Creighton Bluejays vs NC State Wolfpack

Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round

23-11

Final

	1	2	T
NC State NCSU	26	37	63
Creighton CREI	28	44	72

Creighton BluejaysCreightonCREI

22-12

Baylor Scheierman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
Baylor Scheierman made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.
Trey Alexander made Jumper.
Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
Mason Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.
Francisco Farabello made Layup.
Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
Mason Miller missed Jumper.
Trey Alexander made Jumper.
Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Trey Alexander.
Trey Alexander missed Jumper.
Trey Alexander missed Layup.
Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Jumper.
Arthur Kaluma missed Layup.
Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.
Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Alexander.
Trey Alexander missed Layup.
Arthur Kaluma made Jumper.
Trey Alexander made Layup.
Arthur Kaluma made Layup.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Ryan Nembhard missed Layup.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
Trey Alexander made Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
Trey Alexander missed Layup.
Baylor Scheierman missed Jumper.
Ryan Nembhard made Layup.
Baylor Scheierman missed Layup.
Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Nembhard made Layup.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
Baylor Scheierman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner.
Baylor Scheierman made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper.
Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
Jack Clark missed Layup.
D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper.
Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
Jack Clark missed Jumper.
Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Jarkel Joiner made Layup.
Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Terquavion Smith made Layup.
Terquavion Smith missed Layup.
Terquavion Smith made Layup.
Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Jarkel Joiner missed Three Point Jumper.
LJ Thomas made Jumper.
Casey Morsell made Jumper.
D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper.
Ebenezer Dowuona missed Jumper.
Casey Morsell made Layup.
Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Clark missed Layup.
Terquavion Smith missed Layup.
Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
Jarkel Joiner made Jumper.
Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Casey Morsell made Jumper.
Casey Morsell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarkel Joiner.
Jarkel Joiner missed Layup.
Terquavion Smith made Layup.
D.J. Burns Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Terquavion Smith.
Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
Casey Morsell missed Layup.
Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
Jarkel Joiner made Jumper.
Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
Terquavion Smith missed Layup.
Jarkel Joiner made Jumper.
Terquavion Smith missed Layup.
Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
Jarkel Joiner missed Three Point Jumper.
Casey Morsell missed Layup.
Terquavion Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarkel Joiner.
Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
D.J. Burns Jr. missed Layup.
Jack Clark made Three Point Jumper.
Terquavion Smith made Dunk.
Jarkel Joiner missed Three Point Jumper.
Terquavion Smith made Layup.
Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
Jarkel Joiner made Layup.
Jarkel Joiner missed Three Point Jumper.

