2017 Hall of Fame ClassicCreighton Bluejays vs. #23 UCLA BruinsSprint Center (18,972) • Kansas City, Mo.

Radio: KOZN 1620 AM, www.1620thezone.comTelevision: ESPNU

Series History: Creighton leads, 2-1Last Meeting: UCLA 95, Creighton 79 on 12/21/63 in Long Beach, Calif.

Next GameCreighton (3-0) continues play in the 2017 Hall of Fame Classic when it meets No. 23 UCLA (3-0) on Monday, Nov. 20th. Tip-off at Sprint Center (18,972) in Kansas City, Mo., is set for 6 p.m. Creighton will then meet either Baylor or Wisconsin on Tuesday, Nov. 21st. A Monday loss would have CU playing at 6:30 p.m., while a victory on Monday would have CU playing for the title at 9 p.m. on Tuesday night.

Radio Broadcast InformationKOZN (1620 AM) will broadcast all Creighton men’s basketball games during the 2017-18 season, while KOOO (101.9 FM) will also broadcast all home games. John Bishop and former Bluejay Nick Bahe will call the action. The audio is also webcast live at www.1620thezone.com.

Television Broadcast InformationMonday’s game vs. UCLA will be televised by ESPNU, with Clay Matvick and Fran Fraschilla on the call.

Video Webcast InformationLive streaming video of the games at the 2017 Hall of Fame Classic will come via WatchESPN app or ESPN3.com. Cable authorization may be required.

Live Stats InformationAll of Creighton’s games this season will have free live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click on the small bar graph icon on the scoreboard at the top of the page for the event of your choosing. Home games can also be followed by those who have mobile devices with internet capability at www.gocreightonstats.com.

Scouting CreightonCreighton returns nine lettermen and two starters from last year’s team that finished 25-10 and tied for third in the BIG EAST Conference with a 10-8 league record. The Bluejays reached the BIG EAST Tournament final for the second time in four seasons and advanced to their fourth NCAA Tournament in the past six seasons. CU is 3-0 this year, including a 92-88 win at No. 20 Northwestern last Wednesday.

2017-18 Creighton Men’s Basketball

October 26 NEBRASKA-OMAHA (Ex.) W 96-67

November 3 UNC PEMBROKE (Ex.) W 93-70 10 YALE% (FSN) W 92-76 12 ALCORN STATE% (FS1) W 109-72 15 at #20 Northwestern$ (BTN) W 92-88 20 vs. UCLA^ (ESPNU) 6:00 pm 21 vs. Baylor/Wisconsin^ (ESPN3/ESPN2) 6:30/9 pm 25 SIU EDWARDSVILLE (FS2) 3:30 pm

December 1 at Gonzaga (ESPN2) 9:15 pm 5 NORTH DAKOTA (FS2) 7:00 pm 9 NEBRASKA (FS1) 1:30 pm 15 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE (FS1) 7:00 pm 18 UT ARLINGTON (FS1) 8:00 pm 20 USC UPSTATE (FS1) 8:00 pm 28 at Seton Hall* (FS1) 5:30 pm 31 PROVIDENCE (FS1) 1:30 pm

January 3 ST. JOHN’S* (FS1) 7:00 pm 6 at Georgetown* (FSN) 11:00 am 9 BUTLER* (FS1) 7:30 pm 13 at Xavier* (FOX) 1:00 pm 17 SETON HALL* (FS1) 7:30 pm 20 at Providence* (CBSSN) 2:00 pm 23 at St. John’s* (FS1) 7:30 pm 27 GEORGETOWN* (CBSSN) (Pink Out) 7:00 pm

February 1 at Villanova* (FS1) 5:30 pm 7 at DePaul* (FS1) 8:00 pm 10 XAVIER* (FOX) 1:30 pm 13 BEMIDJI STATE (FS2) 7:00 pm 17 MARQUETTE* (FSN) 9:00 pm 20 at Butler* (FS1) 6:00 pm 24 VILLANOVA* (FOX) 1:30 pm 27 DEPAUL* (FS1) (Senior Night) 8:00 pm

March 3 at Marquette* (TV TBA) TBD

BIG EAST Tournament (New York, N.Y.) 7 First Round (FS1) 6/8:30 pm 8 Quarterfinals (FS1) 11:00 am/1:30/6:00/8:30 pm 9 Semifinals (FS1) 5:30/8 pm 10 Championship (FOX) 5:30 pm

*BIG EAST Conference regular season games% 2017 Hall of Fame Classic (Omaha, Neb.)$ Gavitt Tipoff Games^ 2017 Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas City, Mo.)All times listed are Central and subject to changeHome games in BOLD CAPS at CenturyLink Center Omaha

Game #4: Creighton vs. #23 UCLA • Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 • 6:00 p.m.

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SID Contact: Rob Anderson • Office Phone: (402) 280-5544 • Cell Phone: (402) 660-5854 • E-mail: randerson@creighton.edu

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Creighton -- Last Game Starters• First Jay since 1970-71 with 23+ points in each of 1st 2 games.• Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST this season.• Unanimous First Team All-BIG EAST last year, his 18.2 ppg. were

most by a Creighton newcomer in 49 years and 3rd in BIG EAST.• Naismith & Wooden Award National Player of the Year candidate.

Marcus Foster • G 6-3 • 205 • Sr. • Wichita Falls, Texas

PPG RPG 3FG% FT% 19.3 1.3 .606 .818

• Started season-opener and dished 5 assists vs. just 1 turnover.• Made all 3 shots from the floor vs. Yale (11/10).• Had 8 points and 5 assists Friday after a total of 8 points and 3

assists total in the first 9 games last season.• Started 12 games as a true freshman at point guard last season.

Davion Mintz • G 6-3 • 180 • So. • Charlotte, N.C.

PPG APG 3FG% FT% 6.3 3.3 .750 .750

• 24 pts. (career-high) & 11 reb. at #20 Northwestern (11/15).• Shared BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year acclaim last season.• Top-11 in BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio, FG%, 3FG%, rebounds,

assists & steals per game last year.• Has made a 3-pointer in each of the last 17 games.

Khyri Thomas • G 6-3 • 210 • Jr. • Omaha, Neb.

PPG RPG 3FG% FT% 17.7 5.7 .444 1.000

• Has nearly averaged a double-double in first 3 career starts.• Had career-high 17 points in win at #20 Northwestern (11/15).• Set his rebound high with 12 boards vs. Alcorn State (11/12).• Speaks three languages and two-time BIG EAST All-Academic

Team selection.

• Is one of three current Bluejay seniors in graduate school along with Tyler Clement and Manny Suarez.

• Injured his left ankle in first half at #20 Northwestern (11/15) and expected to miss 3-6 weeks.

• Friday vs. Yale was his 41st career start, but first since 3/2/16.

Martin Krampelj • F6-9 • 220 • So. • Grosuplje, Slovenia

PPG RPG BPG FT% 12.0 8.7 1.3 .714

Toby Hegner • F6-10 • 240 • Sr. • Berlin, Wis.

PPG RPG FG% FT% 7.7 1.7 .563 .571

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Senior guard Marcus Foster (19.3 ppg., 60.6 FG%) was a unanimous First Team All-BIG EAST pick last season, when he scored 18.2 points per game. Foster led the BIG EAST in field goals made last winter and has earned Preseason All-BIG EAST acclaim this winter. Junior guard Khyri Thomas (17.7 ppg.) was named an Honorable Mention Preseason All-BIG EAST choice in October. Thomas was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year last season and scored a career-high 24 points in the win at Northwestern. Sophomore big man Martin Krampelj has also excelled in the middle averaging 12.0 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. CU’s fourth- and fifth-leading scorers are both true freshmen, Mitch Ballock (8.7 ppg.) and Ty-Shon Alexander (8.0 ppg.) Creighton is averaging 97.7 points per game this season, shooting 55.4 percent from the floor and 43.2 percent from three-point range. CU also owns a +8.7 rebound margin and 57/39 assist/turnover ratio to date.

Scouting #23 UCLAUCLA enters Monday with a 3-0 record, winning 63-60 over Georgia Tech vs. Shanghai, China,, then returning to Los Angeles to defeat Central Arkansas 106-101 in overtime and South Carolina State 96-68. Kris Wilkes (17.3 ppg., 7.3 rpg.) leads UCLA in scoring and has drained 7-of-13 three-point shots. Aaron Holiday (14.3 ppg., 5.3 apg.), Thomas Welsh (13.0 ppg., 11.3 rpg.) and Jaylen Hands (15.3 ppg.) also average in double-figures. The Bruins have used just 10 players this season, and average 88.3 points per game while out-rebounding foes by 10.3 caroms per contest. UCLA shoots 41.0 percent from downtown but just 59.7 percent from the charity stripe.

The Series With UCLACreighton leads the all-time series with UCLA by a 2-1 margin, though the teams have not met since 1963. Creighton won 34-18 in 1941, and 74-72 in 1961. UCLA won the most recent meeting, 95-79. Creighton coach Greg McDermott has never faced UCLA, and is 13-9 in his career (7-3 at Creighton) against the Pac-12. McDermott is 3-3 in head-to-head match-ups with UCLA coach Steve Alford, with all of those taking place when Alford was at Iowa. Alford is 8-7 in his career against CU.Date McDermott School Alford School12/04/01 Northern Iowa 78 Iowa 7612/10/02 Northern Iowa 54 Iowa 6312/09/03 Northern Iowa 77 Iowa 6612/07/04 Northern Iowa 73 Iowa 7612/06/05 Northern Iowa 67 Iowa 63 (OT)12/08/06 Iowa State 59 Iowa 77

The CoachesGreg McDermott (Northern Iowa, 1988) is in his eighth season as head coach at Creighton. He is 169-82 with the Bluejays. McDermott has previ-ously been a head coach at Iowa State (2006-10), Northern Iowa (2001-06), North Dakota State (2000-01) and Wayne State (1994-2000). He owns a career mark of 449-277 in his 24th season and is 318-213 in his 17th Division I campaign. McDermott is assisted by Darian DeVries, Preston Murphy and Alan Huss. Steve Alford (Indiana, 1987) is 562-280 in his 27th overall season as a head coach, which includes a 484-251 mark in 23 seasons in the Division I ranks. He is 99-45 in five years as a head coach at UCLA, having led the Bruins to the Sweet 16 in three of the last four years. He is assisted by Duane Broussard, David Grace and Tyus Edney.

Tournament SuccessCreighton has had some great success in tourna-ment play in recent seasons, especially under Greg McDermott. In McDermott’s tenure, CU is 24-4 in regular-season tournament action with four titles in seven completed events. Since 2002-03, Creighton is 38-8 (20-0 at home) with seven titles in 12 completed preseason tour-naments, as seen below. Creighton last lost at home in a regular-season tournament in 1975.

Preseason Tournament Performances, Last 15 SeasonsYear Tourney (Site) W-L (Home W-L)2002-03 Guardians Classic (Omaha/KC) 4-0 (2-0)2004-05 Guardians Classic (Omaha/KC) 4-0 (2-0)2006-07 Rainbow Classic (Honlulu) 2-12008-09 Las Vegas Classic (Omaha/Las Vegas) 4-0 (2-0)2009-10 Old Spice Classic (Orlando) 0-32010-11 Hy-Vee Challenge (Omaha/Des Moines 3-1 (3-0)2011-12 Dale Howard Classic (Omaha/Des Moines) 4-0 (3-0)2012-13 Las Vegas Invite (Omaha/Las Vegas) 4-0 (2-0)2013-14 Wooden Legacy (Fullerton/Anaheim) 1-22014-15 Emerald Coast Classic (Omaha/Niceville) 3-1 (2-0)2015-16 MGM Grand Main Event (Omaha/Las Vegas) 4-0 (2-0)2016-17 Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands) 3-02017-18 Hall of Fame Classic (Omaha/Kansas City) 2-0 (2-0)

Hall of Fame Classic HistoryThis is Creighton’s third appearance in the Hall of Fame Classic (2002, 2004), with both previous showings taking place when the event was known as the Guardians Classic. The Bluejays are a perfect 10-0 in the event all-time, and were the first team to win the event twice. Other teams to win the event twice include Missouri (2001, 2011), Texas (2005, 2009) and Kansas (2012, 2016). In 2002 Creighton defeated UT Arlington (106-50) and Furman (82-57) to start the final season at the Omaha Civic Auditorium before heading to the venerable Municipal Auditorium and defeat-ing IUPUI (99-52) and Notre Dame (80-75). Kyle Korver was honored as the MVP, while current

2017-18 BIG EAST Standings (after 11/17) BIG EAST only All GamesTeam W L W LCreighton 0 0 3 0St. John’s 0 0 3 0Seton Hall 0 0 3 0Xavier 0 0 3 0Villanova 0 0 3 0Georgetown 0 0 2 0Providence 0 0 3 1Butler 0 0 2 1Marquette 0 0 1 1DePaul 0 0 1 2

2017-18 Honors & AwardsMarcus FosterCitizen Naismith Player of the Year Watch List (50)Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List (20)John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 List (50)Lute Olson Award Watch List (40)Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team

Khyri ThomasPreseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention

2017-18 BIG EAST Preseason PollRk. School (1st place votes) . . . . . . . . . . Total1. Villanova (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802. Seton Hall (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713. Xavier (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634. Providence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595. Creighton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .486. St. John’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367. Marquette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348. Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329. Georgetown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1510. DePaul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Poll determined by panel of league coaches.

Preseason All-BIG EAST TeamFirst TeamTrevon Bluiett, Xavier*Jalen Brunson, VillanovaKhadeen Carrington, Seton HallAngel Delgado, Seton HallMarcus Foster, CreightonKelan Martin, Butler*Preseason Player of the Year

Second TeamMikal Bridges, VillanovaRodney Bullock, ProvidenceKyron Cartwright, ProvidenceMarkus Howard, MarquetteMarcus LoVett, St. John’sShamorie Ponds, St. John’s

Honorable Mention: J.P. Macura, XavierDesi Rodriguez, Seton HallKhyri Thomas, Creighton

Weekly RankingsDate AP USA Today RPIPreseason -- RV (T-41st) --Nov. 13 -- No poll --

Bluejays lead series, 2-1 Home: 2-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-1Date Site W-L Score12/15/41 at Creighton W 34-1812/20/61 at Creighton W 74-7212/21/63 at Long Beach, Calif. L 79-95

Series History vs. UCLA

Bluejay radio analyst Brody Deren also earned All-Tournament Team accolades. In 2004, Creighton beat Alcorn State (74-40) and Iona (68-62) in Omaha. The Jays then trekked to Kansas City and beat Missouri (78-54) and Ohio State (65-63 in overtime). Tyler McKinney was named Tournament MVP after setting an event record with 30 assists and draining a game-winning shot with 4.2 seconds left in the final.

Silas To Enter College Hoops Hall of FameCreighton alum Paul Silas will be enshrined into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City on Sunday, November 19th. In addition to Silas, the elite class includes Wake Forest’s Tim Duncan, Winston-Salem State’s Cleo Hill, Indiana’s Scott May, Purdue’s Rick Mount, Gonzaga’s John Stockton and Duke’s Jay Williams join former Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Wisconsin-Platteville coach Bo Ryan to form the Class of 2017. Silas remains one of the most dominant rebounders in college basketball history. Following a season with the freshman team, Silas pulled down 1,751 rebounds for Creighton from 1961 to 1964 – a number that currently ranks sixth in Division I his-tory and first among three-year players. He’s also third all-time at Creighton with a career average of 20.5 points per game, and earned vari-ous All-America accolades in each of his three varsity seasons, including Academic All-America recognition from CoSIDA. The Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Famer won three NBA titles as a player in the 1970s, and later coached four different NBA franchises. Silas’ No. 35 jersey was retired by Creighton, and he joins Bill Russell, Julius Erving, Kermit Washington and Artis Gilmore as one of five play-ers in NCAA history to average at least 20 points (20.5) and 20 rebounds (21.6) during his college career. Silas owns the top 22 single-game rebound-ing totals in Creighton history, with a high of 38 vs. Centenary on Feb. 19, 1962. He grabbed 33 rebounds (“only” the sixth-most of his career) on Dec. 21, 1963 against then-No. 6 UCLA. Silas owns more rebounds (1,751) than any player in the last 55 years (by comparison, Lehigh’s Tim Kempton led all active rebounders at the end of 2016-17 with 1,095 career rebounds). Last year, across all of Division I, there were only 36 games where an individual grabbed 20+ rebounds. Caleb Swanigan led all of college hoops with four games of 20+ boards.

Schedule Of EventsThe ceremonies for the College Basketball Hall of Fame can be followed a myriad of ways. From 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, the @CollegeHoopHall account will stream the Hall of Fame Red Carpet arrival, including short interviews with each inductee. The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place on Sunday, Nov. 19 from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. at the Midland Theater. Members of the Class of 2017 will participate in a roundtable/press conference from 4:30 - 5:30

p.m. on Monday. That event will also be streamed live on Facebook Live from the @CollegeHoopHall account. For additional information on the events, visit HallOfFameWeekend.com, follow @HOFClassic on Twitter, @CollegeHoopHall on Facebook or search the hashtag #CBHOF.

Silas Not The FirstPaul Silas will become the fifth person with Creighton connections to enter the College Basketball Hall of Fame. He joins the following... Eddie Hickey, a 2006 inductee into the coaches wing, won 126 games as head coach at Creighton from 1935-43 and 1946-47. Willis Reed, a 2006 inductee as a player (at Grambling State), won 52 games as head coach at Creighton from 1981-85. Arthur A. Schabinger, a 2006 inductee as a contributor, won 165 games as head coach at Creighton from 1922-35. Eddie Sutton, a 2011 inductee into the coaches wing, won 82 games as head coach at Creighton from 1969-74.

Like Father, Like SonWhen Creighton’s Greg McDermott coaches against UCLA’s Steve Alford on Monday, it’ll be a battle between two coaches who are among the most prolific father/son scoring duos in NCAA history. Greg McDermott scored 1,033 points at Northern Iowa, while his son Doug McDermott scored 3,150 points at Creighton while playing for his father. Steve Alford scored 2,438 points at Indiana, while his son Bryce Alford scored 1,922 points at UCLA while playing for his father.

Most Points, Father/Son CombinationsPoints Last Name Father (Pts.) Son (Pts.)5,024 Curry Dell (2,389) Stephen (2.635)4,568 Burtt Steve (2,534) Steve Jr. (2,034)4,490 Curry Dell (2,389) Seth (2,101)4,360 Alford Steve (2,438) Bryce (1,922)4,183 McDermott Greg (1,033) Doug (3,150)

More Father/Son CombosGreg McDermott coached his son Doug McDermott from 2010-14, and Doug scored 3,150 career points. That’s fifth-most in NCAA history, and second-most for a son playing for his father. The brother of Baylor coach Scott Drew, Bryce Drew (now the Vanderbilt coach), ranks fifth on that list while playing for his father, Homer Drew. (at Valparaiso). Bryce Alford scored 1,922 points for his father, Steve Alford, at UCLA.

