Gonzaga 83-65 Creighton (28 Mar, 2021) Play-by-Play

Creighton Bluejays

22-9

	1	2	T
CREI	33	32	65
GONZ	43	40	83

Gonzaga Bulldogs

29-0

Andrew Nembhard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Ayayi.
Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
Andrew Nembhard made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
Corey Kispert made Jumper.
Andrew Nembhard made Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Suggs missed Layup.
Drew Timme made Two Point Tip Shot.
Drew Timme missed Layup.
Drew Timme missed Three Point Jumper.
Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
Drew Timme made Jumper.
Andrew Nembhard made Jumper.
Andrew Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Suggs made Jumper.
Jalen Suggs missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
Andrew Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Suggs made Layup.
Jalen Suggs missed Layup.
Andrew Nembhard made Jumper.
Drew Timme made Jumper.
Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
Andrew Nembhard made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
Corey Kispert made Jumper.
Joel Ayayi missed Layup.
Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
Corey Kispert missed Layup.
Drew Timme made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
Corey Kispert made Layup.
Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
Joel Ayayi made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
Anton Watson made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
Jalen Suggs made Layup. Assisted by Corey Kispert.
Aaron Cook made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
Anton Watson made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
Joel Ayayi made Layup. Assisted by Anton Watson.
Andrew Nembhard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Cook.
Anton Watson made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
Aaron Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
Corey Kispert missed Jumper.
Drew Timme missed Layup.
Drew Timme made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
Corey Kispert missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Suggs missed Three Point Jumper.
Drew Timme missed Jumper.
Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anton Watson.
Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.
Damien Jefferson made Two Point Tip Shot.
Christian Bishop missed Jumper.
Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
Christian Bishop made Layup.
Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.
Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper.
Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.
Mitch Ballock made Layup.
Damien Jefferson made Jumper.
Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.
Denzel Mahoney made Layup.
Denzel Mahoney made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
Marcus Zegarowski missed Layup.
Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
Marcus Zegarowski missed Jumper.
Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.
Shereef Mitchell missed Jumper.
Denzel Mahoney missed Layup.
Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Mahoney.
Alex O'Connell missed Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.
Christian Bishop missed Jumper.
Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.
Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.
Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Zegarowski missed Jumper.
Marcus Zegarowski missed Layup.
Denzel Mahoney made Layup. Assisted by Christian Bishop.
Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.
Christian Bishop missed Layup.
Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
Damien Jefferson made Jumper.
Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.
Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.
Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
Mitch Ballock missed Layup.
Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
Christian Bishop made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
Denzel Mahoney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Bishop.
Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.
Shereef Mitchell missed Layup.
Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
Marcus Zegarowski missed Layup.
Shereef Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Christian Bishop.
Christian Bishop made Layup.
Christian Bishop made Layup.
Shereef Mitchell made Jumper.
Alex O'Connell made Jumper.
Sami Osmani missed Three Point Jumper.
Jett Canfield missed Jumper.