NC STATE

CREIGHTON

TIME		NCSU	CREI
20:00	Jump Ball won by Creighton	0	0
19:52	Baylor Scheierman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner.	0	3
19:29	Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.	0	3
19:29	Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.	0	3
19:19	Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.	0	5
19:01	D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper.	0	5
19:01	Baylor Scheierman Defensive Rebound.	0	5
18:50	Baylor Scheierman Turnover.	0	5
18:50	D.J. Burns Jr. Steal.	0	5
18:50	Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.	0	5
18:50	Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.	0	5
18:38	Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
18:38	Jarkel Joiner Defensive Rebound.	0	5
18:31	Jack Clark missed Layup.	0	5
18:31	Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.	0	5
18:19	Foul on Terquavion Smith.	0	5
18:15	Foul on Terquavion Smith.	0	5
18:03	Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
18:03	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:43	D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper.	0	5
17:43	Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.	0	5
17:43	D.J. Burns Jr. Offensive Rebound.	0	5
17:43	Jump Ball won by NC State	0	5
17:30	Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.	0	5
17:30	Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:10	Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
17:10	Casey Morsell Defensive Rebound.	0	5
16:52	Jack Clark missed Jumper.	0	5
16:52	Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.	0	5
16:45	Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
16:45	Casey Morsell Defensive Rebound.	0	5
16:32	Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
16:32	Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound.	0	5
16:19	Baylor Scheierman made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.	0	7
15:58	Jarkel Joiner made Layup.	2	7
15:35	Baylor Scheierman Turnover.	2	7
15:35	Official TV Timeout	2	7
15:24	Terquavion Smith made Jumper.	4	7
14:57	Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.	4	7
14:57	Creighton Offensive Rebound.	4	7
14:50	Trey Alexander made Jumper.	4	9
14:28	Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
14:28	Fredrick King Defensive Rebound.	4	9
14:08	Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
14:08	Casey Morsell Defensive Rebound.	4	9
14:02	Terquavion Smith Turnover.	4	9
14:02	Trey Alexander Steal.	4	9
13:45	Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
13:45	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	4	9
13:34	Terquavion Smith made Layup.	6	9
13:34	Foul on Fredrick King.	6	9
13:34	Terquavion Smith missed Free Throw.	6	9
13:34	Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.	6	9
13:09	Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.	6	9
13:09	Terquavion Smith Defensive Rebound.	6	9
13:01	Terquavion Smith missed Layup.	6	9
13:01	Mason Miller Defensive Rebound.	6	9
12:47	Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.	6	9
12:47	Ebenezer Dowuona Defensive Rebound.	6	9
12:23	Terquavion Smith made Layup.	8	9
12:00	Mason Miller missed Three Point Jumper.	8	9
12:00	Jarkel Joiner Defensive Rebound.	8	9
11:45	Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	8	9
11:45	Mason Miller Defensive Rebound.	8	9
11:25	Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.	8	11
10:57	Jarkel Joiner missed Three Point Jumper.	8	11
10:57	Francisco Farabello Defensive Rebound.	8	11
10:49	Foul on Ebenezer Dowuona.	8	11
10:49	Official TV Timeout	8	11
10:26	Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.	8	13
10:06	LJ Thomas made Jumper.	10	13
9:48	Foul on D.J. Burns Jr..	10	13
9:48	Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.	10	14
9:48	Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.	10	15
9:32	Casey Morsell made Jumper.	12	15
9:14	Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.	12	15
9:14	Jarkel Joiner Defensive Rebound.	12	15
8:56	D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper.	12	15
8:56	Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound.	12	15
8:44	Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.	12	17
8:44	Foul on D.J. Burns Jr..	12	17
8:44	Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.	12	18
8:21	Ebenezer Dowuona missed Jumper.	12	18
8:21	Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.	12	18
7:57	Trey Alexander Turnover.	12	18
7:57	Casey Morsell Steal.	12	18
7:52	Casey Morsell made Layup.	14	18
7:33	Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.	14	20
7:09	Foul on Baylor Scheierman.	14	20
7:09	Official TV Timeout	14	20
7:03	Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.	14	20
7:03	Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.	14	20
7:03	Creighton Defensive Rebound.	14	20
6:41	Foul on Baylor Scheierman.	14	20
6:41	Baylor Scheierman Turnover.	14	20
6:15	Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner.	14	20
6:15	Ebenezer Dowuona made Free Throw.	15	20
6:15	Ebenezer Dowuona made Free Throw.	16	20
5:49	Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.	16	22
5:27	Terquavion Smith made Jumper.	18	22
5:11	Francisco Farabello made Layup.	18	24
5:00	Terquavion Smith made Jumper.	20	24
4:48	Foul on Ebenezer Dowuona.	20	24
4:47	Arthur Kaluma Turnover.	20	24
4:47	Jack Clark Steal.	20	24
4:39	Terquavion Smith made Jumper.	22	24
4:16	Arthur Kaluma Turnover.	22	24
4:02	Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.	22	24
4:02	Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.	22	24
3:56	Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.	22	24
3:56	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	22	24
3:45	Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.	22	24
3:45	Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.	22	24
3:37	Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.	22	24
3:37	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	22	24
3:30	Foul on Ryan Nembhard.	22	24
3:30	Official TV Timeout	22	24
3:30	Jarkel Joiner made Free Throw.	23	24
3:30	Jarkel Joiner made Free Throw.	24	24
3:19	Mason Miller missed Jumper.	24	24
3:19	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	24	24
3:09	Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.	24	24
3:09	Trey Alexander Defensive Rebound.	24	24
2:44	Trey Alexander made Jumper.	24	26
2:22	Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	24	26
2:22	Ernest Ross Offensive Rebound.	24	26
2:15	Jack Clark missed Layup.	24	26
2:15	Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.	24	26
1:46	Foul on Jarkel Joiner.	24	26
1:46	Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.	24	27
1:46	Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.	24	28
1:32	Foul on Ryan Nembhard.	24	28
1:27	Terquavion Smith missed Layup.	24	28
1:27	Terquavion Smith Offensive Rebound.	24	28
1:25	Terquavion Smith Turnover.	24	28
0:57	Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.	24	28
0:57	Casey Morsell Defensive Rebound.	24	28
0:48	Terquavion Smith made Jumper.	26	28
0:40	Creighton Timeout	26	28
0:40	Official TV Timeout	26	28
0:22	Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.	26	28
0:22	Breon Pass Defensive Rebound.	26	28
0:02	Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.	26	28
0:02	Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.	26	28
0:00	End of 1st half	26	28

Ball Arena

3:56 PM, March 17, 2023Coverage: TNT

Denver, CO

Attendance: 19,149

Referees:
Larry Scirotto
Tim Clougherty
Eric Curry

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Duke	19-1	-	35-4
Clemson	18-2	1	27-7
Louisville	18-2	1	27-8
SMU	13-7	6	24-11
Wake Forest	13-7	6	21-11
North Carolina	13-7	6	23-14
Stanford	11-9	8	21-14
Georgia Tech	10-10	9	17-17
Florida State	8-12	11	17-15
Pittsburgh	8-12	11	17-15
Virginia	8-12	11	15-17
Notre Dame	8-12	11	15-18
Virginia Tech	8-12	11	13-19
Syracuse	7-13	12	14-19
California	6-14	13	14-19
NC State	5-15	14	12-19
Boston College	4-16	15	12-19
Miami	3-17	16	7-24

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	31-5
Creighton	15-5	3	25-11
UConn	14-6	4	24-11
Marquette	13-7	5	23-11
Xavier	13-7	5	22-12
Villanova	11-9	7	21-15
Georgetown	8-12	10	18-16
Butler	6-14	12	15-20
Providence	6-14	12	12-20
DePaul	4-16	14	14-20
Seton Hall	2-18	16	7-25

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