Most Points By A Son Playing For His FatherName, School Points FatherPete Maravich, LSU 3,667 PressDoug McDermott, Creighton 3,150 GregAllan Houston, Tennessee 2,801 WadeTony Bennett, UW-Green Bay 2,285 DickBryce Drew, Valparaiso 2,142 Homer

KC FamilyFour members of the Creighton program have con-nections to the Kansas City area. Senior guard Tyler Clement hails from the Kan-sas City suburb of Shawnee, Kan.

Double-Figure Scoring GamesName 2017-18 Career HighMarcus Foster$ 3 83 35Khyri Thomas 2 35 24Martin Krampelj 2 5 17Ty-Shon Alexander 2 2 14Toby Hegner 1 20 21Kaleb Joseph% 1 7 14Mitch Ballock 1 1 15Manny Suarez@ 0 42 32Damien Jefferson# 0 6 14Ronnie Harrell Jr. 0 4 15Davion Mintz 0 1 17

20-Point (or More) Games

Name 2017-18 Career HighMarcus Foster$ 2 26 35Khyri Thomas 2 4 24Manny Suarez@ 0 15 32Toby Hegner 0 1 21

30-Point (or More) GamesName 2017-18 Career HighMarcus Foster$ 0 3 35Manny Suarez@ 0 2 32

Double-Figure Rebounding GamesName 2017-18 Career HighKhyri Thomas 1 5 12Martin Krampelj 1 1 12Manny Suarez@ 0 24 17Ronnie Harrell Jr. 0 1 11Toby Hegner 0 1 10

Double-Figure Assist GamesName 2017-18 Career HighMarcus Foster$ 0 1 10Kaleb Joseph% 0 1 10

Career Double-Double GamesName 2017-18 CareerKhyri Thomas 1 4Manny Suarez@ 0 20Ronnie Harrell Jr. 0 1Marcus Foster$ 0 1Kaleb Joseph% 0 1

$ career total includes games at Kansas State% career total includes games at Syracuse

#career total includes games at New Mexico@career includes games at Fordham & Adelphi

2017-18 Double-DoublesKhyri Thomas (1)24 pts., 11 reb. at #20 Northwestern, 11/15

2017-18 Dunks (10)Martin Krampelj 4Marcus Foster 2Mitch Ballock 1Toby Hegner 1Kaleb Joseph 1Khyri Thomas 1

Freshman guard Mitch Ballock hails from near-by Eudora, Kan. Senior guard Marcus Foster played the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons at Kansas State University. Creighton assistant coach Alan Huss played at North Kansas City High School, earning All-Kansas City metro honors as a senior, before heading to play at Creighton from 1997-2001.

Fantastic FreshmenCreighton got a huge lift from its freshmen last Wednesday at Northwestern, as Ty-Shon Alexan-der (14) and Mitch Ballock (6) combined for 20 points to help fuel the Bluejays to a 33-4 lead in bench points. Alexander and Ballock scored 14 straight points for CU at one point in the first half. Ballock and Alexander have combined for 16.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 37 minutes per game this winter.

Sea Of BlueCreighton ranked fifth nationally in average home attendance last year (17,413 per game), the sixth straight season the Bluejays have ranked among the top-10 nationally. Expect a large contingent of those fans to make the three-hour (190 miles) trek to Kansas City. Creighton sold 1,800 tickets to the event, and a similar number bought tickets through the Sprint Center directly for the event. The large numbers wouldn’t be anything new. In 2014, Creighton sold more than 2,500 all-session tickets to the BIG EAST Tournament in New York City, the highest total for any visiting fan base since Connecticut in the mid-2000s.

No Doubting ThomasKhyri Thomas had 24 points, 11 rebounds, five as-sists and a blocked shot last Wednesday at No. 20 Northwestern. Thomas is the first Creighton player with 24 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in the same game since Rodney Buford had 24/11/7 on Nov. 25, 1998 at Iowa. That game, like last Wednesday, was also CU’s third game of the year, that saw Creighton win a road game against a Big Ten team that entered the night 2-0. Thomas is the nation’s only player this year with 24 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and a blocked shot in a game this season, and one of 50 men with a 24/11/5 line, plus a block and a steal, since the start of 2010-11.

What Could Have BeenEveryone knows that reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbrook attended UCLA, but not many realize that the Oklahoma City Thunder guard took his first official recruiting visit to Creighton. Westbrook came to Omaha in September of 2005 (the itinerary, tweeted in 2013 by Doug Mc-Dermott, is at http://tinyurl.com/RW-visit). Westbrook eventually ended up at UCLA when a scholarship opened up after Jordan Farmar turned pro, and the rest, as they say, is history. More details on Westbrook’s recruiting trip can be found at http://tinyurl.com/RW-Jays.

Comparing ScoresAll four teams in Kansas City for the 2017 Hall of Fame Classic went 2-0 in preliminary round home games against a group that consisted of Alcorn

Creighton’s Biggest Comebacks CenturyLink Center Omaha History

Date Opponent Deficit Final Score01/28/06 Wichita State 19 W 57-5511/19/14 #18 Oklahoma 18 W 65-6311/09/07 DePaul 17 W 74-6203/18/08 Rhode Island 17 W 74-7311/16/08 New Mexico 16 W 82-75

Largest CenturyLink Center Comebacks - Opponents

02/22/17 Providence (vs. #23 CU) 13 PC 68-6601/12/16 #12 Providence (vs. CU) 12 PC 50-4802/17/07 Drexel (vs. CU) 11 Drexel 64-5801/04/11 Missouri State (vs CU) 11 MSU 67-5503/18/12 #6 Kansas vs. Purdue 11 KU 63-6002/04/17 Xavier (vs. #22 CU) 11 XU 82-80

More Miscellaneous 2017-18 StatisticsCU’s Biggest Halftime Lead 13 (49-36) vs. Alcorn State, 11/12 CU’s Biggest Halftime Lead In A Loss n/a CU’s Biggest Halftime Deficit n/a CU’s Biggest Halftime Deficit In A Win n/a CU’s Biggest Overall Lead 41 (109-68) vs. Alcorn State, 11/12 CU’s Biggest Overall Deficit 5 (5-0) vs. Alcorn State, 11/12 CU’s Biggest Margin of Victory 37 (109-72) vs. Alcorn State, 11/12 CU’s Biggest Margin of Defeat n/a CU’s Biggest Lead In A Loss n/a CU’s Biggest Deficit Overcome In A Win5 (5-0) vs. Alcorn State, 11/12

Pronunciation GuideMitch Ballock . . . . . . . . . . . Bal-OCKTyler Clement . . . . . . . . . . CLEM-mint (like Clementine)Darian DeVries . . . . . . . . . Darren • Duh-VREESRonnie Harrell Jr.. . . . . . . HUH-rellMartin Krampelj. . . . . . . . Mar-TEEN • CROM-pulDavion Mintz . . . . . . . . . . . DAY-vee-ahn • MINTSKhyri Thomas . . . . . . . . . . KY-ree

2017-18 Creighton Basketball Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School / Last School) 0 Marcus Foster* Sr. G 6-3 205 Wichita Falls, Texas (Hirschi HS / Kansas State) 1 Davion Mintz So. G 6-3 180 Charlotte, N.C. (North Mecklenburg) 2 Khyri Thomas Jr. G 6-3 210 Omaha, Neb. (Benson HS / Fork Union Military [Va.]) 4 Ronnie Harrell Jr.* Jr. G/F 6-7 200 Denver, Colo. (East) 5 Ty-Shon Alexander Fr. G 6-4 195 Charlotte, N.C. (Oak Hill [Va.] Academy) 11 Tyler Clement* Sr. G 6-2 185 Shawnee, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 12 Jordan Scurry So. G 6-2 205 Dedham, Mass. (St. Mark’s School) 14 Kaleb Joseph* Jr. G 6-3 180 Nashua, N.H. (Cushing Academy / Syracuse University) 15 Martin Krampelj* So. F 6-9 220 Grosuplje, Slovenia (Impact Academy [Fla.]) 23 Damien Jefferson# So. G/F 6-5 195 East Chicago, Ind. (Central HS / Univ. of New Mexico) 24 Mitch Ballock Fr. G 6-5 205 Eudora, Kan. (Eudora) 32 Toby Hegner* Sr. F 6-10 240 Berlin, Wis. (Berlin) 41 Jacob Epperson Fr. C 6-11 210 Melbourne, Australia (La Lumiere [Ind.]) 44 Manny Suarez* Sr. C 6-10 250 Cliffside Park, N.J. (Marist HS / Adelphi Univ.)*previously redshirted#Will sit out 2017-18 season after transferring from New Mexico

Head Coach: Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa, 1988)Eighth season at Creighton: 169-82 (.673)24th season as a head coach: 449-277 (.618)

Assistant Coaches: Darian DeVries, Preston Murphy, Alan HussAssistant to the Head Coach: Steve MerfeldDirector of Basketball Operations: Jeff VanderlooVideo Coordinator: Tim MacAllisterAdministrative Assistant: John McKew

State, Central Arkansas, South Carolina St. and Yale. Leading the way in point differential was Wiscon-sin (63), followed by Baylor (58), Creighton (53) and UCLA (33). Alcorn UCA SC St. YaleBaylor 78-61 107-66 - -Creighton 109-72 - - 92-76UCLA - 106-101 96-68 -Wisconsin - - 85-50 89-61

A 50/50/50 ChanceCreighton has shot better than 51.4 percent in each of the first three games of the season. CU is one of three teams that can say that, joining Arizona and Purdue. It’s the first time since 2013-14 that Creighton has started the year with three straight games making 51.4 percent or better from the field, when it did so in the first five contests. Last year’s team started the season with 10 straight games of 50 percent or better shooting and finished second in the year-end rankings by making shots at a 50.5 percent clip. Only Monday’s foe, UCLA (52.2 percent), was better.

Putting Up The PointsCreighton scored 109 points on Nov. 12th vs. Alcorn State, tied for the ninth-most in school his-tory, and third-most ever recorded by the Bluejays at CenturyLink Center Omaha. Creighton has now scored 109 points or more three times in the last 12 months (113 vs. Longwood; 112 vs. North Carolina State), after not doing it a single time from 2008-09 to 2015-16. The school record for points in a game by Creighton is 124, done on Feb. 10, 1964 vs. Miami (Fla.) in a 30-point win. Per Basketball-Reference.com, Creighton’s 16 games of 100+ points since 2010-11 (when Greg McDermott was hired) are the sixth-most in the nation, as seen below. Monday’s opponent, UCLA, has also done it 16 times.Most 100+ Point Games Since 2010-11 (thru 11/16/17)

Rank 100 Pt. Games Team 1. 28 VMI 2. 21 North Carolina 3. 19 Indiana 4. 18 Oakland 5. 17 Charleston Southern 6. 16 Creighton 16 UCLA 8. 15 Central Arkansas 15 Central Michigan 15 Morehead State 15 Nebraska-Omaha 15 Northwestern State

All The PointsCreighton has scored 90 or more points in each of its first three games of the season for the first time in program history. Creighton’s 293 points to date are its most ever after three games by six points. The 2002-03 team (which won the Guardians Classic in Kansas City) scored 287 points (106, 82, 99) after three games. Through games of Thursday, Creighton was one of four teams nationally to score 90 or more points in three or more games this season, joining Arizona, Appalachian State and Cincinnati.

Good CompanyThe field for the Hall of Fame Classic features an outstanding field, with all four teams spending time in the top-10 last season. In fact, on the week of January 2, 2017, Baylor was ranked first, UCLA ranked fourth, Creighton eighth and Wisconsin 13th. The tournament field combined to spend 40 weeks in the top-10 of last year’s weekly polls (14 by Baylor and UCLA, 8 by Creighton, 4 by Wisconsin).

All The Three’sCreighton drilled 16 three-point shots last Sunday vs. Alcorn State, tied for the third-most in a game in program history. Here’s a list of the games with 16 or more treys.

Most 3FG in a Game, Creighton History Rank 3FG Opponent Date Score 1. 21 at #4 Villanova 1/20/2014 W 96-68 2. 20 Chattanooga 2/19/2005 W 100-69 3. 16 Evansville 1/4/1999 L 79-84 16 Drake 1/8/2013 W 91-61 16 Chicago State 12/29/2013 W 90-58 16 vs. Ole Miss 11/21/2016 W 86-77 16 Alcorn State 11/12/2017 W 109-72 8. 15 Six times

Foster Fills It UpMarcus Foster finished last season with 10 or more points in each of his final 18 games, and has started his senior season with games of 23, 23 and 12 points. His current 21-game double-figure streak is the longest by any Bluejay since Doug McDermott closed his career with 28 straight double-figure games from Dec. 3, 2013 to March 23, 2014. Foster scored seven points or more in all 35 games last season, finishing in double-figures in 33 of them. Foster became the first Creighton player with 23 points in each of CU’s first two games of a season since Cyril Baptiste in 1970-71.

Creighton Basketball Streaks of Note Streak What Last Time Not True 786 consecutive games with at least one three-pointer made 2/20/93 at Illinois State 101 consecutive home wins vs. teams entering with a record of .500 or worse 2/25/02 vs. Drake 61 consecutive wins when scoring 44+ first half points 11/14/09 at Dayton 30 consecutive wins when scoring 100 or more points 2/26/77 vs. North Texas 30 consecutive home wins on Sunday’s 1/9//05 vs. Southern Illinois 25 consecutive wins when making 25 or more free throws 1/20/07 vs. Southern Illinois 24 consecutive home wins on Friday’s 12/12/75 vs. North Texas 23 consecutive wins in home openers 12/3/94 vs. SMU 25 consecutive wins when shooting 50% or better from the field 3/5/16 at #5 Xavier 21 consecutive games Marcus Foster has scored 10+ points 1/11/17 vs. #12 Butler 17 consecutive games Khyri Thomas has made a three-pointer 1/25/17 at Georgetown

Associated Press Top 25Nov. 13, 2017

Rk School Points W-L1 Duke (34) 2-0 1,5772 Michigan State (13) 1-0 1,5293 Arizona (16) 2-0 1,5114 Kansas (2) 1-0 1,4465 Villanova 1-0 1,3076 Wichita State 1-0 1,2777 Kentucky 2-0 1,2198 Florida 0-0 1,1259 North Carolina 1-0 1,07810 USC 1-0 1,02311 Miami 2-0 91112 Cincinnati 1-0 89013 Notre Dame 1-0 86014 Minnesota 1-0 67515 Xavier 1-0 60516 Texas A&M 1-0 57717 Gonzaga 1-0 52518 Louisville 1-0 51819 Purdue 2-0 42620 Northwestern 1-0 37421 Saint Mary’s 1-0 31522 Seton Hall 2-0 28323 UCLA 1-0 26624 West Virginia 0-1 21125 Baylor 1-0 205Others receiving votes: Alabama 98, Rhode Island 55, Virginia 45, TCU 43, Providence 36, Missouri 32, Virginia Tech 17, Wisconsin 9, Texas 7, Michigan 7, Texas Tech 6, Butler 6, Oklahoma 5, Arkansas 4, Mt. St. Mary’s 4, SMU 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Nevada 2, Oakland 2, Dayton 2, Maryland 2, Harvard 1, Oregon 1, South Carolina 1.

USA Today Top 25 Coaches PollPreseason Poll • Oct. 19, 2017

Rk School Points W-L LW1 Duke (20) 774 28-9 132 Michigan State (9) 747 20-15 NR3 Kansas 723 21-5 44 Kentucky 678 32-6 55 Arizona (2) 654 32-5 76 Villanova 623 32-4 87 Florida (1) 549 27-9 108 Wichita State 543 31-5 219 North Carolina 515 33-7 110 West Virginia 458 28-9 1111 Southern California 396 26-10 NR12 Miami (Fla.) 383 21-12 NR13 Cincinnati 349 30-6 2214 Notre Dame 305 26-10 2015 Minnesota 303 24-10 NR16 Louisville 295 25-9 1417 Xavier 284 24-14 1818 UCLA 275 31-5 919 Gonzaga 242 37-2 220 Northwestern 208 24-12 NR21 Purdue 167 27-8 1522 Saint Mary’s 152 29-5 NR23 Seton Hall 139 21-12 NR24 Baylor 107 27-8 1225 Alabama 82 19-15 NROthers Receiving Votes: Texas A&M 76; Virginia 57; Butler 43; Missouri 35; TCU 32; Rhode Island 31; Providence 21; Wisconsin 21; Maryland 20; Oakland 19; Oklahoma 19; Michigan 13; Texas 13; Oregon 12; Virginia Tech 12; Creighton 6; Southern Methodist 6; Georgia 3; Georgia Tech 3; Arkansas 2; Harvard 2; Florida State 1; Nevada 1; South Carolina.

McDermott Coaches In 250th Game at CreightonGreg McDermott coached in his 250th game at Creighton last Sunday vs. Alcorn State, the third Bluejay basketball coach in history to reach that milestone. McDermott owned a record of 168-82 after 250 games, more wins than both Dana Altman (160) and Red McManus (134) after 250 games.

Creighton Coaches To Reach 250 GamesW-L After 250 Coach Game 250 Date 134-116 Red McManus 02/08/1969 160-90 Dana Altman 01/30/2002 168-82 Greg McDermott 11/12/17

Top 25 SuccessCreighton had four wins over top-25 teams last season, twice as many as any previous campaign in program history. Five other Bluejay teams had two top-25 victories in the same season. This year’s team is 1-0 against ranked teams, beating No. 20 Northwestern on Nov. 15th.

Most Top-25 Wins, Season Wins Season Top-25 Victims 4 2016-17 #9 Wisconsin, #12 Butler, #16 Butler, #22 Xavier 2 1973-74 #6 Marquette, #16 Louisville 2 2001-02 #15 Florida, #17 Western Kentucky 2 2006-07 #11 Southern Illinois, #24 Xavier 2 2013-14 #4 Villanova, #6 Villanova 2 2015-16 #5 Xavier, #18 Butler

Ranking News & NotesUCLA is ranked 23th in the Nov. 13th AP poll, though a new edition will come out a few hours before UCLA meet the Bluejays on Monday. Some notes of interest as it pertains to Creighton...- Creighton is 28-135 all-time (1-0 this year) against nationally-ranked teams in the Associated Press poll.- Creighton is 10-20 under Greg McDermott against nationally-ranked teams. He owns more top-25 wins than any coach in Creighton history, having passed Dana Altman (7) with a win at No. 22 Xavier in January of 2017.- Creighton beat three ranked teams in January of 2017 (No. 12 Butler on Jan. 11; No. 22 Xavier on Jan. 16 and No. 16 Butler on Jan. 31). It was the first time in program history that CU beat multiple ranked teams in the same month.- Creighton has won five straight games against top-25 teams not named Villanova.- Creighton went 2-1 on the road last year against top-25 teams, topping No. 22 Xavier on Jan. 16 and No. 16 Butler on Jan. 31 before losing at Villanova on Feb. 25. Creighton had never before picked up multiple top-25 road wins in the same season before 2016-17.- Creighton is 6-70 all-time in true road games against top-25 teams, but four of those wins in the last five seasons and under the direction of head coach Greg McDermott. Creighton’s win over Northwestern was its first true road top-25 non-conference win since 1974 (#6 Marquette).- Creighton has never beaten ranked teams in consecutive games, something it will try to do on Monday (assuming UCLA is still ranked).

