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Kalkbrenner scores 26, Creighton downs Butler 80-76

AP
Jan 11, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Ryan Kalkbrenner had 26 points in Creighton's 80-76 win against Butler on Saturday.

Kalkbrenner added nine rebounds, three steals, and six blocks for the Bluejays (10-6, 3-2 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth added 22 points with 12 rebounds and nine assists. Neal Jamiya went 7 of 16 from the field to finish with 14 points.

Patrick McCaffery finished with 21 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (7-10, 0-6). Pierre Brooks added 14 points and seven rebounds for Butler. Boden Kapke also had 13 points. The loss was the Bulldogs' ninth straight.

Creighton went into the half tied with Butler 43-43. Ashworth scored 14 points in the half. Creighton took the lead for good with 12:36 left in the second half on a dunk from Kalkbrenner to make it a 56-54 game.

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Creighton plays Tuesday against Providence at home, and Butler hosts Seton Hall on Wednesday.

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1st Half
CREI
Bluejays
43
BUT
Bulldogs
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Andre Screen (Bluejays gains possession)
19:48		Steven Ashworth misses two point layup
19:46		Andre Screen defensive rebound
19:27		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Andre Screen's two point hook shot
19:25		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
19:17		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot
19:15		Steven Ashworth offensive rebound
19:06		Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
19:04		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
18:42	+2	Kolby King makes two point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)	0-2
18:27		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
18:25		Andre Screen defensive rebound
18:16	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup	0-4
17:51	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists)	2-4
17:34		Patrick McCaffery misses two point hook shot
17:32		Andre Screen offensive rebound
17:25		Patrick McCaffery turnover (bad pass) (Jackson McAndrew steals)
17:18	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists)	4-4
16:59		Pierre Brooks II turnover (lost ball) (Steven Ashworth steals)
16:50		Jamiya Neal misses two point layup
16:48		Steven Ashworth offensive rebound
16:40		Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot
16:38		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
16:32		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
16:30		Kolby King defensive rebound
16:25	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup	4-6
16:11		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point hook shot
16:09		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
15:59		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
15:57		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
15:51	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	6-6
15:25		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
15:23		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
15:17		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
15:15		Andre Screen defensive rebound
14:56		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
14:54		Jasen Green defensive rebound
14:49	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	9-6
14:32		Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
14:30		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
14:22		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
14:20		Jasen Green offensive rebound
14:16	+2	Jasen Green makes two point dunk	11-6
14:16		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
14:16		TV timeout
14:06		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
14:04		Fredrick King defensive rebound
13:44		Fredrick King misses two point layup
13:42		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
13:36		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
13:34		Jasen Green defensive rebound
13:22		Steven Ashworth turnover (lost ball)
12:54	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup (Boden Kapke assists)	11-8
12:40		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
12:38		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
12:27		Boden Kapke misses two point layup
12:25		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
12:20	+2	Fredrick King makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists)	13-8
11:54	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Landon Moore assists)	13-10
11:27	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point layup	15-10
11:27		Finley Bizjack shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
11:27		TV timeout
11:27	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-10
11:16		Fedor Žugić shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
11:16	+1	Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-11
11:16	+1	Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-12
11:02		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
11:00		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
10:49		Patrick McCaffery turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals)
10:43		Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (bad pass) (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
10:34	+3	Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	16-15
10:06	+3	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Fedor Žugić assists)	19-15
9:51	+3	Boden Kapke makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	19-18
9:30		Fedor Žugić misses two point jump shot
9:28		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
9:13		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point layup
9:11		Boden Kapke offensive rebound
9:05	+2	Boden Kapke makes two point layup	19-20
8:49	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot	21-20
8:29		Fedor Žugić blocks Landon Moore's two point layup
8:27		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
8:18	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point layup	23-20
8:03	+2	Finley Bizjack makes two point layup (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	23-22
7:54		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
7:52		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
7:41	+2	Boden Kapke makes two point hook shot	23-24
7:23	+3	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	26-24
7:01	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Boden Kapke assists)	26-27
6:59		Bluejays 30 second timeout
6:59		TV timeout
6:39	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk	28-27
6:18	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup (Andre Screen assists)	28-29
6:05	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	31-29
5:52		Kolby King misses two point jump shot
5:50		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
5:41		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
5:39		Bulldogs defensive rebound
5:19		Official timeout
5:11		Finley Bizjack misses two point jump shot
5:09		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
5:04		Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass)
4:52	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)	31-31
4:25	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point jump shot	33-31
4:11	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup	33-33
4:04		Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass)
3:52		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
3:50		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
3:33		Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot
3:31		Steven Ashworth offensive rebound
3:28		TV timeout
3:19		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
3:17		Steven Ashworth offensive rebound
3:12	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	36-33
2:58	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point dunk	36-35
2:41	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point jump shot (Jasen Green assists)	38-35
2:17	+2	Andre Screen makes two point layup	38-37
2:10		Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Finley Bizjack steals)
2:03	+2	Finley Bizjack makes two point layup	38-39
1:48	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot	40-39
1:23	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot	40-41
1:09	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point layup (Jackson McAndrew assists)	42-41
1:09		Jahmyl Telfort shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-41
0:54	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup (Boden Kapke assists)	43-43
0:41		Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
0:39		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
0:22		Jahmyl Telfort turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals)
0:05		Jahmyl Telfort personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
0:04		Finley Bizjack personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
0:02		Landon Moore personal foul (Jackson McAndrew draws the foul)
0:01		Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CREI
Bluejays
37
BUT
Bulldogs
33

