew McKenna defensive rebound
14:32
Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jayden Epps's two point jump shot
14:30
Mason Miller defensive rebound
14:19
Micah Peavy personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
14:19
TV timeout
14:08
Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (out of bounds)
13:52
Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
13:50
Bluejays defensive rebound
13:28
Jayden Epps shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
13:28
+1
Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-12
13:28
+1
Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-12
13:03
Thomas Sorber turnover (bad pass) (Jamiya Neal steals)
12:47
Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
12:45
Caleb Williams defensive rebound
12:34
Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Thomas Sorber's two point layup
12:32
Thomas Sorber offensive rebound
12:24
Thomas Sorber misses three point bank jump shot
12:22
Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
12:09
Jamiya Neal misses two point layup
12:07
Thomas Sorber defensive rebound
11:57
+2
Thomas Sorber makes two point driving layup (Micah Peavy assists)
11-14
11:46
+2
Steven Ashworth makes two point pullup jump shot
13-14
11:28
Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
11:26
Jasen Green defensive rebound
11:18
+2
Steven Ashworth makes two point driving finger roll layup
15-14
10:54
+2
Caleb Williams makes two point jump shot (Thomas Sorber assists)
15-16
10:40
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
10:38
Micah Peavy defensive rebound
10:29
+2
Micah Peavy makes two point stepback jump shot
15-18
10:18
Jasen Green turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Williams steals)
10:08
+3
Curtis Williams Jr. makes three point jump shot (Thomas Sorber assists)
15-21
10:06
Hoyas 30 second timeout
10:06
TV timeout
9:53
Fredrick King misses two point layup
9:51
Caleb Williams defensive rebound
9:43
+2
Thomas Sorber makes two point dunk (Jayden Epps assists)
15-23
9:25
+3
Steven Ashworth makes three point pullup jump shot
18-23
9:02
+2
Curtis Williams Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot
18-25
8:33
Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
8:31
Caleb Williams defensive rebound
8:09
Curtis Williams Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:07
Bluejays defensive rebound
7:51
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
7:49
Jackson McAndrew offensive rebound
7:45
Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
7:43
Caleb Williams defensive rebound
7:35
Jayden Epps misses two point layup
7:33
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
7:33
Drew Fielder personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
7:33
TV timeout
7:10
Shane Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Micah Peavy steals)