Road OpenersCreighton improved to 5-3 under Greg McDermott

in its first true road game of the season with this year’s win at Northwestern, and 14-10 in the last 24 years in the initial road game. The road opener has been the barometer for Creighton’s postseason plans in the previous nine years. Creighton has made the NCAA Tournament the four times it has won the road opener, and missed the tournament the other five seasons.

Creighton in Road Openers, Last 9 YearsYear Opponent Score CU in NCAA’s?2008-09 Ark.-Little Rock L 69-71 No (NIT)2009-10 #21 Dayton L 80-90 No (CIT)2010-11 Northwestern L 52-65 No (CBI)2011-12 UAB W 70-60 Yes2012-13 Nebraska W 64-42 Yes2013-14 Saint Joseph’s W 83-79 Yes2014-15 Tulsa L 64-77 No2015-16 #14 Indiana L 65-86 No (NIT)2016-17 Nebraska W 77-62 Yes2017-18 #20 Northwestern W 92-88 ? ? ?

My Favorite MartinMartin Krampelj’s first career start was a memo-rable one, as the redshirt sophomore had career-highs with 12 points and nine rebounds vs. Yale on Friday. All he’s done since then is exceed both career-highs. Krampelj had 12 rebounds against Alcorn State on Nov. 15th, then had 17 points and three assists (also a career-high) on Nov. 15th at No. 20

Northwestern. Before Krampelj, the last Bluejay with 9+ rebounds in each of CU’s first two games of a sea-son was Wayne Runnels in 2009-10.

Happy Birthday, Old Man(ny)Manny Suarez turned 24 on November 12th. He’s nearly 14 months older than his next-closest team-mate, Tyler Clement (Dec. 25, 1994). Per a list compiled by Northwestern State SID Doug Ireland, Suarez is the nation’s 14th-oldest active player with six men above him having served a church mission while in school.

NCAA’s Oldest Players (as of 11/12/17)Age (Yrs-Days) Name, Current School Key 25-309 Josh Boutte, Sam Houston State 25-275 Gibson Johnson, Hawai’i C 25-145 Zach Nelson, Utah Valley C 24-354 Isaac Neilson, Utah Valley C 24-347 Kyle Brown, Cornell C 24-298 Ron Patterson, IUPUI 24-284 Dusty Baker, Weber State C 24-228 Ronald Delph, Florida Atlantic 24-215 Jalan West, Northwestern State 24-175 David Collette, Utah C 24-132 Kevin Mickle, Ohio 24-27 Isaiah Brock, Oakland 24-5 Peter Ryckbosch, DePaul 24-0 Manny Suarez, Creighton 23-346 Quinn Taylor, Utah State CKEY: C = served church mission

Miscellaneous Statistics, Trends and Tidbits2017-18 Creighton Trends

Current Streak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Won 3 When Leading at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-0Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0BIG EAST Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0Last 5 Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Last 10 Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 When Trailing at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Overtime Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Longest Winning Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Won 3 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Home Winning Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Won 3 Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0

Creighton’s Record When...Jays shot 40% or better from field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 Field Goal Shooting FGM-FGA Pct.Opponent shot 40% or better from field . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-127 .575Jays shot less than 40% from field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-68 .515Opponent shot less than 40% from field . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 ––Jays shot 40% or better from 3-pt range . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Free Throw Shooting FTM-FTA Pct.Opponent shot 40% or better from 3-pt range . . . . 1-0 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-42 .738Jays outrebounded opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16 .875Opponent outrebounded Jays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 ––Jays scored 70 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 Jays’ Record by Day of the WeekOpponent scored 70 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0Jays allowed fewer than 70 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Opponent allowed fewer than 70 points . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0A Bluejay player scored 20 or more points. . . . . . . . . 3-0 Wednesday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0An opposing player scored 20 or more points . . . . . 1-0 Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0A Bluejay player had 10 or more rebounds . . . . . . . . 2-0 Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0An opposing player had 10 or more rebounds . . . . 0-0 Saturday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0

Bluejay Statistical Leaders (Includes all ties)Points: Foster 2, Thomas 1Rebounds: Krampelj 2, Thomas 1Assists: Mintz 1, Thomas 1, Alexander 1, Joseph 1, Harrell 1Steals: Thomas 2, Ballock 1Blocks: Krampelj 2, Thomas 1, Suarez 1, Foster 1, Hegner 1

Margin of Victory and Defeat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16 37Bluejay Wins — — — 1 — — — — — — 1 1Bluejay Losses — — — — — — — — — — — —

Jays on Televison (3-0)FS1 (1-0); FSN Midwest (1-0); BTN (1-0)

20/20 VisionBoth Marcus Foster (23) and Khyri Thomas (22) scored 20 or more points in Creighton’s season-opening win vs. Yale. Creighton had not seen multiple players each surpass 20 or more points in the same season-opener since Nov. 16, 2008, when both P’Allen Stinnett (30) and Booker Woodfox (26) did it against New Mexico. Incredibly, both Woodfox (23) and Stinnett (21) exceeded 20 points in the second half alone to fuel a Bluejay comeback from 16 points down with 10:10 to play. That comeback came against ex-New Mexico coach Steve Alford, who now leads the UCLA team that the Bluejays will face Monday in Kansas City when the Hall of Fame Classic continues.

Foster Up For Citizen Naismith AwardCreighton men’s basketball senior Marcus Foster has been named one of 50 candidates for the Citizen Naismith Trophy, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced. A list of 30 midseason candidates will be released on Feb. 14, 2018 before the 50th pre-sentation of the award April 1, 2018. A senior from Wichita Falls, Texas, Foster was a unanimous All-BIG EAST selection last year after leading Creighton with 18.2 points per game a year ago. He ranked among the league leaders in scor-ing after posting the highest scoring average for a Bluejay newcomer since 1970. Foster’s 638 points were the 10th-most in CU history and the most ever by a Bluejay newcomer in their debut season on the court. Foster is also one of 50 preseason candidates for the John R. Wooden Award. Creighton has had one previous winner of the Naismith Trophy and the Wooden Award, as Doug McDermott collected the hardware for both fol-lowing the 2013-14 campaign.

Foster Up For Jerry West AwardCreighton men’s basketball guard Marcus Foster is one of 20 preseason candidates for the 2018 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, which is bestowed by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Last year Foster was one of five finalists for the award. Named after Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor in its fourth year recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men’s college basketball. Previous winners of the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award include Malik Monk, Kentucky (2017) Buddy Hield, Oklahoma (2016) and D’Angelo Russell, Ohio State (2015).

Fan-Tazz-Tic Shooting StreakKhyri Thomas enters Monday’s game having made a three-pointer in each of his last 17 games dating to last season. He’s the first Bluejay to sink a trey in 17 games in a row since Ethan Wragge’s streak of 23 in a row from Nov. 8, 2013 - Feb. 9, 2014.

Nifty Fifty Leads To Postseason?Creighton shot 58.8 percent from the floor on November 10th, the program’s best mark in a sea-son-opener since blistering UT Arlington 106-50 on 59.4 percent shooting to open the 2002-03 season. Creighton has made the postseason all eight times in the previous 25 seasons in which it has made at least 50 percent of its field goal attempts to open the year. The last time that didn’t hold true was 1991-92, when CU shot 51.0 percent in the opener but finished just 9-19.

CU Season-Opener Field Goal Percentage Over 50%Since 1992-93

FG% Year Opponent Postseason.541 1997-98 UMKC NIT.524 1998-99 Towson State NCAA.569 2000-01 Western Illinois NCAA.594 2002-03 UT Arlington NCAA.500 2012-13 North Texas NCAA.556 2013-14 Alcorn State NCAA.528 2015-16 Texas Southern NIT.508 2016-17 UMKC NCAA.558 2017-18 Yale TBD

Against The Big TenIncluding last Wednesday’s win at No. 20 Northwestern, Creighton is 12-1 in its last 13 games against teams from the Big Ten. Creighton has out-scored foes by an average of 10.31 points in those 13 games, which include 10 double-figure victories. Greg McDermott is 25-13 in his career against teams that are currently in the Big Ten, including a 12-3 mark on the Creighton sideline.

Creighton’s Last 12 Games vs. the Big TenDate Opponent Score11/20/11 vs. Iowa (in Des Moines) W 82-5912/04/11 Nebraska W 76-6612/22/11 Northwestern W 87-7911/23/12 vs. Wisconsin (in Las Vegas) W 84-7412/06/12 at Nebraska W 64-4212/08/13 Nebraska W 82-6712/07/14 at Nebraska W 65-5511/19/15 at #14 Indiana L 65-8611/23/15 vs. Rutgers (in Las Vegas) W 85-7512/09/15 Nebraska W 83-6711/15/16 #9 Wisconsin W 79-6712/07/16 at Nebraska W 77-6211/15/17 at #20 Northwestern W 92-88

Big Margin Can Lead To Big ThingsCreighton beat Yale, 92-76, in the season-opener. Of Creighton’s 20 all-time NCAA Tournament teams, nine have scored 90 or more points in their season-opener. Here’s a look at Creighton’s last eight teams to score 90 or more in a season-opener. Final Post- Score Opponent Date W-L Season 92-76 Yale 11/10/17 TBD TBD 93-70 Texas Southern 11/14/15 20-15 NIT 104-77 Central Arkansas 11/14/14 14-19 -- 107-61 Alcorn State 11/08/13 27-8 NCAA 97-65 N. Carolina A&T 11/11/11 29-6 NCAA 106-50 Texas-Arlington 11/17/02 29-5 NCAA 96-50 Western Illinois 11/20/00 24-8 NCAA 93-48 Towson State 11/14/98 22-9 NCAA 93-47 UT-San Antonio 11/30/90 24-8 NCAA

November ReignCreighton is a perfect 56-0 all-time in regular-season home games that take place on or before

Nov. 26th. Creighton has won 59 of its 60 regular-season November home games since 1990, falling only to Boise State in 2012. Overall, Creighton is 81-15 in regular-season November games at all sites since the start of the 1998-99 campaign. Creighton has also won 74 of its last 77 regu-lar-season non-conference home games against unranked foes since falling to Drexel on Feb. 17, 2007.

Two Of The BestA pair of Creighton players were recently ranked among the best in college basketball in some pre-season rankings of top-100 players. CBSSports.com lists Marcus Foster as the nation’s 31st-best player and Khyri Thomas as 70th-best. NBCSports.com listed Foster as the No. 21 play-er, and Thomas as 67th-best nationally. ESPN.com did a list of the nation’s top 50 play-ers, and Foster finished 30th in that voting.

Preseason BIG EAST PollCreighton was picked to finish fifth in the BIG EAST Conference according to a preseason poll of league coaches. Villanova was picked first with 80 points and eight first-place votes, while Seton Hall and Xavier, Providence round out the top four. After Creighton, St. John’s, Marquette, Butler, Georgetown and DePaul rounded out the bottom half. Creighton guard Marcus Foster was named Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team, while Khyri Thomas was picked to be a Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention choice. Since the reconfiguration of the BIG EAST in 2013, Creighton, Providence and Villanova are the only teams to meet or exceed their poll prediction each season.

#ProJaysFor the first time since 1969-70, Creighton has four NBA players at the same time as Kyle Korver (Cleveland Cavaliers), Anthony Tolliver (Detroit Pistons), Doug McDermott (New York Knicks) and Justin Patton (Minnesota Timberwolves) are all in the league. Including 2017-18, Creighton has now had an NBA player in 34 of the last 35 years. Korver ranks fifth in NBA history with 2,088 three-pointers and is seventh in league history with 43.1 percent marksmanship from three-point range (through November 16th). He set a single-season NBA mark that still stands with his 53.6 percent shooting from three-point range in 2009-10, and is the only player in league history to lead the NBA in three-point percentage four times. Korver is aver-aging 10.9 points per game this year and shooting 43.8 percent from downtown. Tolliver is averaging 7.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game this season for the Pistons, his 11th NBA organization. McDermott is in his fourth season in the NBA, and first with the New York Knicks. He was traded

to the Knicks with Enes Kanter in exchange for All-Star Carmelo Anthony. McDermott is averaging 7.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game this season. Creighton’s newest NBA product is Justin Patton, who is now with the Minnesota Timberwolves but currently injured. Patton redshirted in 2015-16 before turning pro and being the 16th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Patton was then part of the Jimmy Butler trade to end up in Minneapolis. In addition, May graduates Cole Huff and Isaiah Zierden were each selected in the 2017 NBA G League Draft on Oct. 21st. Huff is now on the Greensboro Swarm roster, while Zierden was cut.

Racking Up The VictoriesIn 99 previous seasons of Bluejay Basketball, last season was the sixth team to earn 25 or more wins. Of Creighton’s six seasons in history with 25 or more wins, Greg McDermott has coached four of those in the previous six years.

Most Creighton MBB Wins, Season Pre Pre-Post PostseasonYear Final W-L Tourney Season Tournament2002-03 29-5 26-4 29-4 NCAA2011-12 29-6 25-5 28-5 NCAA2012-13 28-8 24-7 27-7 NCAA2008-09 27-8 25-6 26-7 NIT2013-14 27-8 24-6 26-7 NCAA2016-17 25-10 23-8 25-9 NCAA1990-91 24-8 20-7 23-7 NCAA2000-01 24-8 23-6 24-7 NCAA1921-22 23-5 23-5 23-5 didn’t exist1973-74 23-7 21-7 21-7 NCAA2001-02 23-9 19-8 22-8 NCAA1999-00 23-10 20-9 23-9 NCAA2004-05 23-11 20-10 23-10 NCAA2010-11 23-16 18-14 19-15 CBI

*Bold italics indicates Greg McDermott teams

Among The Nation’s BestBelow is where Creighton ranks nationally in the since Greg McDermott took over in 2010-11, per Basketball-Reference.com, through games of Thursday, Nov. 16th

2010-11 to PresentCategory Stat NCAA Rank FG Percentage .481 3rd3FG Percentage .388 4th 3FG Made 2,111 5thAssists 4,048 5thFG Made 6,720 12thWins 169 29thWinning Percentage .673 37th

Going For 20, AgainCreighton has won 20 or more games in 17 of the last 19 seasons (including 2016-17), a feat that puts the Jays among an exclusive group, nationally. Just three schools nationally have had 20 or more wins each of the last 19 years: Duke, Gonzaga and Kansas. Kentucky and Florida have each done it in 18 of the last 19 seasons. Along with Arizona, Syracuse and Xavier,

Creighton is one of four schools with 20 or more wins in exactly 17 of the past 19 years.

Full HouseCreighton averaged 17,413 fans per home game last season, fifth-best nationally. That figure would rank 17th best in the NBA, ahead of 14 franchises. Last year was the 12th straight season that CU has been among the nation’s top 25 in average home attendance, and the sixth straight season in the top-10 nationally in attendance, as well.

2016-17 Attendance Leaders (FINAL) Rk. School Average 1. Kentucky 23,462 2. Syracuse 21,181 3. Louisville 20,846 4. North Carolina 18,067 5. Creighton 17,413 6. Wisconsin 17,286 7. Maryland 16,628 8. Kansas 16,395 9. Indiana 16,364 10. North Carolina State 15,907

Some Loyal FansCreighton attracted 296.013 fans at home in 2016-17, surpassing 200,000 fans for the 12th straight season. CU’s average of 17,413 was second-most in program history, while the 296,013 fans were the fourth-most ever. Creighton had never attracted more than 141,000 home fans in any season prior to the open-ing of CenturyLink Center Omaha, and now has done it in the past 14 seasons. Creighton has led its conference in home atten-dance every year since moving into CenturyLink Center Omaha, which is in its 15th season.

Highest Average Attendance, Creighton History Avg. Att. School Year 17,896 Creighton 2013-14 17,413 Creighton 2016-17 17,155 Creighton 2012-13 17,048 Creighton 2014-15 16,665 Creighton 2011-12

Creighton’s Most Home Fans, SeasonRk. Year G Attendance Average1. 2015-16 19 302,887 15,9412. 2008-09 19 302,676 15,9303. 2010-11 22 297,161 13,5074. 2016-17 17 296,013 174135. 2012-13 17 291,643 17,155

Eight Out Of 19 Tourney TitlesCreighton owns eight league tournament titles in the last 19 years. On a national basis, the only schools that can claim this are Gonzaga (15), Duke (11), Winthrop (10), Kentucky (9), Creighton (8), Kansas (8) and New Mexico State (8).

On Your Mark, Get Set, GoCreighton averaged 81.83 points per game in 2016-17, and its 2,864 points a year ago were a school-record. Greg McDermott is 47-2 as a Division I head coach when his teams score 90 or more points,

including a 41-2 mark on the Creighton sideline. Creighton is 58-2 all-time when scoring 100 points or more, including 30 straight wins since a 1977 loss to North Texas State.

Release, Rotation, Splash, RepeatCreighton has made at least one three-pointer in 786 straight games since a 59-53 loss at Illinois State on Feb. 20, 1993. The streak is the nation’s 20th-longest active streak. Creighton’s last win without making a three-point basket came on March 3, 1991 when the Jays went 0-for-2 from three-point range in a 71-66 win over Southern Illinois in the championship game of the MVC Tournament. Below is a list of the nation’s longest active three-point streaks, through Nov. 17th.

Longest Active 3-Point Streak, Through 11/17 Rk. Streak School Next 1. 1,017 Kentucky 11/20 2. 1,009 UNLV 11/20 3. 1,001 Vanderbilt 11/17 4. 988 Duke 11/20 5. 939 Arkansas 11/17 6. 938 Western Kentucky 11/19 7. 929 East Tennessee State 11/17 8. 919 Pacific 11/18 9. 902 Oakland 11/18 10. 895 Texas 11/18 11. 876 Princeton 11/18 12. 846 Marshall 11/19 13. 843 La Salle 11/18 14. 837 Baylor 11/17 15. 815 Gonzaga 11/18 16. 812 LIU-Brooklyn 11/18 17. 804 Cornell 11/19 18. 795 Mount St. Mary’s 11/18 19. 787 Tennessee State 11/18 20. 786 Creighton 11/20 21. 785 East Carolina 11/20

Big Deficits, No Big DealCreighton owns 16 victories under Greg McDermott after trailing by double-figures at some point. Nine of those comebacks have come away from home. On the other hand, CU is 147-12 under McDermott when putting together double-digit leads, including wins 135 of the last 143 times.

Double-Digit Comebacks Under Greg McDermottDeficit Opponent Date18 #18 Oklahoma 11/19/1417 at San Diego State 11/30/1116 at Evansville 02/16/1314 Evansville 02/21/1213 at Saint Joseph’s 11/16/1313 Xavier 01/12/1412 Saint Joseph’s 12/11/1012 at DePaul 01/17/1611 at Wichita State 12/31/1111 Northern Iowa 01/10/1211 vs. Alabama 03/16/1211 vs. Ole Miss 11/21/1610 UAB 11/14/1210 vs. Drake 03/02/1210 at Nebraska 12/07/1410 South Dakota 12/09/14

CenturyLink Center Omaha DramaticsCreighton is 7-7 in games with a game-winning go-ahead score in the final 10 seconds at CenturyLink Center Omaha, which opened in the fall of 2003.