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
19:50		Bluejays defensive rebound
19:33		Jamiya Neal misses two point layup
19:31		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
19:26	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup	45-43
19:10	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	45-45
18:44	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point jump shot	47-45
18:26		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
18:24		Patrick McCaffery offensive rebound
18:18		Jackson McAndrew shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
18:18	+1	Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-46
18:18	+1	Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-47
17:47		Bluejays turnover (shot clock violation)
17:26		Andre Screen misses two point layup
17:24		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
17:12		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
17:10		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
17:08		Jackson McAndrew personal foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
16:50		Pierre Brooks II turnover (lost ball)
16:31		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
16:29		Kolby King defensive rebound
16:19		Boden Kapke misses three point jump shot
16:17		Bluejays defensive rebound
16:05		Jahmyl Telfort personal foul
15:56	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup	49-47
15:30		Kolby King misses three point jump shot
15:28		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
15:20		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot
15:18		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
15:05		Boden Kapke turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals)
15:05		TV timeout
15:05		TV timeout
14:56		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Pierre Brooks II's two point layup
14:54		Pierre Brooks II offensive rebound
14:48	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup	49-49
14:30		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
14:28		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
14:17	+3	Boden Kapke makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists)	49-52
13:51	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup	51-52
13:35		Steven Ashworth shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
13:35		Jahmyl Telfort misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:35		Jahmyl Telfort misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:35		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
13:20	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	54-52
12:57	+2	Finley Bizjack makes two point layup	54-54
12:49		Landon Moore personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
12:36	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Jackson McAndrew assists)	56-54
12:20		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Patrick McCaffery's two point layup
12:18		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
12:08		Boden Kapke shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
12:08	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-54
12:08		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:08		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
11:47		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
11:45		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
11:37		Landon Moore blocks Steven Ashworth's two point layup
11:35		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
11:16		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point layup
11:14		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup	59-54
11:01		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
11:01		TV timeout
10:50	+2	Andre Screen makes two point layup	59-56
10:50		Fredrick King shooting foul (Andre Screen draws the foul)
10:50		TV timeout
10:50	+1	Andre Screen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-57
10:35	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup	61-57
10:15		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
10:13		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
9:59	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup	63-57
9:40		Landon Moore misses three point jump shot
9:38		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
9:19	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot	65-57
9:09		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:55		Mason Miller shooting foul (Andre Screen draws the foul)
8:55		Andre Screen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:55	+1	Andre Screen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-58
8:32		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
8:30		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
8:08		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Andre Screen's two point hook shot
8:06		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
7:50	+3	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	68-58
7:18		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
7:16		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
7:09		Andre Screen personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
7:09		TV timeout
6:50		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point dunk
6:48		Boden Kapke defensive rebound
6:42		Boden Kapke misses three point jump shot
6:40		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
6:26	+2	Isaac Traudt makes two point hook shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	70-58
6:09	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	70-60
5:45	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup	72-60
5:18		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
5:03		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
4:51	+3	Boden Kapke makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists)	72-63
4:27		Jamiya Neal turnover (bad pass) (Finley Bizjack steals)
4:24		Mason Miller personal foul
4:12	+3	Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists)	72-66
3:45		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
3:43		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
3:36		Boden Kapke misses three point jump shot
3:34		Boden Kapke offensive rebound
3:30		Jahmyl Telfort turnover (bad pass) (Jamiya Neal steals)
3:23	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	75-66
3:21		Isaac Traudt personal foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
3:21		TV timeout
3:21		Jahmyl Telfort misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:21		Mason Miller defensive rebound
2:54		Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot
2:52		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
2:32		Steven Ashworth personal foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul)
2:32	+1	Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-67
2:32	+1	Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-68
2:13		Jahmyl Telfort personal foul
1:56		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
1:54		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
1:43	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point layup (Kolby King assists)	75-70
1:16	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup	77-70
0:56	+3	Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot (Kolby King assists)	77-73
0:56		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:55		Pierre Brooks II personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
0:55		Kolby King personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-73
0:55	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-73
0:46	+3	Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	79-76
0:39		Kolby King personal foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul)
0:39		Jamiya Neal misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:39		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
0:22		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Pierre Brooks II's two point layup
0:20		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:19		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
0:17		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
0:16		Kolby King personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-76
0:16		Steven Ashworth misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:16		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
0:08		Kolby King misses three point jump shot
0:06		Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Isaac Traudt defensive rebound