Creighton’s Go-Ahead Scores in Wins at CLCO, Last 10 SecondsDate Opponent Score Player/Score Time11/26/05 Dayton W 91-90* Funk FG :5.701/28/06 Wichita St. W 57-55 Tolliver FG :0.011/25/06 George Mason W 58-56 Watts FT :7.503/18/08 Rhode Island W 74-73 Witter 3FG :3.201/13/10 Southern Illinois W 71-69 Young FG :1.302/18/12 Long Beach St. W 81-79 Young FG :0.301/28/14 St. John’s W 63-60 McDermott 3FG :2.8*double-overtime

Opponent Go-Ahead Scores in CU Losses at CLCO, Last 10 SecondsDate Opponent Score Player/Score Time03/20/06 Miami (Fla.) L 53-52 G. Diaz FT :2.601/20/07 Southern Illinois L 58-57 B. Mullins FG :4.101/10/15 #19 Seton Hall L 68-67 S. Gibbs 3FG :2.202/16/15 #19 Butler L 58-56 R. Jones FG :1.903/07/15 Xavier L 74-73 D. Davis FT’s :6.301/12/16 #12 Providence L 50-48 K. Dunn FG :0.002/22/17 Providence L 68-66 K. Cartwright 3FG :2.4

McDermott Ranks Second On CU Wins ListGreg McDermott currently has 169 victories at Creighton, good for second place on CU’s all-time wins list. McDermott’s .673 winning percentage is Creighton’s best since Arthur A. Schabinger’s .714 win rate more 80 years ago. Below is a list of the most victorious Creighton coaches in program history.

Most Coaching Wins, Creighton HistoryRk. W-L Name Years1. 327-176 Dana Altman 1994-20102. 169-82 Greg McDermott 2010-Pres.3. 165-66 Arthur A. Schabinger 1922-354. 138-118 John J. “Red” McManus 1959-695. 130-64 Tom Apke 1974-81

Multiple ChoicesCreighton has had four men average in double-figures in each of the last two seasons. Last year, Marcus Foster (18.2), Justin Patton (12.9), Maurice Watson Jr. (12.9) and Khyri Thomas (12.3) all put up double-digits on a nightly basis. In 2015-16 it was Watson (14.1), Cole Huff (11.3), Geoffrey Groselle (11.2) and Isaiah Zierden (10.2). Before 2015-16, Creighton had not previously had four men finish the year scoring in double-figures since 1979-80, when Kevin McKenna, Jim Honz, George Morrow and Daryl Stovall did so.

Top-20 CrowdsHere’s a look at Creighton’s top-20 home crowds all-time. Rank Att. Opponent Date 1. 18,868 Providence 03/08/14 2. 18,859 Georgetown 01/25/14 3. 18,831 #1 Villanova 12/31/16 4. 18,797 #6 Villanova 02/16/14 5. 18,742 Seton Hall 02/23/14 6. 18,735 Wichita State 02/11/12 7. 18,613 Wichita State 03/02/13 8. 18,525 Marquette 12/31/13 9. 18,494 Illinois State 02/09/13 10. 18,458 Evansville 12/29/12 11. 18,436 Bradley 01/28/12 12. 18,323 DePaul 02/07/14

13. 18,160 Central Arkansas 11/14/14 14. 18,145 Marquette 01/21/17 15. 18,111 Bradley 02/02/13 16. 18,084 Seton Hall 12/28/16 17. 18,078 Tulsa 11/23/13 18. 18,073 Drake 01/08/13 19. 18,032 #12 Butler 01/11/17 20. 17,971 #19 Butler 02/16/15

Très BienSince 2011-12, Creighton is 62-51 (.549) when shooting 40.00 percent or worse from three-point range. While respectable, that pales in compari-son to CU’s 82-14 (.854) mark the last seven years when shooting better than 40.00 percent from downtown. Lower the standards to 30%, and it’s still impres-sive. Creighton is 126-36 in the last seven years when shooting 30 percent or better from deep, compared to 19-30 when shooting 29.99 percent or less.

CenturyLink Center Omaha SuccessCreighton has played 241 regular and postseason contests at CenturyLink Center Omaha all-time in the 15-year-old facility. The Bluejays own a 199-42 (.825) record all-time at the facility, and have never lost there on a Thursday (7-0) or Friday (13-0). Creighton has outscored its opponents 18,542-15,625 in games at CenturyLink Center Omaha, an average margin of 12.10 points per game. Creighton has led wire-to-wire 67 different times, including 15 of its last 38 home games. Creighton is also 25-24 all-time in the 47 games at CLCO in which it’s fallen behind by double-figures at any point, 7-9 when down by 10+ points at halftime at The Link, and 31-22 when trailing at halftime at CenturyLink Center Omaha. Creighton is 102-24 (.810) at CenturyLink Center Omaha under Greg McDermott, including a 59-4 record vs. non-conference teams. Factor in a 17-0 home mark at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in 2002-03 and two wins at the Civic in the 2010 CIT, and the Bluejays are 219-42 (.839) at home since the start of the 2002-03 campaign.

Home RunSince Greg McDermott took over in 2010, Creighton is averaging 79.75 points per home game (10,048 points in 126 home games), a fig-ure that climbs to 84.06 points in non-conference home games (5,296 points in 63 home games). Creighton is 85-2 all-time at CenturyLink Center Omaha when scoring 80 or points and has won 83 straight non-conference home games when scoring 80 or more points, dating to a 90-85 loss to Nebraska on Dec. 7, 1991.

BIG EAST Playing BigThough the BIG EAST may not be considered of the traditional “Football 5” Conferences due to its lack of big time football, the performance of the league has been big time for a long time. The league has owned a top-five RPI in the NCAA RPI rankings in every season since 2000-01, as seen below:

BIG EAST in Conference RPI Rankings2017-18: 3rd (via WarrenNolan.com)2016-17: 3rd2015-16: 4th2014-15: 3rd 2013-14: 4th 2012-13: 2nd2011-12: 2nd2010-11: 1st2009-10: 3rd 2008-19: 4th 2007-08: 5th 2006-07: 5th 2005-06: 3rd 2004-05: 2nd2003-04: 4th2002-03: 5th2001-02: 3rd2000-01: 3rd

Ticket InformationSingle-game tickets for the 2017-18 season went on sale on October 18th. Fans can purchase single-game tickets at CenturyLink Center Omaha Box Office, Ryan Athletic Center, by calling Ticketmaster or visit-ing Ticketmaster.com, and charging by phone at (800) 745-3000. Only upper bowl seats will be avail-able for any regular-season game. For more information, call the Creighton Ticket Office at (402) 280-JAYS.

Clear Bag Policy Comes to CenturyLink on 12/31Starting December 31, 2017, CenturyLink Center Omaha will adopt new clear bag regulations for all arena events including Creighton University men’s home basketball games. Bags permitted under the policy include clear plastic, vinyl or PVC totes. Additionally, small clutch-sized bags will also be allowed inside the arena after a proper security inspection. However, oversized bags or purses will no longer be allowed inside the premises. After observing the success and ease of transi-tion with arenas and venues across the state, MECA and Creighton University believe the updated pol-icy to be the best safety practice for the thousands of fans who loyally attend each basketball game, and countless concert-goers who walk through the doors at CenturyLink Center Omaha. Here are the main bullet-points of the new bag policy, effective on December 31 when the Bluejays host Providence (1:30 p.m., tip-off): • Clear plastic bags, measuring 12 inches tall, 12 inches long, and 6 inches wide• Small or clutch-sized purses or wallets, not exceeding 4.5 inches tall by 6.5 inches long• One-gallon, clear plastic freezer bags are permit-ted (Ziploc bag or similar)• No large purses, bags, backpacks or fanny-packs will be allowed inside• MECA staff members are not allowed to hold bags during an event• Exceptions will be made for bags with medical necessity after appropriate inspection

CREIGHTON INDIVIDUALSSCORINGScored 25+ points - Marcus Foster (25) at #2 Villanova, 2/25/17Scored 30+ points - Marcus Foster (35) vs. Georgetown, 2/19/17Scored 35+ points - Marcus Foster (35) vs. Georgetown, 2/19/17Scored 40+ points - Doug McDermott (45) vs. Providence, 3/8/14Scored 45+ points - Doug McDermott (45) vs. Providence, 3/8/14Scored 50+ points - Bob Portman (51) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 12/16/67Two players had 20+ points - Marcus Foster (23) & Khyri Thomas (22) vs. Yale, 11/10/17Three players had 20+ points - Doug McDermott (31), Antoine Young (22) & Josh Jones (21) vs. Davidson, 3/21/11Two players had 25+ points - P’Allen Stinnett (30) & Booker Woodfox (29) vs. New Mexico, 11/16/08Two players had 30+ points - Benoit Benjamin (45) & Vernon Moore (30), Indiana State, 1/19/85Scored 20+ points in three straight games - Doug McDermott (14), Jan. 25 - March 21, 2014Scored 20+ points in four straight games - Doug McDermott (14), Jan. 25 - March 21, 2014Scored 20+ points in five straight games - Doug McDermott (14), Jan. 25 - March 21, 2014Scored 20+ points in six straight games - Doug McDermott (14), Jan. 25 - March 21, 2014Scored 20+ points in seven straight games - Doug McDermott (14), Jan. 25 - March 21, 2014Scored 20+ points in eight straight games - Doug McDermott (14), Jan. 25 - March 21, 2014Scored 20+ points in 10 straight games - Doug McDermott (14), Jan. 25 - March 21, 2014Scored 25+ points in five straight games - Doug McDermott (5), March 8 - 21, 2014Scored 30+ points in two straight games - Doug McDermott (3), March 8 - 14, 2014Scored 30+ points in three straight games - Doug McDermott (3), March 8 - 14, 2014Scored 40+ points in two straight games - Benoit Benjamin (2), Jan. 17-19, 198520+ points, half - Marcus Foster (20) vs. Georgetown, 2/19/17 (2nd half)30+ points, half - Doug McDermott (31) at Bradley, 1/7/12 (2nd half)Two players had 20+ points, same half - P’Allen Stinnett (21) & Booker Woodfox (23) vs. New Mexico, 11/16/08 (2nd half)Scored in double figures in 10+ straight games - Marcus Foster (21), Jan. 14, 2017 - PresentScored in double figures in 15+ straight games - Marcus Foster (21), Jan. 14, 2017 - PresentScored in double figures in 20+ straight games - Marcus Foster (21), Jan. 14, 2017 - PresentScored in double figures in 25+ straight games - Doug McDermott (28), Dec. 3, 2013 - March 23, 2014Scored in double figures in 30+ straight games - Doug McDermott (37), April 1, 2011 - Nov. 9, 2012All five starters scored in double figures - Maurice Watson Jr. (21), Justin Patton (17), Khyri Thomas (17), Marcus Foster (15), Cole Huff (13) vs. Seton Hall, 12/28/165+ players scored in double figures - Toby Hegner (14), Marcus Foster (13), Cole Huff (12), Khyri Thomas (12), Justin Patton (11) at DePaul, 2/11/176+ players scored in double figures - Marcus Foster (29), Justin Patton (18), Isaiah Zierden (12), Toby Hegner (12), Khyri Thomas (11), Maurice Watson Jr. (10) at Arizona State, 12/20/167+ players scored in double figures - Cole Huff (20), Khyri Thomas (16), Marcus Foster (15), Maurice Watson Jr. (13), Isaiah Zierden (12), Zach Hanson (11), Justin Patton (10) vs. North Carolina State, 11/20/16Five players with 15+ or more points - Doug McDermott (18), Jahenns Manigat (17), Gregory Echenique (15), Antoine Young (15), Ethan Wragge (15) at Southern Illinois, 2/14/12

DOUBLE-DOUBLESDouble-double - Khyri Thomas (24 pts., 11 reb.) at #20 Northwestern, 11/15/17Triple-double - Benoit Benjamin (29 pts., 12 reb., 12 blk.) at Bradley, 2/2/85Double-double by a freshman - Justin Patton (11 pts., 11 reb.) at DePaul, 2/11/1720-point, 10-assist game - Maurice Watson Jr. (21 pts., 10 ast.) vs. Seton Hall, 12/28/1620-point, 10-rebound game - Khyri Thomas (24 pts., 11 reb.) at #20 Northwestern, 11/15/1730-point, 10-rebound game - Doug McDermott (30 pts., 12 reb.) vs. Louisiana, 3/21/1420+ points, 20+ rebound game - Bob Harstad (24 pts., 20 reb.) at Southern Illinois, 1/23/89Back-to-back 20-point, 10-rebound games - Doug McDermott, March 1 - 4, 2014Double-double in points and assists - Maurice Watson Jr. (11 pts., 14 ast.) at Providence, 1/7/17Double-double in points and blocks - Benoit Benjamin (29 pts., 12 blk.) at Bradley, 2/2/85Double-double in points and steals - NeverDouble-double in 2+ consecutive games - Maurice Watson Jr. (2), Dec. 9-17, 2016 Double-double in 3+ consecutive games - Doug McDermott (3), Feb. 9-16, 2013Double-double in 5+ consecutive games - Benoit Benjamin (28), March 15, 1984 - Feb. 16, 1985Two players record double-doubles -Khyri Thomas (18 pts., 12 reb.) & Justin Patton (21 pts., 10 reb.) vs. Buffalo, 11/19/16

FIELD GOALSMade 15+ FG in a game - Doug McDermott (17) vs. Providence, 3/8/14Made 18+ FG in a game - Doug McDermott (18) at Bradley, 1/7/12Attempted 20+ FG in a game - Marcus Foster (24) vs. Marquette, 1/21/17Attempted 25+ FG in a game - Doug McDermott (25) vs. Providence, 3/8/14

THREE-POINTERSMade 5+ 3-pointers in a game - Marcus Foster (5) vs. Alcorn State, 11/12/17Made 6+ 3-pointers in a game - Marcus Foster (6) at #2 Villanova, 2/25/17Made 7+ 3-pointers in a game - Cole Huff (7) vs. Seton Hall, 3/10/16Made 8+ 3-pointers in a game - Isaiah Zierden (8) at DePaul, 1/17/16Made 9+ 3-pointers in a game - Ethan Wragge (9) at #4 Villanova, 1/20/14Attempted 10+ 3-pointers in a game - Marcus Foster (11) vs. #1 Villanova, 12/31/16Attempted 15+ 3-pointers in a game - Kyle Korver (15) vs. Fresno State, 2/22/03Made a 3-pointer in 10+ straight games - Khyri Thomas (17), Jan. 28, 2017 - PresentMade a 3-pointer in 15+ straight games - Khyri Thomas (17), Jan. 28, 2017 - PresentMade a 3-pointer in 20+ straight games - Ethan Wragge (23), Nov. 8, 2013 - Feb. 9, 2014Made a 3-pointer in 25+ straight games - Booker Woodfox (31), Nov. 25, 2008 - March 23, 2009Made two 3-pointers in 10+ straight games - Ethan Wragge (16), Nov. 28, 2013 - Jan. 25, 2014Made 5+ 3-pointers in 3+ straight games - Kyle Korver (4), Nov. 17-26, 2002Made 5+ 3-pointers in 4+ straight games - Kyle Korver (4), Nov. 17-26, 2002

FREE THROWSMade 10+ FT in a game - Geoffrey Groselle (11) vs. North Texas, 12/21/15Made 15+ FT in a game - Nate Funk (15) vs. Dayton, 11/26/05Attempted 15+ FT in a game - Austin Chatman (16) vs. South Dakota, 12/9/14Attempted 20+ FT in a game - Bob Harstad (20) vs. Morgan State, 11/22/89

REBOUNDS10+ rebounds - Khyri Thomas (11) at #20 Northwestern, 11/15/1715+ rebounds - Doug McDermott (15) vs. Tulsa, 11/23/1320+ rebounds - Bob Harstad (20) at Southern Illinois, 1/23/8925+ rebounds - Paul Silas (27) vs. Oklahoma City, 3/9/6430+ rebounds - Paul Silas (36) vs. Marquette, 1/23/6435+ rebounds - Paul Silas (36) vs. Marquette, 1/23/6410+ rebounds in three consecutive games - Doug McDermott (3), Feb. 9-16, 201310+ rebounds in four consecutive games - Gregory Echenique (4), Jan. 7-15, 2012Two players had 10+ rebounds - Khyri Thomas (10) & Toby Hegner (10) at Nebraska, 12/7/16

ASSISTS10+ assists - Maurice Watson Jr. (14) at Providence, 1/7/1712+ assists - Maurice Watson Jr. (14) at Providence, 1/7/1715+ assists - Ralph Bobik (17) vs. Bradley, 1/22/748+ assists in three consecutive games - Maurice Watson Jr. (5), Nov. 29 - Dec. 17, 201610+ assists in two consecutive games - Maurice Watson Jr. (2), Dec. 9-17, 2016

BLOCKS5+ blocks - Justin Patton (5) vs. Xavier, 2/4/176+ blocks - Gregory Echenique (6) vs. Wichita State, 3/10/137+ blocks - Gregory Echenique (7) at Missouri State, 1/22/118+ blocks - Doug Swenson (8) at UMKC, 11/18/989+ blocks - Benoit Benjamin (12) at Bradley, 2/2/8510+ blocks - Benoit Benjamin (12) at Bradley, 2/2/85

STEALS6+ steals - P’Allen Stinnett (7) vs. Southern, 12/15/087+ steals - P’Allen Stinnett (7) vs. Southern, 12/15/088+ steals - Latrell Wrightsell (8) vs. Drake, 3/2/919+ steals - Michael Johnson (9) vs. Saint Joseph’s, 12/14/81

MINUTESPlayed every minute -James Milliken (40) at #5 Xavier, 3/5/16Played over 40 minutes - Isaiah Zierden (42) vs. Saint Mary’s (OT), 12/13/14

FOULSCoach/Bench technical foul - Bench (Greg McDermott) vs. #4 Villanova, 3/3/15Player technical foul - Marcus Foster at DePaul, 2/11/17Player ejection - Grant Gibbs vs. Nebraska, 12/8/13Two players fouled out - Geoffrey Groselle and Maurice Watson Jr. vs. Seton Hall, 3/10/16Three players fouled out - Tyler McKinney, Dane Watts & Anthony Tolliver at Indiana State, 1/12/05

The Last Time It Happened...

CREIGHTON TEAMScored 15 or less points in a half- at #4 Villanova (14), 1/25/15 (1st)Scored 50+ points in a half - at #20 Northwestern (51), 11/15/17 (1st)Scored 55+ points in a half - vs. Alcorn State (60) 11/12/17 (2nd)Scored 60+ points in a half - vs. Alcorn State (60) 11/12/17 (2nd)Scored 90+ points - at #20 Northwestern (92), 11/15/17 Scored 90+ points (League) - at DePaul (93), 2/11/17Scored 100+ points - vs. Alcorn State (109) 11/12/17 (2nd)Scored 100+ points (League) - vs. St. John’s (101), 2/28/16Scored 110+ points - vs. Longwood (113), 12/9/16 Scored 110+ points (League) - vs. Bradley (111), 3/1/08Scored 120+ points - vs. Miami (Fla.) (124), 2/10/64Scored less than 50 points - vs. #12 Providence (48), 1/12/16Scored 100 points in two consecutive games - 103 vs. Washington State on 11/18/16 and 112 vs. North Carolina State on 11/20/16Scored 100 points in consecutive league games - NeverScored 100 points in 3+ consecutive games - NeverWon game by 50 points or more - vs. Longwood (113-58), 12/9/16Made 35 FG - at #20 Northwestern (35), 11/15/17Attempted 75 FGA’s - vs. Truman State (79), 1/14/79Shot 65%+ from the field - .702 vs. Wichita State (33-47), 3/2/13Game decided by one point - vs. Oral Roberts (66-65), 12/17/16Two consecutive games decided by one point - vs. #19 Seton Hall (L 68-67) on 1/10/15; at Marquette (L 53-52) on 1/14/15Three consecutive games decided by one point - vs. Boston College (W, 62-61) on 12/28/74, vs. Wake Forest (L, 70-69) on 12/30/74 and at Drake (W, 71-70) on 1/2/75Shot 90% or better from FT line - .900 at Marquette (9-10), 3/4/17Shot 100% from FT line - 1.000 at Providence (12-12), 3/2/16Shot 50% or less from FT line - .400 vs. Yale (4-10), 11/10/17Made 30 FT - vs. Davidson (36), 3/21/11Attempted 40 FT - vs. North Texas (40), 12/21/15 Attempted five or less FT - at #16 Drake (2), 1/30/08Won an overtime game - at Xavier (W, 79-72, OT), 2/4/15Lost an overtime game - vs. Saint Mary’s (L, 67-71, OT), 12/13/14Played two overtimes - vs. South Dakota (W, 91-88, 2 OT), 12/9/14Played three overtimes - vs. #13 DePaul (L, 85-82), 2/1/78Played consecutive games that went to OT - vs. South Dakota (W 91-88, 2 OT), 12/9/14 & vs. Saint Mary’s (L 67-71, OT), 12/13/14Scored 75+ bench points - vs. Bradley (77), 3/1/08Made GW shot with no time left - Booker Woodfox vs. Wichita State, 3/6/09 (W, 63-62)Won rebounds by 20+ - vs. Truman State (55-29), 1/14/17Lost rebounds by 20+ - vs. Seton Hall (45-25), 3/10/16Did not make a three-pointer - at Illinois State (0-for-5), 2/20/93Team made 15+ three-pointers - vs. Ole Miss (16-for-26), 11/21/16Team made 20+ three-pointers - at #4 Villanova (21), 1/20/14Blocked 10+ shots - vs. Wichita State (10), 2/17/0210+ blocks and 10+ three-pointers in same game - vs. Wichita State (10 blocks, 10 3FG’s), 2/17/02Shot 75%+ in a half - at Southern Illinois (.750, 15-20, 1st) and (.800, 16-20, 2nd), 2/14/1225+ assists - vs.Longwood (27 assists on 41 FG), 12/9/1615+ steals - vs. Tulsa (17), 12/19/12Overcame 15 pt. deficit to win - Trailed 42-24 vs. #18 Oklahoma and won, 65-63 on 11/19/14Wasted 15 pt. lead in loss - Led 46-31 at Missouri State and lost 67-66, 1/22/11Beat a top-5 team - vs. #5 Xavier (W 70-56), 2/9/16Beat a top-10 team - vs. #9 Wisconsin (W 79-67), 11/15/16Beat a top-25 team - at #16 Butler (W 76-67), 1/31/17Beat a top-25 team on road - at #16 Butler (W 76-67), 1/31/17Won the Conference Tournament - 2012-13 (MVC)Won an in-season tournament - Paradise Jam, Nov. 18-21, 2016

OPPONENT INDIVIDUALScored 50+ points - NeverScored 40+ points - Khadeen Carrington (41), Seton Hall, 2/15/17Scored 35+ points - Khadeen Carrington (41), Seton Hall, 2/15/17Scored 30+ points - Vic Law (30), #20 Northwestern, 11/15/17Had 20+ points in a half - Vic Law (23), #20 Northwestern, 11/15/17Three players had 20+ points - Tyler Larson (25), Tre Burnette (24) & Brandon Bos (23), South Dakota, 12/9/14Grabbed 20+ rebounds - Mac Koshwal (22), DePaul, 12/23/08Grabbed 15+ rebounds - Angel Delgado (17), Seton Hall, 2/15/17Had a triple-double - Troy Taylor (10 pts., 10 reb., 10 ast.), Evansville, 12/29/12Had 20+ points and 10+ rebounds - Isaiah Whitehead (24 pts., 12 reb.), Seton Hall, 3/10/16Had 30+ points and 10+ rebounds - Danny Moore (36 pts., 12 reb.), Missouri State, 2/15/97Had 20+ points and 20+ rebounds - Not since at least 1980-81Made 6+ three-pointers - J.P. Macura (6), Xavier, 3/10/17Made 7+ three-pointers - Terry Henderson (7), NC State, 11/20/16Made 8+ three-pointers - Osiris Eldridge (8), Illinois State, 1/1/07Made 9+ three-pointers - NeverAttempted 10+ three-point field goals - J.P. Macura (11), Xavier, 3/10/17Attempted 15+ three-point field goals - NeverMade 12+ free throws - Khadeen Carrington (18), Seton Hall, 2/15/17Made 15+ free throws - Khadeen Carrington (18), Seton Hall, 2/15/17Had 15+ free throw attempts - Khadeen Carrington (22), Seton Hall, 2/15/17Had 20+ free throw attempts - Khadeen Carrington (22), Seton Hall, 2/15/17Had 20+ points and 10+ assists - Manny Harris (20 pts., 11 ast.), #15 Michigan, 11/26/09Had 10+ assists - Kyron Cartwright (10), Providence, 2/22/17Had 15+ assists - Anthony Manuel (15), Bradley, 3/9/88Had 6+ steals - Shamorie Ponds (6), St. John’s, 2/28/17Had 7+ steals - Bryan Mullins (8), Southern Illinois, 2/11/06Had 8+ steals - Bryan Mullins (8), Southern Illinois, 2/11/06Had 5+ blocks - Donta Hall (5), Alabama, 3/15/16Had 6+ blocks - Luke Fischer (6), Marquette, 1/21/17Had 7+ blocks - Sir’Dominic Pointer (8), St. John’s, 2/7/15Played an entire game - Trevon Bluiett (40), Xavier, 2/4/17Had 9+ turnovers - Jeremy Robinson (9), Chicago State, 11/13/11Had 10+ turnovers - Marque Carrington (10), North Carolina A&T, 11/18/01Made 12+ field goals - Conor Clifford (12), Washington State, 11/18/16Made 15+ field goals - Colt Ryan (17), Evansville, 2/21/12Attempted 20+ field goals - Bryant McIntosh (20), #20 Northwestern, 11/15/17Attempted 25+ field goals - Allen Crabbe (26), Cal, 12/15/12Coach/Bench technical foul - Coach, DePaul, 2/11/17Coach ejection - - Chris Mullin, St. John’s, 2/28/16Player technical foul - Trevon Bluiett, Xavier, 2/4/17Player ejection - Nick Billingsley, UTSA, 11/17/15

OPPONENT TEAMScored 10 or less points in a half- Bradley (10), 3/6/84 (2nd half)Scored 15 or less points in a half- Middle Tennessee (15), 11/29/14 (1st half)Scored 50+ points in a half - Rhode Island (51), 3/17/17 (2nd half)Scored 55+ points in a half - Missouri State (55), 3/6/04 (2nd half)Scored 60+ points in a half - - Iowa State (63), 12/12/87 (1st half)Scored less than 40 points - Indiana State (38), 3/2/08Scored less than 50 points - Middle Tennessee (47), 11/29/14Scored less than 50 points (League) - Marquette (49), 12/31/13Scored 90+ points - Marquette (91), 3/4/17Scored 90+ points (League) - Marquette (91), 3/4/17Scored 100+ points - Marquette (102), 1/21/17Scored 100+ points (League) - Marquette (102), 1/21/17Won game by 50 points or more - Illinois (66, 96-30), 1/15/49Won game by 40 points or more - Iowa State (44, 107-63), 12/1/93Won by 30+ points - vs. #23 Baylor (30, 85-55), 3/23/14Shot 75%+ in a half - at #25 Georgetown (.750, 15-20), 1/3/15 (2nd)Shot 65%+ from the field - #16 Villanova (.680, 34-50), 1/2/16Shot 25% or less from the field - Indiana State (.233, 10-43), 3/2/07Made 35 FG - Marquette (36), 1/21/17Attempted 75 FGA’s - UMKC (77), 11/11/13Made 30 FT - at George Mason (31), 12/12/09Attempted 40 FT - vs. Massachusetts (40), 11/25/15Attempted five or less FT - Indiana State (4), 1/16/11Shot 95%+ from FT line - Northern Iowa (6-6), 1/15/13Shot 100% from FT line - Northern Iowa (6-6), 1/15/13Did not make a free-throw - North Carolina Central (0-for-3) on 11/23/14Did not make a three-pointer - Illinois State (0-for-8) on 12/12/99Team made 15+ three-pointers - #3 Villanova (16-for-29) on 2/3/1630+ turnovers - Arkansas-Pine Bluff (30), 11/20/08Blocked 10+ shots - #3 Oklahoma (11), 12/19/1510+ blocks and 10+ three-pointers in same game - Fresno State (10 blocks, 13 3FG’s), 12/16/06 25+ assists - Wichita State (25), 2/6/9915+ steals - Baylor (18), 12/4/99Made GW shot with no time left - Kris Dunn, #12 Providence, 1/12/16 (PC wins 50-48)

Yale (0-1) 76Creighton (1-0) 92GAME 1

Nov. 10, 2017 CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, Neb.Defining Moment: Creighton used a 13-3 run to build a 33-21 lead and never looked back.Key Stat: Creighton owned a 23-6 lead in fast break points.

YALE fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb pf pts ast to blk stl minPaul Atkinson . . . . . . . . 6-10 0-0 0-0 3 4 12 0 0 1 0 22Blake Reynolds. . . . . . . 7-13 4-9 0-0 3 2 18 3 2 0 1 34Alex Copeland. . . . . . . . 4-11 0-1 2-2 8 1 10 3 2 0 0 26Trey Phills . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 0-1 4-6 5 2 12 3 2 0 0 24Miye Oni . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 1-6 2-2 5 3 9 5 3 0 1 35Eric Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 15Noah Yates . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 1-2 0-0 4 0 7 3 1 0 1 21Azar Swain . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 2-7 0-0 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 19Jameel Alausa. . . . . . . . . 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Wyatt Yess . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team Rebounds. . . . . . . . . 3 1 Totals . . . . . . . . . . . .30-66 8-27 8-10 33 14 76 19 13 1 6 200 .455 .296 .800

CREIGHTON fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb pf pts ast to blk stl minMartin Krampelj . . . . . . 6-11 0-0 0-0 9 0 12 0 3 2 1 24Toby Hegner . . . . . . . . . . 5-9 1-4 0-3 3 2 11 2 0 2 0 27Marcus Foster . . . . . . . . 9-13 2-4 3-5 3 2 23 3 2 0 0 30Davion Mintz . . . . . . . . . 3-3 2-2 0-1 3 2 8 5 1 0 0 19Khyri Thomas . . . . . . . 10-12 2-3 0-0 4 2 22 3 2 0 3 29Ronnie Harrell Jr. . . . . . . 3-5 0-1 1-1 7 1 7 2 2 0 0 23Ty-Shon Alexander . . . . 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 12Tyler Clement . . . . . . . . . 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6Jordan Scurry . . . . . . . . . 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Kaleb Joseph. . . . . . . . . . 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4Mitch Ballock . . . . . . . . . 2-4 1-2 0-0 4 1 5 0 0 0 1 20Manny Suarez. . . . . . . . . 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 Team Rebounds. . . . . . . . . 1Totals . . . . . . . . . . . .40-68 8-25 4-10 36 12 92 20 11 4 7 200 .588 .320 .400

Officials: Ron Groover, Tom Eades, Alfred SmithTechnical Fouls: None. Attendance: 16,611Team 1st 2nd Total 1stFG% 2ndFG% Total% DeadballYale 35 41 76 .405 .517 .455 1Creighton 47 45 92 .606 .571 .588 2

Alcorn State (0-2) 72Creighton (2-0) 109GAME 2

Nov. 12, 2017 CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, Neb.Defining Moment: Creighton unleashed a 23-3 run in the second half to blow open a 54-45 game.Key Stat: Creighton made 16-of-33 three-point shots and got 55 points from its bench.

ALCORN STATE fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb pf pts ast to blk stl minDante Sterling . . . . . . . . 2-9 1-3 2-2 0 3 7 0 2 0 1 15Yalen Reed . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 0-1 0-0 5 3 4 0 0 1 0 19Reginal Johnson. . . . . . 6-13 2-3 0-0 5 2 14 1 3 0 0 21Avery Patterson . . . . . . . 2-6 1-3 7-9 3 2 12 3 2 0 1 19A.J. Mosby. . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 0-2 6-6 1 4 8 3 0 0 2 23Tyler Carter . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 0-1 4-5 4 2 10 1 3 0 2 19Maurice Howard. . . . . . . 2-7 2-5 0-0 4 2 6 1 2 0 0 27Kobe Wilson . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Juwan Henderson . . . . . 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 10TyQuaylon Smith . . . . . . 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2Troymain Crosby . . . . . . 1-2 0-1 1-2 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 10Khari Jabriel Allen . . . . . 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18Devon Brewer. . . . . . . . . 2-2 0-0 1-4 2 3 5 2 2 0 0 12 Team Rebounds. . . . . . . . . 2Totals . . . . . . . . . . . .22-66 7-24 21-28 30 26 72 12 16 2 8 200 .333 .292 .750

CREIGHTON fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb pf pts ast to blk stl minMartin Krampelj . . . . . . . 2-4 0-1 3-5 12 2 7 1 2 1 1 22Toby Hegner . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 0-2 4-4 2 3 8 2 1 0 0 17Marcus Foster . . . . . . . . . 8-9 5-6 2-2 1 2 23 1 3 0 1 19Davion Mintz . . . . . . . . . 2-4 1-2 4-5 2 0 9 2 3 0 1 21Khyri Thomas . . . . . . . . . 1-6 1-3 4-4 2 3 7 0 2 0 0 14Ronnie Harrell Jr. . . . . . . 2-4 1-2 3-4 6 1 8 3 1 0 1 21Ty-Shon Alexander . . . . 3-6 2-4 2-2 6 2 10 2 3 1 0 19Tyler Clement . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1-3 2-2 5 3 5 2 0 0 0 19Jordan Scurry . . . . . . . . . 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4Kaleb Joseph. . . . . . . . . . 3-3 1-1 3-4 3 1 10 3 1 0 0 11Mitch Ballock . . . . . . . . . 6-9 3-6 0-0 2 3 15 1 1 0 3 18Manny Suarez. . . . . . . . . 3-5 1-1 0-0 4 2 7 1 1 2 0 15 Team Rebounds. . . . . . . . . 2Totals . . . . . . . . . . . .33-59 16-33 27-32 47 23 109 18 19 4 7 200 .559 .485 .844

Officials: Michael Roberts, Nathan Farrell, Don DailyTechnical Fouls: None. Attendance: 14,730Team 1st 2nd Total 1stFG% 2ndFG% Total% DeadballAlcorn State 36 36 72 .367 .306 .333 2Creighton 49 60 109 .500 .613 .559 3

Creighton (3-0) 92#20 Northwestern (2-1) 88GAME 3

Nov. 15, 2017 Allstate Arena Rosemont, Ill.Defining Moment: After Creighton’s lead was trimmed to 79-77 with 4:30 left, Marcus Foster drilled consecutive three-pointers for CU.Key Stat: Creighton’s bench outscored Northwestern 33-4 and the Jays outscored the Wildcats 48-26 in the paint.

CREIGHTON fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb pf pts ast to blk stl minToby Hegner . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 5Martin Krampelj . . . . . . . 7-9 1-1 2-2 5 4 17 3 1 1 0 26 Marcus Foster . . . . . . . . 3-11 2-3 4-4 0 3 12 2 2 1 0 35Davion Mintz . . . . . . . . . 0-2 0-0 2-2 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 19Khyri Thomas . . . . . . . . 9-16 1-3 5-5 11 1 24 5 1 1 1 38Ronnie Harrell Jr. . . . . . . 2-4 0-0 1-3 4 3 5 2 1 0 0 21Ty-Shon Alexander . . . . 5-8 4-6 0-0 3 0 14 2 2 0 0 21Mitch Ballock . . . . . . . . . 3-6 0-1 0-0 4 1 6 1 1 0 0 21Manny Suarez. . . . . . . . . 4-9 0-2 0-0 5 3 8 0 1 0 0 14 Team Rebounds. . . . . . . . . 12 Totals . . . . . . . . . . . .35-68 8-16 14-16 38 17 92 19 9 3 1 200 .515 .500 .875

#20 NORTHWESTERN fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb pf pts ast to blk stl minVic Law . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-19 5-10 3-4 5 4 30 1 2 2 1 39Gavin Skelly . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 3-4 3-4 6 1 14 1 0 2 0 36Dererk Pardon . . . . . . . . 3-7 0-1 0-1 5 4 6 0 3 3 0 25Scottie Lindsey . . . . . . . . 3-8 2-7 2-2 3 4 10 1 0 0 1 22Bryant McIntosh. . . . . 11-20 2-3 0-0 4 1 24 9 1 0 0 40-Anthony Gaines . . . . . . . 0-3 0-1 1-2 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 22Isiah Brown. . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5Jordan Ash . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2Barret Benson. . . . . . . . . 0-1 0-0 3-6 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 9 Team Rebounds. . . . . . . . . 1 Totals . . . . . . . . . . . .32-67 12-28 12-19 32 19 88 16 6 7 3 200 .478 .429 .532

Officials: Pat Driscoll, Brian O’Connell, Tim CloughertyTechnical Fouls: None. Attendance: 6,384Team 1st 2nd Total 1stFG% 2ndFG% Total% DeadballCreighton 51 41 92 .556 .469 .515 3,1#20 Northwestern 43 45 88 .471 .485 .478 3

Date Opponent Result1/3/51 at #8 Villanova L 43-611/10/52 at #9 Seton Hall L 44-602/25/53 at #11 Oklahoma City L 58-793/6/53 at #15 Seattle L 85-1033/7/53 at #15 Seattle L 73-9612/11/53 #14 Wyoming L 65-712/1/54 #16 Wichita State L 68-722/4/54 at #16 Oklahoma City L 54-692/7/55 #9 Marquette L 77-882/1/56 at #14 Holy Cross L 60-972/3/56 at #13 St. Francis (N.Y.) L 75-993/1/57 at #18 Oklahoma City L 70-9712/9/58 #17 Marquette L 49-5312/26/59 at #7 Saint Louis L 66-841/4/60 at #11 Detroit L 78-9412/19/60 #5 North Carolina L 64-721/30/61 at #7 St. John’s (N.Y.) L 75-843/16/62 vs. #2 Cincinnati L 46-6612/18/62 at #6 Colorado L 55-762/25/63 at #4 Arizona State L 70-7312/13/63 #4 Arizona State W 84-8312/21/63 vs. #6 UCLA L 79-953/13/64 at #5 Wichita State L 68-8412/2/64 at #8 Kansas State L 82-961/11/65 at #7 St. John’s (N.Y.) L 66-7212/1/65 #10 Kansas State W 83-7512/9/65 #9 Bradley L 79-8812/18/65 at #6 Minnesota L 77-892/19/66 at #8 St. Joseph’s (Pa.) L 90-9612/21/66 #6 New Mexico L 68-792/13/67 #5 Houston L 80-872/25/67 at #7 Houston L 73-872/19/68 at #4 St. Bonaventure L 84-972/29/68 at #8 Marquette L 57-7512/13/68 vs. #11 Kansas L 65-7812/27/68 vs. #12 Illinois L 77-901/7/69 at #11 LaSalle L 84-1031/10/69 at #15 Duquesne L 59-663/1/69 #18 Marquette L 76-7912/27/69 at #7 New Mexico State L 78-931/29/70 #5 New Mexico State W 72-682/7/70 at #16 Houston L 77-78 (OT)2/28/70 at #8 Marquette L 66-763/4/70 #13 Houston L 58-6212/29/70 vs. #9 Jacksonville L 85-94

1/30/71 #17 Duquesne L 69-722/19/71 at #11 LaSalle L 61-643/1/71 #2 Marquette L 61-6612/11/71 at #15 Brigham Young L 68-9612/22/71 vs. #10 St. John’s (N.Y.) L 73-941/3/72 at #6 Ohio State L 76-942/6/72 #17 Jacksonville W 71-662/19/72 at #2 Marquette L 61-703/1/72 at #8 South Carolina L 64-811/20/73 at #5 Long Beach State L 51-682/5/73 at #15 Jacksonville L 62-782/17/73 #7 Houston W 78-773/5/73 #5 Marquette L 49-612/9/74 at #6 Marquette W 75-693/4/74 #14 South Carolina L 69-783/14/74 vs. #14 Kansas L 54-553/16/74 vs. #16 Louisville W 80-7112/20/74 at #2 Indiana L 53-7112/26/74 vs. #19 Oregon L 64-753/8/75 #5 Marquette L 60-643/15/75 vs. #4 Maryland L 79-8312/27/75 vs. #20 Minnesota L 74-801/21/76 at #3 Marquette L 62-7612/28/76 vs. #20 Auburn W 81-7612/29/76 at #14 Louisville L 66-69 (2OT)3/5/77 #19 Marquette L 60-721/28/78 at #13 Indiana State W 72-642/1/78 #13 DePaul L 82-85 (3OT)2/7/78 at #3 Marquette L 57-823/12/78 vs. #4 DePaul L 78-801/20/79 #5 Indiana State L 80-901/27/79 at #3 Indiana State L 69-771/30/79 #10 Marquette L 77-791/28/80 #1 DePaul L 73-842/9/81 at #3 DePaul L 57-832/21/81 at #14 Wichita State L 70-831/4/82 at #13 Tulsa L 55-801/11/82 #5 DePaul L 67-761/14/82 at #16 Wichita State L 56-692/13/82 #7 Tulsa L 63-703/2/82 at #10 Tulsa L 81-1062/10/83 #17 Illinois State W 53-412/24/83 at #12 Wichita State L 71-8112/31/83 #4 DePaul L 57-59 (OT)1/26/84 at #12 Tulsa L 64-752/16/84 #12 Tulsa L 80-82 (OT)

3/10/84 at #12 Tulsa L 68-70 (OT)12/27/84 at #9 DePaul L 58-872/16/85 #15 Tulsa L 63-7812/30/85 at #18 Notre Dame L 54-801/25/86 #17 Bradley L 50-642/8/86 at #13 Bradley L 59-7912/17/86 at #19 DePaul L 64-7412/26/86 vs. #6 Oklahoma L 89-10612/23/87 at #15 UNLV L 59-902/13/88 at #15 Bradley L 68-982/18/88 #17 Bradley L 67-833/6/88 at #14 Bradley L 77-1013/17/89 vs. #6 Missouri L 69-8512/4/89 at #5 Missouri L 79-863/14/91 vs. #15 New Mexico St. W 64-563/16/91 vs. #13 Seton Hall L 69-8112/10/92 at #25 Nebraska L 83-1001/18/95 #14 Iowa State L 52-7011/30/96 vs. #24 Minnesota L 63-6412/20/98 #18 Oklahoma State W 66-603/13/99 vs. #5 Maryland L 63-7511/27/99 #23 Iowa W 85-761/12/00 #19 Tulsa L 67-753/16/00 vs. #24 Auburn L 69-723/15/01 vs. #24 Iowa L 56-6911/27/01 #17 Western Kentucky W 94-91 (2OT)3/15/02 vs. #15 Florida W 83-82 (2OT)3/17/02 vs. #13 Illinois L 60-7212/31/02 at #19 Xavier L 73-752/24/04 at #16 Southern Illinois L 60-681/31/06 #25 Northern Iowa W 63-5512/9/06 #24 Xavier W 73-672/10/07 at #21 Southern Illinois L 68-723/4/07 vs. #11 Southern Illinois W 67-613/16/07 vs. #15 Nevada L 71-77 (OT)12/5/07 at #21 Xavier L 66-791/22/08 #22 Drake L 60-68 (OT)1/30/08 at #16 Drake L 65-753/8/08 vs. #20 Drake L 67-7511/14/09 at #21 Dayton L 80-9011/26/09 vs. #15 Michigan L 76-83 (OT)12/19/09 at #19 New Mexico L 61-6612/1/10 #21 BYU L 65-773/18/12 vs. #4 North Carolina L 73-873/24/13 vs. #6 Duke L 50-661/20/14 at #4 Villanova W 96-68

2/16/14 #6 Villanova W 101-803/23/14 vs. #23 Baylor L 55-8511/19/14 #18 Oklahoma W 65-6301/03/15 at #25 Georgetown L 61-7601/10/15 #19 Seton Hall L 67-6801/25/15 at #4 Villanova L 50-7101/31/15 #21 Georgetown L 40-6702/16/15 #19 Butler L 56-5803/03/15 #4 Villanova L 72-7603/12/15 vs. #23 Georgetown L 55-6011/19/15 at #14 Indiana L 65-8612/19/15 at #3 Oklahoma L 74-8701/02/16 #16 Villanova L 71-8501/12/16 #12 Providence L 48-5001/23/16 #18 Butler W 72-6402/03/16 at #3 Villanova L 58-8302/09/16 #5 Xavier W 70-5603/05/16 at #5 Xavier L 93-9811/15/16 #9 Wisconsin W 79-6712/31/16 #1 Villanova L 70-8001/11/17 #12 Butler W 75-6401/16/17 at #22 Xavier W 72-6701/31/17 at #16 Butler W 76-6702/25/17 at #2 Villanova L 63-7903/11/17 vs. #2 Villanova L 60-7411/15/17 at #20 Northwestern W 92-88

Notes About The AP Poll• The AP poll started on Jan. 20, 1949.• Fourth-ranked Arizona State (12/13/1963) and Villanova (1/20/2014) are the highest-ranked teams Creighton has ever beaten.• Creighton snapped a 22-game losing streak against Top 10 teams on January 20, 2014, with a 28-point win at #4 Villanova.• Creighton snapped a 25-game losing streak in true road games vs. ranked teams with a 28-point win at #4 Villanova on Jan. 20, 2014.• Creighton lost its first 20 games vs. ranked teams.• Creighton lost its first 34 away games vs. ranked teams.• Creighton is 6-9 vs. ranked teams while ranked itself.• Underscores in this chart indicate a different Creighton coach.

All-Time Record vs. Ranked Opponents (28-135)* *AP Poll only

Event Date Opponent ResultNCAA 3/16/62 vs. #12 Cincinnati L 46-66NCAA 3/13/64 at #5 Wichita State L 68-84NCAA 3/14/74 vs. #14 Kansas L 54-55NCAA 3/16/74 vs. #16 Louisville W 80-71NCAA 3/15/75 vs. #4 Maryland L 79-83NCAA 3/12/78 vs. #4 DePaul L 78-80NCAA 3/17/89 vs. #6 Missouri L 69-85NCAA 3/14/91 vs. #15 New Mexico St. W 64-56NCAA 3/16/91 vs. #13 Seton Hall L 69-81

Event Date Opponent ResultNCAA 3/13/99 vs. #5 Maryland L 63-75NCAA 3/16/00 vs. #24 Auburn L 69-72NCAA 3/15/01 vs. #24 Iowa L 56-69NCAA 3/15/02 vs. #15 Florida W 83-82 (2OT)NCAA 3/17/02 vs. #13 Illinois L 60-72NCAA 3/16/07 vs. #15 Nevada L 71-77 (OT)NCAA 3/18/12 vs. #4 North Carolina L 73-87NCAA 3/24/13 vs. #6 Duke L 50-66NCAA 3/23/14 vs. #23 Baylor L 55-85

Records vs. Ranked Teams in Postseason Play (3-15)

Coach All Home Away Neut.Belford 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0Salerno 0-7 0-3 0-4 0-0Thomsen 0-4 0-1 0-3 0-0McManus 2-24 2-5 0-15 0-4Sutton 5-18 3-5 1-10 1-3Apke 2-17 0-6 1-7 1-4Reed 1-12 1-5 0-7 0-0Barone 1-12 0-2 0-7 1-3Johnson 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Altman 7-18 5-3 0-7 2-8McDermott 10-20 6-8 4-7 0-5Total 28-135 17-38 6-70 5-27

Coach vs. Top 10 vs. Top 11-25Belford 0-2 0-0Salerno 0-1 0-6Thomsen 0-0 0-4McManus 2-18 0-6Sutton 3-10 2-8Apke 0-11 2-6Reed 0-5 1-7Barone 0-3 1-9Johnson 0-0 0-1Altman 0-1 7-17McDermott 4-10 6-10Total 9-61 19-74

CU Coaches vs. Ranked Teams

Khyri Thomas had 18 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals during Creighton’s 79-67 win over No. 9 Wisconsin on Nov. 15, 2016.

Name Charges TakenToby Hegner 1Manny Suarez 1

Charges TakenName 4-pt. PlaysDavion Mintz 1

Four-Point Plays

Opening Tip Jump Ball SummaryName Jumps Won Jumps LostMartin Krampelj 1 (1-0) 2 (2-0)

Name Technical Fouls

Technical Fouls

Creighton’s First PointsName Creighton’s First PointsKhyri Thomas 1 (1-0)Martin Krampelj 1 (1-0)Toby Hegner 1 (1-0)

First SubstitutionsName First SubRonnie Harrell Jr. 3 (3-0)Ty-Shon Alexander 1 (1-0)

Guard Guard Guard Forward Forward W-LMintz Foster Thomas Krampelj Hegner 3-0

By Starting Line-up

Bench ScoringOpponent CU Opp . Diff . W/LYale 16 15 +1 WAlcorn State 55 27 +28 W#20 Northwestern 33 4 +29 W2017-18 TOTAL 104 46 +582016-17 TOTAL 706 620 +862015-16 TOTAL 925 682 +2432014-15 TOTAL 898 563 +3352013-14 TOTAL 744 506 +2382012-13 TOTAL 712 578 +1342011-12 TOTAL 730 635 +952010-11 TOTAL 726 680 +462009-10 TOTAL 871 694 +1772008-09 TOTAL 923 559 +3642007-08 TOTAL 1,218 651 +5672006-07 TOTAL 356 473 (-117)2005-06 TOTAL 445 423 +222004-05 TOTAL 800 595 +2052003-04 TOTAL 725 597 +128

Points In The PaintOpponent CU Opp . Diff . W/LYale 58 40 +18 WAlcorn State 30 22 +8 W#20 Northwestern 48 26 +22 W2017-18 TOTAL 136 88 +48 2016-17 TOTAL 1,292 1,046 +2462015-16 TOTAL 1,182 1,014 +1682014-15 TOTAL 829 746 +83

2013-14 TOTAL 1,066 940 +1262012-13 TOTAL 1,102 928 +1742011-12 TOTAL 1,190 984 +2062010-11 TOTAL 1,070 1,064 +62009-10 TOTAL 880 898 (-18)2008-09 TOTAL 837 902 (-65)2007-08 TOTAL 854 823 +312006-07 TOTAL 808 724 +842005-06 TOTAL 751 680 +712004-05 TOTAL 792 969 (-177)2003-04 TOTAL 767 803 (-36)

Points Off TurnoversOpponent CU Opp . Diff . W/LYale 18 13 +5 WAlcorn State 24 17 +7 W#20 Northwestern 9 8 +1 W2017-18 TOTAL 51 38 +132016-17 TOTAL 585 446 +1392015-16 TOTAL 486 411 +752014-15 TOTAL 373 435 (-62)2013-14 TOTAL 421 371 +502012-13 TOTAL 460 434 +262011-12 TOTAL 452 457 (-5)2010-11 TOTAL 415 509 (-94)2009-10 TOTAL 432 455 (-23)2008-09 TOTAL 653 410 +2432007-08 TOTAL 585 429 +1562006-07 TOTAL 502 385 +1172005-06 TOTAL 446 398 +48

2004-05 TOTAL 542 440 +1022003-04 TOTAL 448 379 +69

2nd-Chance Points

Opponent CU Opp . Diff . W/LYale 12 8 +4 WAlcorn State 15 11 +4 W#20 Northwestern 12 5 +7 W2017-18 TOTAL 39 24 +152016-17 TOTAL 342 362 (-20)2015-16 TOTAL 351 343 +82014-15 TOTAL 333 342 (-9)2013-14 TOTAL 365 334 +312012-13 TOTAL 325 329 (-4)2011-12 TOTAL 396 304 +922010-11 TOTAL 378 369 +92009-10 TOTAL 354 316 +382008-09 TOTAL 340 377 (-37)2007-08 TOTAL 349 361 (-12)2006-07 TOTAL 304 305 (-1)2005-06 TOTAL 307 294 +132004-05 TOTAL 340 374 (-34)2003-04 TOTAL 285 265 +20

Miscellaneous Statistics

Category Overall 2017-18 Only Creighton Iowa State Northern IowaRecord 318-213 3-0 169-82 59-68 90-63 Home 205-64 2-0 102-24 48-24 55-16 Away 75-120 1-0 42-45 9-36 24-39 Neutral 38-29 0-0 25-13 2-8 11-8vs. BIG EAST Teams (at time of game) 43-40 0-0 43-39 0-0 0-1 Home 21-15 0-0 21-15 0-0 0-0 Away 16-20 0-0 16-20 0-0 0-0 Neutral 6-5 0-0 6-4 0-0 0-1 BIG EAST Tournament 5-4 0-0 5-4 0-0 0-0Non-Conference games 177-74 3-0 95-30 41-22 41-22 Home 116-13 2-0 59-4 34-6 23-3 Away 23-32 1-0 11-13 5-8 7-11 Neutral 38-29 0-0 24-13 2-8 11-8Versus AP ranked opponents 17-42 1-0 10-20 1-19 6-3 Home 12-17 0-0 6-8 0-9 6-0 Away 5-17 1-0 4-7 1-9 0-1 Neutral 0-8 0-0 0-5 0-1 0-2Single-Overtime games 13-7 0-0 4-1 3-3 6-3Double-Overtime games 3-2 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-1Leading at halftime 257-51 3-0 141-21 43-18 73-12Tied at halftime 6-13 0-0 2-3 2-5 2-5Trailing at halftime 55-149 0-0 26-58 14-45 15-46Final margin 3 points or less 40-44 0-0 18-21 10-8 12-15Final margin 10 points or less 135-126 1-0 59-52 30-33 46-41Games in November 72-18 3-0 42-6 19-6 11-6Games in December 76-35 0-0 36-13 16-11 24-11Games in January 79-61 0-0 40-22 14-18 25-21Games in February 59-62 0-0 28-22 8-23 23-17Games in March 32-36 0-0 23-18 2-10 7-8Games in April 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0CBI Games 4-2 0-0 4-2 0-0 0-0NIT Games 2-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 0-0NCAA Games 3-6 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-3Team scores 49 points or less 1-15 0-0 0-2 0-8 1-5Team scores 50-59 points 17-62 0-0 4-22 8-21 5-19Team scores 60-69 points 71-93 0-0 26-36 17-31 28-26Team scores 70-79 points 98-32 0-0 50-14 20-6 28-12Team scores 80-89 points 84-9 0-0 48-6 10-2 26-1Team scores 90-99 points 31-2 2-0 25-2 4-0 2-0Team scores 100+ points 16-0 1-0 16-0 0-0 0-0Team allows 49 points or less 29-1 0-0 9-0 8-0 12-1Team allows 50-59 points 79-13 0-0 35-4 24-2 20-7Team allows 60-69 points 119-68 0-0 67-26 18-23 34-19Team allows 70-79 points 72-76 2-0 44-29 7-25 21-22Team allows 80-89 points 16-49 1-0 11-19 2-17 3-13Team allows 90-99 points 3-5 0-0 3-3 0-1 0-1Team allows 100+ points 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0Team outrebounds opponent 196-61 3-0 121-27 37-17 48-17Team shoots 50% or better 158-15 3-0 104-8 15-1 39-6Team shoots less than 50% 160-198 0-0 65-74 44-67 51-57Team holds opponent to less than 50% 296-146 3-0 154-55 57-52 85-39Team holds opponent to less than 40% 147-31 1-0 70-13 40-10 37-8Team holds opponent to less than 30% 11-2 0-0 3-1 5-0 3-1

Greg McDermott’s Situational Records As A Division I Head Coach

Date Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Tot FG FG Pct FG (1st) FG (2nd) 3-Pointers 3FG Pct11/10 YALE 47/35 45/41 92/76 +16 40-68/30-66 .588/.455 20-33/15-37 20-35/15-29 8-25/8-27 .320/.29611/12 ALCORN STATE 49/36 60/36 109/72 +37 33-59/22-66 .559/.333 14-28/11-30 19-31/11-36 16-33/7-24 .485/.29211/15 #20 Northwestern 51/43 41/45 92/88 +4 35-68/32-67 .515/.478 20-36/16-34 15-32/16-33 8-16/12-28

Date Opponent Free Throws FT % Off Reb Def Reb Reb Mar Assists TOvers Blocks Steals Fouls11/10 YALE 4-10/8-10 .400/.800 8/9 28/24 36/33 +3 20/19 11/13 4/1 7/6 12/1411/12 ALCORN STATE 27-32/21-28 .844/.750 11/13 36/17 47/30 +17 18/12 19/16 4/2 7/8 23/2611/15 #20 Northwestern 14-16/12-19 .875/.532 7/7 31/25 38/32 +6 19/16 9/6 3/7 1/3 17/19

Game-by-Game Comparisons

Game Final Score Foster Mintz Thomas Harrell Alexander Clement Scurry Joseph Krampelj Ballock Hegner Epperson SuarezYALE W 92-76 +24 +9 +8 +7 +4 (-3) (-2) (-4) +14 +10 +18 DNP (-5)ALCORN STATE W 109-72 +19 +20 +11 +19 +6 +21 0 +5 +26 +29 +26 DNP +3#20 Northwestern W 92-88 (-5) (-6) +5 +2 +10 DNP DNP DNP +6 +9 +2 DNP (-3)TOTAL +38 +23 +24 +28 +20 +18 (-2) +1 +46 +48 +46 DNP (-5)

Game-by-Game Plus/Minus ChartThe plus/minus figure is a comparison of the Bluejays’ points scored (plus) vs. their points allowed (minus) while a specific player is on the floor. For example, if Ronnie Harrell Jr. enters the game in the first half with Creighton trailing by three and he departs two minutes later with the Jays ahead by four, he earns a +7 for that stint. These results are tabulated for every player at the conclusion of each game, and also expressed cumulatively. Underlined totals indicate that player led team that night.

Points24, Khyri Thomas at #20 Northwestern, 11/1523, Marcus Foster vs. Yale, 11/1023, Marcus Foster vs. Alcorn State, 11/1222, Khyri Thomas vs. Yale, 11/1017, Ty-Shon Alexander at #20 Northwestern, 11/15

Rebounds12, Martin Krampelj vs. Alcorn State, 11/1211, Khyri Thomas at #20 Northwestern, 11/159, Martin Krampelj vs. Yale, 11/107, Ronnie Harrell Jr. vs. Yale, 11/106, Ronnie Harrell Jr. vs. Alcorn State, 11/126, Ty-Shon Alexander vs. Alcorn State, 11/12

Assists5, Ty-Shon Alexander vs. Yale, 11/105, Khyri Thomas at #20 Northwestern, 11/155, Davion Mintz vs. Yale, 11/103, Khyri Thomas vs. Yale, 11/103, Marcus Foster vs. Yale, 11/103, Ronnie Harrell Jr. vs. Alcorn State, 11/12

3, Kaleb Joseph vs. Alcorn State, 11/12

Steals3, Khyri Thomas vs. Yale, 11/103, Mitch Ballock vs. Alcorn State, 11/12

Blocked Shots2, Martin Krampelj vs. Yale, 11/102, Toby Hegner vs. Yale, 11/102, Manny Suarez vs. Alcorn State, 11/12

Field Goals10, Khyri Thomas vs. Yale, 11/109, Marcus Foster vs. Yale, 11/109, Khyri Thomas at #20 Northwestern, 11/158, Marcus Foster vs. Alcorn State, 11/127, Martin Krampelj at #20 Northwestern, 11/15

3-Point Field Goals5, Marcus Foster vs. Alcorn State, 11/124, Ty-Shon Alexander at #20 Northwestern, 11/153, Mitch Ballock vs. Alcorn State, 11/12

2, Marcus Foster vs. Yale, 11/102, Khyri Thomas vs. Yale, 11/102, Davion Mintz vs. Yale, 11/102, Ty-Shon Alexander vs. Alcorn State, 11/122, Marcus Foster at #20 Northwestern, 11/15

Free Throws5, Khyri Thomas at #20 Northwestern, 11/154, Toby Hegner vs. Alcorn State, 11/124, Khyri Thomas vs. Alcorn State, 11/124, Davion Mintz vs. Alcorn State, 11/124, Marcus Foster at #20 Northwestern, 11/5

2017-18 Creighton’s Top Performances

2017-18 Individual Season Bests Creighton OpponentPoints 24 Khyri Thomas at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 30 Vic Law, #20 Northwestern, 11/15Field Goals 10 Khyri Thomas vs. Yale, 11/10 11 Vic Law, #20 Northwestern, 11/15 11 Bryant McIntosh, #20 Northwestern, 11/15Field Goal Attempts 16 Khyri Thomas at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 20 Bryant McIntosh, #20 Northwestern, 11/15Field Goal Pct. (min. 5 att) .889 Marcus Foster (8-9) vs. Alcorn State, 11/12 .800 Trey Phills (4-5), Yale, 11/103-pt Field Goals 5 Marcus Foster vs. Alcorn State, 11/12 5 Vic Law, #20 Northwestern, 11/153-pt Field Goal Attempts 6 Marcus Foster vs. Alcorn State, 11/12 10 Vic Law, #20 Northwestern, 11/15 6 Ty-Shon Alexander at #20 Northwestern, 11/153-pt Field Goal Pct. (min. 5 att) .833 Marcus Foster (5-6) vs. Alcorn State, 11/12 .500 Vic Law (5-10), #20 Northwestern, 11/15Free Throws 5 Khyri Thomas at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 7 Avery Patterson, Alcorn State, 11/12Free Throw Attempts 5 Marcus Foster vs. Yale, 11/10 9 Avery Patterson, Alcorn State, 11/12 5 Davion Mintz vs. Alcorn State, 11/12 5 Martin Krampelj vs. Alcorn State, 11/12 5 Khyri Thomas at #20 Northwestern, 11/15Free Throw Pct. (min. 5 att) 1.000 Khyri Thomas (5-5) at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 1.000 A.J. Mosby (6-6), Alcorn State, 11/12Rebounds 12 Martin Krampelj vs. Alcorn State, 11/12 8 Alex Copeland, Yale, 11/10Assists 5 Ty-Shon Alexander vs. Yale, 11/10 9 Bryant McIntosh, #20 Northwestern, 11/15 5 Davion Mintz vs. Yale, 11/10 5 Khyri Thomas at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Blocked Shots 2 Toby Hegner vs. Yale, 11/10 3 Dererk Pardon, #20 Northwestern, 11/15 2 Martin Krampelj vs. Yale, 11/10 2 Manny Suarez vs. Alcorn State, 11/12 Steals 3 Khyri Thomas vs. Yale, 11/10 2 (4x) 3 Mitch Ballock vs. Alcorn State, 11/12Minutes 38 Khyri Thomas at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 40- Bryant McIntosh, #20 Northwestern, 11/15

Team Highs and Lows Creighton OpponentPoints 109 Alcorn State, 11/12 88 #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Low 92 Yale, 11/10 72 Alcorn State, 11/12 92 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15Points, Half 60 Alcorn State, 11/12 (2nd) 45 #20 Northwestern, 11/15 (2nd) Low 41 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 (2nd) 35 Yale, 11/10 (1st)Field Goals 40 Yale, 11/10 32 #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Low 33 Alcorn State, 11/12 22 Alcorn State, 11/12Field Goal Attempts 68 Yale, 11/10 67 #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Low 59 Alcorn State, 11/12 66 Yale, 11/10 66 Alcorn State, 11/12Field Goal Percentage .588 Yale (40-68), 11/10 .478 #20 Northwestern (32-67), 11/15 Low .515 at #20 Northwestern (35-68), 11/15 .333 Alcorn State (22-66), 11/12Field Goal Percentage, Half .613 Alcorn State (19-31), 11/12 (2nd) .517 Yale (15-29), 11/10 (2nd) Low .469 at #20 Northwestern (15-32), 11/15 (2nd) .306 Alcorn State (11-36), 11/12 (2nd)3-pt Field Goals 16 Alcorn State, 11/12 12 #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Low 8 Yale, 11/10 7 Alcorn State, 11/12 8 at #20 Northwestern, 11/153-pt Field Goal Attempts 33 Alcorn State, 11/12 28 #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Low 16 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 24 Alcorn State, 11/123-pt Field Goal Percentage .500 at #20 Northwestern (8-16), 11/15 .429 #20 Northwestern (12-28), 11/15 Low .320 Yale (8-25), 11/10 .292 Alcorn State (7-24), 11/12Free Throws Made 27 Alcorn State, 11/12 21 Alcorn State, 11/12 Low 4 Yale, 11/10 8 Yale, 11/10Free Throw Attempts 32 Alcorn State, 11/12 28 Alcorn State, 11/12 Low 10 Yale, 11/10 10 Yale, 11/10Free Throw Percentage .875 at #20 Northwestern (14-16), 11/15 .800 Yale (8-10), 11/10 Low .400 Yale (4-10), 11/10 .632 #20 Northwestern (12-19), 11/15Rebounds 47 Alcorn State, 11/12 33 Yale, 11/10 Low 36 Yale, 11/10 30 Alcorn State, 11/12Assists 20 Yale, 11/10 19 Yale, 11/10 Low 18 Alcorn State, 11/12 12 Alcorn State, 11/12Blocked Shots 4 Yale, 11/10 7 #20 Northwestern, 11/15 4 Alcorn State, 11/12 Low 3 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 1 Yale, 11/10Steals 7 Yale, 11/10 8 Alcorn State, 11/12 7 Alcorn State, 11/12 Low 1 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 3 #20 Northwestern, 11/15Turnovers 19 Alcorn State, 11/12 16 Alcorn State, 11/12 Low 9 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 6 #20 Northwestern, 11/15

• Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST pick in 2017-18 after being a unanimous First Team All-BIG EAST choice a year ago.• Led team in scoring (18.2 ppg.) last season, and his 637 points were most by a newcomer in CU history.• In preseason was ranked as nation’s 21st best player by NBCSports.com, 30th-best by ESPN.com and the 31st-best by CBSSports.com.

• Opened senior season with 23 points vs. Yale on 9-of-13 shooting (11/10), then had 23 more points on 8-of-9 shooting vs. Alcorn State (11/12), to become the first Bluejay since 1970-71 to open the year with 23 points or more each of the team’s first two games.• Among nation’s active players, ranks sixth with 1,571 career points. He’s also first among active players with 558 field goals.

#0 Marcus Foster6-3 • 205 • G • Sr. • Wichita Falls, Texas

#0 Marcus Foster Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE• 30 9-13 .692 2-4 .500 3-5 .600 1-2-3 3 2 0 0 23ALCORN STATE• 19 8-9 .889 5-6 .833 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 1 3 0 1 23#20 Northwestern• 35 3-11 .273 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000 0-0-0 2 2 1 0 12

#0 Marcus Foster SEASON CAREER (includes Kansas State) Points 23 (2x) last Alcorn State, 11/12 35 Georgetown, 2/19/17 Rebounds 3 Yale, 11/10 8 #6 Oklahoma State, 1/4/14 FG 9 Yale, 11/10 13 (3x) last Georgetown, 2/19/17 FGA 13 Yale, 11/10 24 Marquette, 1/21/17 3FG 5 Alcorn State, 11/12 7 (2x) last Baylor, 3/8/14 3FGA 6 Alcorn State, 11/12 14 at Tennessee, 12/6/14 FT 4 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 10 TCU, 1/7/15 FTA 5 Yale, 11/10 12 TCU, 1/7/15 Assists 3 Yale, 11/10 10 at Baylor, 2/15/14 (OT) Steals 1 Alcorn State, 11/12 3 (4x) last at #22 Xavier, 1/16/17 Blocks 1 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 2 Ole Miss, 12/5/13 Minutes 35 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 43 at Baylor, 2/15/14 (OT)

• Started 12 games as a freshman at point guard last season.• Opened sophomore campaign with 5 assists and just 1 turnover of 3-of-3 shooting vs. Yale (11/10).• Added nine points vs. Alcorn State (11/12).

#1 Davion Mintz6-3 • 180 • G • So. • Charlotte, N.C.

#1 Davion Mintz Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE• 19 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-1 .000 0-3-3 5 1 0 0 8ALCORN STATE• 21 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 4-5 .800 0-2-2 2 3 0 1 9#20 Northwestern• 19 0-2 .000 0-0 --- 2-2 1.000 0-4-4 3 0 0 0 2

#1 Davion Mintz SEASON CAREER Points 9 Alcorn State, 11/12 17 Marquette, 1/21/17 Rebounds 4 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 4 (2x) last at #20 Northwestern, 11/15/17 FG 3 Yale, 11/10 4 Marquette, 1/21/17 FGA 4 Alcorn State, 11/12 7 (2x) last Georgetown, 2/19/17 3FG 2 Yale, 11/10 2 (5x) last last Yale, 11/10/17 3FGA 2 (2x) last Alcorn State, 11/12 3 at Seton Hall, 2/15/17 FT 4 Alcorn State, 11/12 7 Marquette, 1/21/17 FTA 5 Alcorn State, 11/12 8 Marquette, 1/21/17 Assists 5 Yale, 11/10 8 Marquette, 1/21/17 Steals 1 Alcorn State, 11/12 3 vs. Providence, 3/9/17 Blocks 1 (4x) last vs. Xavier, 3/10/17 Minutes 21 Alcorn State, 11/12 26 Marquette, 1/21/17

• Preseason Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST in 2017-18.• Shared BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year acco-lades in 2016-17.• Ranked as nation’s 67th best player by NBCSports.com and 70th-best by CBSSports.com.• Torched Yale for 22 points vs. Yale in season-opener, making 10-of-12 field goals (11/10).

• Had career-high 24 points to go with 11 rebounds and 5 assists in win at No. 20 Northwestern (11/15).• Has made a three-pointer in each of team’s last 17 games.

#2 Khyri Thomas6-3 • 210 • G • Jr. • Omaha, Neb.

#2 Khyri Thomas Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE• 29 10-12 .833 2-3 .667 0-0 --- 2-2-4 3 2 0 3 22ALCORN STATE• 14 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000 0-2-2 0 2 0 0 7#20 Northwestern• 38 9-16 .563 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000 1-10-11 5 1 1 1 24

#2 Khyri Thomas SEASON CAREER Points 24 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Same Rebounds 11 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 12 (3x) last St. John’s, 2/28/17 FG 10 Yale, 11/10 Same FGA 16 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 16 (3x) last at #20 Northwestern, 11/15/17 3FG 2 Yale, 11/10 4 (2x) last at #16 Butler, 1/31/17 3FGA 3 (3x) last at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 8 at Marquette, 3/4/17 FT 5 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 8 vs. Providence, 3/9/17 FTA 5 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 8 (2x) last vs. Providence, 3/9/17 Assists 5 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 8 vs. Xavier, 3/10/17 Steals 3 Yale, 11/10 5 #1 Villanova, 12/31/17 Blocks 1 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 2 Georgetown, 2/19/17 Minutes 38 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 38 (4x) last at #20 Northwestern, 11/15/17

• Has seen most of his career playing time at for-ward, but played extensively as a point guard in the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament final and the 2017 NCAA Tournament.• Had 7 points and 7 rebounds in season-opening win over Yale (11/10).• Displayed all-around game with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists vs. Alcorn State (11/12).

#4 Ronnie Harrell Jr.6-7 • 200 • G/F • Jr. • Denver, Colo.

#4 Ronnie Harrell Jr.’s Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE 22 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 2-5-7 2 2 0 0 7ALCORN STATE 21 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 3-4 .750 0-6-6 3 1 0 1 8#20 Northwestern 21 2-4 .500 0-0 --- 1-3 .333 1-3-4 2 1 0 0 5

#4 Ronnie Harrell Jr. SEASON CAREER Points 8 Alcorn State, 11/12 15 vs. Rhode Island, 3/17/17 Rebounds 7 Yale, 11/10 11 North Texas, 12/21/15 FG 3 Yale, 11/10 4 (4x) last vs. Rhode Island, 3/17/17 FGA 5 Yale, 11/10 9 North Texas, 12/21/15 3FG 1 Alcorn State, 11/12 2 (2x) last at BYU, 3/22/16 3FGA 2 Alcorn State, 11/12 5 at #5 Xavier, 3/5/16 FT 3 Alcorn State, 11/12 7 (2x) last vs. Rhode Island, 3/17/17 FTA 4 Alcorn State, 11/12 12 North Texas, 12/21/15 Assists 3 Alcorn State, 11/12 5 North Texas, 12/21/15 Steals 1 Alcorn State, 11/12 2 (3x) last Truman State, 1/14/17 Blocks 1 (5x) last Longwood, 12/9/16 Minutes 22 Yale, 11/10 25 North Texas, 12/21/15

• True freshman who attended legendary Oak Hill Academy program and could see time at point guard or shooting guard.• Had 5 assists and a steal in his collegiate debut vs. Yale (11/10).• Scored 10 points and grabbed 6 rebounds vs. Alcorn State (11/12).• Recorded 14 points, including 11 in the first half, in

first true road game, a win at #20 Northwestern (11/15).

#5 Ty-Shon Alexander6-4 • 195 • G • Fr. • Charlotte, N.C.

#5 Ty-Shon Alexander Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE 12 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 --- 0-0-0 5 1 0 1 0ALCORN STATE 19 3-6 .500 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 1-5-6 2 3 1 0 10#20 Northwestern 21 5-8 .625 4-6 .667 0-0 --- 0-3-3 2 2 0 0 14

#5 Ty-Shon Alexander SEASON CAREER Points 14 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Same Rebounds 6 Alcorn State, 11/12 Same FG 5 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Same FGA 8 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Same 3FG 4 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Same 3FGA 6 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Same FT 2 Alcorn State, 11/12 Same FTA 2 Alcorn State, 11/12 Same Assists 5 Yale, 11/10 Same Steals 1 Yale, 11/10 Same Blocks 1 Alcorn State, 11/12 Same Minutes 21 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Same

• Fifth-year guard who is in graduate school.• Grabbed a career-high 5 rebounds vs. Alcorn State (11/12), adding 5 points.

#11 Tyler Clement6-2 • 185 • G • Sr. • Shawnee, Kan.

#11 Tyler Clement’s Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE 6 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 --- 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0ALCORN STATE 19 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 1-4-5 2 0 0 0 5#20 Northwestern Did Not Play

#11 Tyler Clement SEASON CAREER Points 5 Alcorn State, 11/12 8 (2x) last Xavier, 2/4/17 Rebounds 5 Alcorn State, 11/12 Same FG 1 Alcorn State, 11/12 3 (3x) last Xavier, 2/4/17 FGA 3 (2x) last Alcorn State, 11/12 5 (3x) last Xavier, 2/4/17 3FG 1 Alcorn State, 11/12 2 (2x) last Xavier, 2/4/17 3FGA 3 (2x) last Alcorn State, 11/12 4 (2x) last UTSA, 11/17/15 FT 2 Alcorn State, 11/12 3 St. John’s, 2/28/16 FTA 2 Alcorn State, 11/12 4 St. John’s, 2/28/16 Assists 2 Alcorn State, 11/12 6 at #16 Butler, 1/31/17 Steals 1 (19x) last at vs. Xavier, 3/10/17 Blocks 1 vs. Xavier, 3/10/17 Minutes 19 Alcorn State, 11/12 28 Xavier, 2/4/17

• Sophomore who spends most of his playing time at shooting guard.

#12 Jordan Scurry6-2 • 205 • G • So. • Dedham, Mass.

#12 Jordan Scurry Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE 2 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0ALCORN STATE 4 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 --- 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0#20 Northwestern Did Not Play

#12 Jordan Scurry SEASON CAREER Points 5 Longwood, 12/9/16 Rebounds 1 Yale, 11/10 2 at DePaul, 2/11/17 FG 2 Longwood, 12/9/16 FGA 2 Alcorn State, 11/12 3 Truman State, 1/14/17 3FG 2 Truman State, 1/14/17 3FGA 2 Alcorn State, 11/12 2 (2x) last Alcorn State, 11/12/17 FT FTA Assists 1 (4x) last vs. Rhode Island, 3/17/17 Steals 1 Longwood, 12/9/16 Blocks Minutes 4 Alcorn State, 11/12 6 (2x) last Truman State, 1/14/17

• Syracuse transfer who sat out last season but could practice with Creighton a year ago.• Played on Syracuse’s Final Four team two years ago, and started 30 games as true freshman for the Orange in 2014-15.• Had a steal and threw down a thunderous dunk in his first game as a Bluejay vs. Yale (11/10).• Scored 10 points in 11 minutes vs. Alcorn State

(11/12) and shared team lead with 3 assists.

#14 Kaleb Joseph6-3 • 180 • G • Jr. • Nashua, N.H.

#14 Kaleb Joseph Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE 4 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 --- 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 2ALCORN STATE 11 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750 0-3-3 3 1 0 0 10#20 Northwestern Did Not Play

#14 Kaleb Joseph SEASON CAREER (includes Syracuse) Points 10 Alcorn State, 11/12 14 (2x) last at Boston College, 2/11/15 Rebounds 3 Alcorn State, 11/12 7 (2x) last at #17 Michigan, 12/2/14 FG 3 Alcorn State, 11/12 7 at Boston College, 2/11/15 FGA 3 (2x) last Alcorn State, 11/12 13 (2x) last at Clemson, 1/17/15 3FG 1 Alcorn State, 11/12 2 (2x) last Lehigh, 11/13/15 3FGA 2 Yale, 11/10 5 (2x) last St. John’s, 12/6/14 FT 3 Alcorn State, 11/12 9 Boston College, 1/20/15 FTA 4 Alcorn State, 11/12 11 Boston College, 1/20/15 Assists 3 Alcorn State, 11/12 10 at #7 Villanova, 12/20/14 Steals 1 Yale, 11/10 4 Long Beach State, 12/28/14 Blocks 1 (5x) last Montana State, 12/22/15 Minutes 11 Alcorn State, 11/12 45 at #7 Villanova, 12/20/14

• Third-year sophomore who scored 16 points in closed scrimmage vs. Minnesota.• Had career-highs with 12 points (including 4 dunks) and 9 rebounds in first career start vs. Yale (11/10).• Rewrote his personal best with 12 rebounds vs. Alcorn State (11/12), adding 7 points.• Then reset his personal best with 17 points and 3 assists in road win at #20 Northwestern (11/17).

#15 Martin Krampelj6-9 • 220 • F • So. • Grosuplje, Slovenia

#15 Martin Krampelj Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE• 24 6-11 .545 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 1-8-9 0 3 2 1 12ALCORN STATE• 22 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 3-5 .600 7-5-12 1 2 1 1 7#20 Northwestern• 26 7-9 .778 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 2-3-5 3 1 1 0 17

#15 Martin Krampelj SEASON CAREER Points 17 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Same Rebounds 12 Alcorn State, 11/12 Same FG 7 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Same FGA 11 Yale, 11/10 Same 3FG 1 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 1 (4x) last at #20 Northwestern, 11/15/17 3FGA 1 (2x) last at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 3 Texas Southern, 11/14/15 FT 3 Alcorn State, 11/12 5 Longwood, 12/9/16 FTA 5 Alcorn State, 11/12 7 Longwood, 12/9/16 Assists 3 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Same Steals 1 (2x) last Alcorn State, 11/12 1 (4x) last Alcorn State, 11/12/17 Blocks 2 Yale, 11/10 2 (3x) last last Yale, 11/10/17 Minutes 24 Yale, 11/10 Same

• True freshman guard who can play a variety of posi-tions.• Chose Creighton over Kansas, among other schools.• Debuted with 5 points and 4 rebounds in win vs. Yale (11/10).• Scored 15 points in 18 minutes vs. Alcorn State (11/12), making 6-of-9 shot attempts.

#24 Mitch Ballock6-5 • 205 • G • Fr. • Eudora, Kan.

#24 Mitch Ballock Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE 20 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 --- 1-3-4 0 0 0 1 5ALCORN STATE 18 6-9 .667 3-6 .500 0-0 --- 0-2-2 1 1 0 3 15#20 Northwestern 21 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 --- 0-4-4 1 1 0 0 6

#24 Mitch Ballock SEASON CAREER Points 15 Alcorn State, 11/12 Same Rebounds 4 (2x) last at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 4 (2x) last at #20 Northwestern, 11/15/17 FG 6 Alcorn State, 11/12 Same FGA 9 Alcorn State, 11/12 Same 3FG 3 Alcorn State, 11/12 Same 3FGA 6 Alcorn State, 11/12 Same FT FTA Assists 1 (2x) last at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 1 (2x) last at #20 Northwestern, 11/15/17 Steals 3 Alcorn State, 11/12 Same Blocks Minutes 21 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 Same

• Fifth-year big man who is in graduate school.• Can play the “4” or “5”, and has shown the ability to shoot the ball from three-point range.• Scored 11 points and blocked 2 shots in season-opening win vs. Yale (11/10).• Injured his left ankle early in Creighton’s road win at #20 Northwestern (11/15), leaving the arena on crutches, and is expected to miss 3-6 weeks.

#32 Toby Hegner6-10 • 240 • F • Sr. • Berlin, Wis.

#32 Toby Hegner’s Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE• 27 5-9 .556 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-3-3 2 0 2 0 11ALCORN STATE• 17 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 1-1-2 2 1 0 0 8#20 Northwestern• 5 2-3 .667 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 4

#32 Toby Hegner SEASON CAREER Points 11 Yale, 11/10 21 St. John’s, 1/28/15 Rebounds 3 Yale, 11/10 10 at Nebraska, 12/7/16 FG 5 Yale, 11/10 6 (3x) last St. John’s, 1/28/15 FGA 9 Yale, 11/10 14 DePaul, 1/7/15 3FG 1 Yale, 11/10 5 (2x) last St. John’s, 1/28/15 3FGA 4 Yale, 11/10 12 DePaul, 1/7/15 FT 4 5 (3x) last Buffalo, 11/29/16 FTA 4 Alcorn State, 11/12 7 Buffalo, 11/29/16 Assists 2 (2x) last Alcorn State, 11/12 3 (3x) last at Arizona State, 12/20/16 Steals 2 (3x) last at DePaul, 2/11/17 Blocks 2 Yale, 11/10 2 (5x) last Yale, 11/10/17 Minutes 27 Yale, 11/10 33 #18 Oklahoma, 11/19/15

• True freshman post player from Australia who played at La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) last year for the nation’s top prep team.• Father, Ken Epperson, is the leading scorer and rebounder in history at the University of Toledo.• Has not played in the regular-season and remains a candidate to redshirt.

#41 Jacob Epperson6-11 • 210 • C • Fr. • Melbourne, Australia

#41 Jacob Epperson’s Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE Did Not PlayALCORN STATE Did Not Play#20 Northwestern Did Not Play

#41 Jacob Epperson SEASON CAREER Points Rebounds FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA Assists Steals Blocks Minutes

• Fifth-year big man who is in graduate school.• Can shoot the ball from three-point range.• Began his career at Fordham and spent the past two seasons at Division II Adelphi in Garden City, N.Y.• Had 2 points and 1 rebound in Creighton debut vs. Yale (11/10).• Blocked two shots on the same possession vs. Alcorn State (11/12).

• Finished with 8 points and 5 rebounds in road win at #20 Northwestern (11/15).

#44 Manny Suarez6-10 • 250 • C • Sr. • Cliffside Park, N.J.

#44 Manny Suarez’s Game-by-Game StatsOpponent Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct O-D-R A T B S Pts .YALE 5 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 --- 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 2ALCORN STATE 15 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 --- 1-3-4 1 1 2 0 7#20 Northwestern 14 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-0 --- 2-3-5 0 1 0 0 8

#44 Manny Suarez SEASON CAREER (includes Fordham & Adelphi) Points 8 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 32 Molloy, 12/1/16 Rebounds 5 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 17 (3x) last Merrimack, 1/21/17 FG 4 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 13 Bentley, 1/11/17 FGA 9 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 21 vs. Felician, 11/11/16 3FG 1 Alcorn State, 11/12 5 at New Haven, 2/13/16 3FGA 2 at #20 Northwestern, 11/15 12 at New Haven, 2/13/16 FT 13 Franklin Pierce, 1/4/17 FTA 13 Franklin Pierce, 1/4/17 Assists 1 Alcorn State, 11/12 5 at Nyack, 12/12/16 Steals 3 (3x) last Saint Rose, 2/10/16 Blocks 2 Alcorn State, 11/12 6 (3x) last Merrimack, 1/21/17 Minutes 15 Alcorn State, 11/12 40 at Merrimack, 1/23/16

2017-18 Creighton Men's BasketballCreighton Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 15, 2017)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 3-0 2-0 1-0 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 3-0 2-0 1-0 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 avg00 FOSTER,Marcus 3-3 84 28.0 20-33 . 6 0 6 9-13 . 6 9 2 9-11 . 8 1 8 1 3 4 1.3 7 0 6 7 1 1 58 19.302 THOMAS,Khyri 3-3 81 27.0 20-34 . 5 8 8 4-9 . 4 4 4 9-9 1.000 3 14 17 5.7 6 0 8 5 1 4 53 17.715 KRAMPELJ,Martin 3-3 72 24.0 15-24 . 6 2 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 5-7 . 7 1 4 10 16 26 8.7 6 0 4 6 4 2 36 12.024 BALLOCK,Mitch 3-0 59 19.7 11-19 . 5 7 9 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 9 10 3.3 5 0 2 2 0 4 26 8.705 ALEXANDER,Ty-Shon 3-0 52 17.3 8-17 . 4 7 1 6-13 . 4 6 2 2-2 1.000 1 8 9 3.0 3 0 9 6 1 1 24 8.032 HEGNER,Toby 3-3 49 16.3 9-16 . 5 6 3 1-6 . 1 6 7 4-7 . 5 7 1 1 4 5 1.7 5 0 5 1 2 0 23 7.704 HARRELL JR.,Ronnie 3-0 64 21.3 7-13 . 5 3 8 1-3 . 3 3 3 5-8 . 6 2 5 3 14 17 5.7 5 0 7 4 0 1 20 6.701 MINTZ,Davion 3-3 59 19.7 5-9 . 5 5 6 3-4 . 7 5 0 6-8 . 7 5 0 0 9 9 3.0 4 0 10 4 0 1 19 6.344 SUAREZ,Manny 3-0 34 11.3 8-16 . 5 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 7 10 3.3 5 0 1 2 2 0 17 5.714 JOSEPH,Kaleb 2-0 15 7.5 4-6 . 6 6 7 1-3 . 3 3 3 3-4 . 7 5 0 0 3 3 1.5 1 0 3 1 0 1 12 6.011 CLEMENT,Tyler 2-0 25 12.5 1-6 . 1 6 7 1-6 . 1 6 7 2-2 1.000 1 4 5 2.5 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 2.512 SCURRY,Jordan 2-0 6 3.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0

Team 1 4 5Total.......... 3 600 108-195 . 5 5 4 32-74 . 4 3 2 45-58 . 7 7 6 26 95 121 40.3 52 0 57 39 11 15 293 97.7Opponents...... 3 600 84-199 . 4 2 2 27-79 . 3 4 2 41-57 . 7 1 9 29 66 95 31.7 59 0 47 35 10 17 236 78.7

TEAM STATISTICS CU OPPSCORING 293 236 Points per game 97.7 78.7 Scoring margin +19.0 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 108-195 84-199 Field goal pct . 5 5 4 . 4 2 23 POINT FG-ATT 32-74 27-79 3-point FG pct . 4 3 2 . 3 4 2 3-pt FG made per game 10.7 9.0FREE THROWS-ATT 45-58 41-57 Free throw pct . 7 7 6 . 7 1 9 F-Throws made per game 15.0 13.7REBOUNDS 121 95 Rebounds per game 40.3 31.7 Rebounding margin +8.7 -ASSISTS 57 47 Assists per game 19.0 15.7TURNOVERS 39 35 Turnovers per game 13.0 11.7 Turnover margin -1.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.5 1.3STEALS 15 17 Steals per game 5.0 5.7BLOCKS 11 10 Blocks per game 3.7 3.3ATTENDANCE 31341 6384 Home games-Avg/Game 2-15670 1-6384 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsCreighton 147 146 293Opponents 114 122 236

Date Opponent Score Att.F 11-10-17 YALE W 92-76 16611F 11-12-17 ALCORN STATE W 109-72 14730

11/15/17 at Northwestern W 92-88 6384

F = Hall of Fame Classic (Omaha, Neb.)K = Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas City, Mo.)* = BIG EAST Conference game

2017-18 Creighton Men's BasketballCreighton Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 16, 2017)

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/gFOSTER,Marcus 3-3 28.0 . 6 0 6 . 6 9 2 . 8 1 8 1.3 2.0 1 1 19.3 38-38 30.7 . 4 6 9 . 3 6 1 . 7 1 2 2.8 2.4 22 3 18.3THOMAS,Khyri 3-3 27.0 . 5 8 8 . 4 4 4 1.000 5.7 2.7 4 1 17.7 72-66 25.1 . 4 9 9 . 4 0 3 . 6 9 4 4.8 2.4 89 19 9.7KRAMPELJ,Martin 3-3 24.0 . 6 2 5 . 5 0 0 . 7 1 4 8.7 1.3 2 4 12.0 39-3 7.4 . 5 3 9 . 2 6 7 . 5 2 4 2.9 0.3 4 17 3.5BALLOCK,Mitch 3-0 19.7 . 5 7 9 . 4 4 4 . 0 0 0 3.3 0.7 4 0 8.7 3-0 19.7 . 5 7 9 . 4 4 4 . 0 0 0 3.3 0.7 4 0 8.7ALEXANDER,Ty-Shon 3-0 17.3 . 4 7 1 . 4 6 2 1.000 3.0 3.0 1 1 8.0 3-0 17.3 . 4 7 1 . 4 6 2 1.000 3.0 3.0 1 1 8.0HEGNER,Toby 3-3 16.3 . 5 6 3 . 1 6 7 . 5 7 1 1.7 1.7 0 2 7.7 104-43 17.8 . 4 1 4 . 3 6 9 . 6 9 4 3.4 0.6 23 35 5.7HARRELL JR.,Ronnie 3-0 21.3 . 5 3 8 . 3 3 3 . 6 2 5 5.7 2.3 1 0 6.7 58-0 9.5 . 4 1 7 . 3 1 1 . 6 3 0 2.4 0.9 18 5 3.1MINTZ,Davion 3-3 19.7 . 5 5 6 . 7 5 0 . 7 5 0 3.0 3.3 1 0 6.3 32-15 12.9 . 4 0 2 . 4 1 4 . 7 8 0 1.3 1.9 16 4 3.6SUAREZ,Manny 3-0 11.3 . 5 0 0 . 2 5 0 . 0 0 0 3.3 0.3 0 2 5.7 3-0 11.3 . 5 0 0 . 2 5 0 . 0 0 0 3.3 0.3 0 2 5.7JOSEPH,Kaleb 2-0 7.5 . 6 6 7 . 3 3 3 . 7 5 0 1.5 1.5 1 0 6.0 2-0 7.5 . 6 6 7 . 3 3 3 . 7 5 0 1.5 1.5 1 0 6.0CLEMENT,Tyler 2-0 12.5 . 1 6 7 . 1 6 7 1.000 2.5 1.0 0 0 2.5 89-0 6.4 . 3 7 6 . 2 9 1 . 5 7 1 0.8 0.8 20 1 1.1SCURRY,Jordan 2-0 3.0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0.5 0.0 0 0 0.0 13-0 2.8 . 4 2 9 . 3 3 3 . 0 0 0 0.4 0.3 1 0 1.2

SCORING fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/gFOSTER,Marcus 20-33 . 6 0 6 9-13 . 6 9 2 9-11 . 8 1 8 58 19.3 265-565 . 4 6 9 82-227 . 3 6 1 84-118 . 7 1 2 696 18.3THOMAS,Khyri 20-34 . 5 8 8 4-9 . 4 4 4 9-9 1.000 53 17.7 265-531 . 4 9 9 73-181 . 4 0 3 93-134 . 6 9 4 696 9.7KRAMPELJ,Martin 15-24 . 6 2 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 5-7 . 7 1 4 36 12.0 55-102 . 5 3 9 4-15 . 2 6 7 22-42 . 5 2 4 136 3.5BALLOCK,Mitch 11-19 . 5 7 9 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 26 8.7 11-19 . 5 7 9 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 26 8.7ALEXANDER,Ty-Shon 8-17 . 4 7 1 6-13 . 4 6 2 2-2 1.000 24 8.0 8-17 . 4 7 1 6-13 . 4 6 2 2-2 1.000 24 8.0HEGNER,Toby 9-16 . 5 6 3 1-6 . 1 6 7 4-7 . 5 7 1 23 7.7 195-471 . 4 1 4 120-325 . 3 6 9 84-121 . 6 9 4 594 5.7HARRELL JR.,Ronnie 7-13 . 5 3 8 1-3 . 3 3 3 5-8 . 6 2 5 20 6.7 60-144 . 4 1 7 14-45 . 3 1 1 46-73 . 6 3 0 180 3.1MINTZ,Davion 5-9 . 5 5 6 3-4 . 7 5 0 6-8 . 7 5 0 19 6.3 35-87 . 4 0 2 12-29 . 4 1 4 32-41 . 7 8 0 114 3.6SUAREZ,Manny 8-16 . 5 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 17 5.7 8-16 . 5 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 17 5.7JOSEPH,Kaleb 4-6 . 6 6 7 1-3 . 3 3 3 3-4 . 7 5 0 12 6.0 4-6 . 6 6 7 1-3 . 3 3 3 3-4 . 7 5 0 12 6.0CLEMENT,Tyler 1-6 . 1 6 7 1-6 . 1 6 7 2-2 1.000 5 2.5 35-93 . 3 7 6 16-55 . 2 9 1 16-28 . 5 7 1 102 1.1SCURRY,Jordan 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0.0 6-14 . 4 2 9 4-12 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 16 1.2

TOTALS o-reb d-reb t-reb pf fo ast to a/to o-reb d-reb t-reb pf fo ast to a/toFOSTER,Marcus 1 3 4 7 0 6 7 0.9 10 95 105 76 0 90 85 1.1THOMAS,Khyri 3 14 17 6 0 8 5 1.6 84 260 344 124 1 171 112 1.5KRAMPELJ,Martin 10 16 26 6 0 4 6 0.7 48 67 115 41 0 12 19 0.6BALLOCK,Mitch 1 9 10 5 0 2 2 1.0 1 9 10 5 0 2 2 1.0ALEXANDER,Ty-Shon 1 8 9 3 0 9 6 1.5 1 8 9 3 0 9 6 1.5HEGNER,Toby 1 4 5 5 0 5 1 5.0 76 282 358 218 2 62 59 1.1HARRELL JR.,Ronnie 3 14 17 5 0 7 4 1.8 38 104 142 51 1 54 38 1.4MINTZ,Davion 0 9 9 4 0 10 4 2.5 1 40 41 39 0 62 38 1.6SUAREZ,Manny 3 7 10 5 0 1 2 0.5 3 7 10 5 0 1 2 0.5JOSEPH,Kaleb 0 3 3 1 0 3 1 3.0 0 3 3 1 0 3 1 3.0CLEMENT,Tyler 1 4 5 4 0 2 0 0.0 5 62 67 72 1 71 50 1.4SCURRY,Jordan 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 1 4 5 4 0 4 1 4.0