CREIGHTON

GONZAGA

TIME		CREI	GONZ
20:00	Jump Ball won by Creighton	0	0
19:48	Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:48	Joel Ayayi Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:35	Andrew Nembhard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Ayayi.	0	3
19:12	Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
19:12	Andrew Nembhard Defensive Rebound.	0	3
19:04	Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
19:04	Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:53	Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.	0	3
18:53	Damien Jefferson Offensive Rebound.	0	3
18:53	Damien Jefferson made Two Point Tip Shot.	2	3
18:42	Foul on Denzel Mahoney.	2	3
18:42	Jalen Suggs made Free Throw.	2	4
18:42	Jalen Suggs made Free Throw.	2	5
18:30	Christian Bishop missed Jumper.	2	5
18:30	Creighton Offensive Rebound.	2	5
18:16	Damien Jefferson Turnover.	2	5
18:16	Corey Kispert Steal.	2	5
18:10	Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.	2	7
17:57	Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.	2	7
17:57	Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.	2	7
17:46	Andrew Nembhard made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.	2	9
17:46	Creighton Timeout	2	9
17:46	Official TV Timeout	2	9
17:38	Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	9
17:38	Mitch Ballock Offensive Rebound.	2	9
17:30	Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.	4	9
17:04	Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.	4	12
16:35	Christian Bishop made Layup.	6	12
16:23	Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.	6	15
16:07	Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.	9	15
15:45	Official TV Timeout	9	15
15:41	Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.	9	15
15:41	Corey Kispert Offensive Rebound.	9	15
15:36	Corey Kispert made Jumper.	9	17
15:18	Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper.	12	17
14:54	Andrew Nembhard made Three Point Jumper.	12	20
14:31	Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.	12	20
14:31	Corey Kispert Defensive Rebound.	12	20
14:21	Jalen Suggs Turnover.	12	20
14:21	Christian Bishop Steal.	12	20
14:14	Foul on Corey Kispert.	12	20
14:14	Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.	12	20
14:14	Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.	12	20
14:14	Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.	12	20
14:14	Anton Watson Defensive Rebound.	12	20
13:53	Jalen Suggs missed Layup.	12	20
13:53	Drew Timme Offensive Rebound.	12	20
13:53	Drew Timme made Two Point Tip Shot.	12	22
13:39	Mitch Ballock made Layup.	14	22
13:22	Drew Timme missed Layup.	14	22
13:22	Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.	14	22
13:21	Foul on Anton Watson.	14	22
13:08	Damien Jefferson made Jumper.	16	22
12:53	Drew Timme missed Three Point Jumper.	16	22
12:53	Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.	16	22
12:36	Foul on Damien Jefferson.	16	22
12:36	Damien Jefferson Turnover.	16	22
12:24	Andrew Nembhard Turnover.	16	22
12:24	Ryan Kalkbrenner Steal.	16	22
12:16	Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.	18	22
11:48	Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.	18	25
11:30	Denzel Mahoney made Layup.	20	25
11:09	Drew Timme made Jumper.	20	27
10:49	Denzel Mahoney made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.	22	27
10:34	Joel Ayayi Turnover.	22	27
10:34	Marcus Zegarowski Steal.	22	27
10:29	Marcus Zegarowski missed Layup.	22	27
10:29	Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.	22	27
10:26	Foul on Andrew Nembhard.	22	27
10:26	Official TV Timeout	22	27
10:19	Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.	25	27
10:01	Foul on Christian Bishop.	25	27
10:01	Anton Watson missed Free Throw.	25	27
10:01	Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.	25	27
10:01	Anton Watson made Free Throw.	25	28
9:41	Marcus Zegarowski missed Jumper.	25	28
9:41	Andrew Nembhard Defensive Rebound.	25	28
9:29	Andrew Nembhard made Jumper.	25	30
9:18	Foul on Christian Bishop.	25	30
9:18	Christian Bishop Turnover.	25	30
9:09	Andrew Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.	25	30
9:09	Creighton Defensive Rebound.	25	30
8:48	Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.	25	30
8:48	Jalen Suggs Defensive Rebound.	25	30
8:30	Jalen Suggs made Jumper.	25	32
8:14	Shereef Mitchell missed Jumper.	25	32
8:14	Jalen Suggs Defensive Rebound.	25	32
8:09	Jalen Suggs Turnover.	25	32
8:00	Denzel Mahoney missed Layup.	25	32
8:00	Denzel Mahoney Offensive Rebound.	25	32
7:52	Creighton Timeout	25	32
7:52	Official TV Timeout	25	32
7:42	Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.	25	32
7:42	Aaron Cook Defensive Rebound.	25	32
7:18	Jalen Suggs missed Three Point Jumper.	25	32
7:18	Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.	25	32
7:06	Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.	25	32
7:06	Aaron Cook Defensive Rebound.	25	32
6:50	Aaron Cook missed Three Point Jumper.	25	32
6:50	Shereef Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	25	32
6:19	Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.	25	32
6:19	Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound.	25	32
6:01	Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.	25	32
6:01	Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound.	25	32
5:56	Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.	25	32
5:56	Joel Ayayi Defensive Rebound.	25	32
5:49	Foul on Drew Timme.	25	32
5:49	Drew Timme Turnover.	25	32
5:30	Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Mahoney.	27	32
5:08	Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.	27	34
4:51	Alex O'Connell missed Jumper.	27	34
4:51	Joel Ayayi Defensive Rebound.	27	34
4:41	Andrew Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.	27	34
4:41	Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound.	27	34
4:26	Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.	27	34
4:26	Joel Ayayi Defensive Rebound.	27	34
4:18	Jalen Suggs made Layup.	27	36
4:18	Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.	27	36
4:18	Jalen Suggs made Free Throw.	27	37
3:52	Official TV Timeout	27	37
3:52	Creighton Turnover.	27	37
3:47	Jalen Suggs missed Layup.	27	37
3:47	Anton Watson Offensive Rebound.	27	37
3:43	Foul on Alex O'Connell.	27	37
3:43	Anton Watson missed Free Throw.	27	37
3:43	Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.	27	37
3:43	Anton Watson missed Free Throw.	27	37
3:43	Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.	27	37
3:27	Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.	29	37
3:01	Andrew Nembhard made Jumper.	29	39
2:42	Christian Bishop missed Jumper.	29	39
2:42	Creighton Offensive Rebound.	29	39
2:40	Foul on Joel Ayayi.	29	39
2:29	Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.	31	39
2:11	Drew Timme made Jumper.	31	41
2:01	Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.	31	41
2:01	Drew Timme Defensive Rebound.	31	41
1:47	Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.	31	43
1:15	Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.	33	43
1:05	Foul on Drew Timme.	33	43
1:05	Drew Timme Turnover.	33	43
0:55	Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.	33	43
0:55	Joel Ayayi Defensive Rebound.	33	43
0:31	Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.	33	43
0:31	Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.	33	43
0:01	Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.	33	43
0:01	Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.	33	43
0:00	End of 1st half	33	43

Hinkle Fieldhouse

7:10 PM, 28 March 2021

Indianapolis, IN

Referees:
Michael Greenstein
Marques Pettigrew
Doug Sirmons

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Butler	0-0	-	1-0
DePaul	0-0	-	1-0
Marquette	0-0	-	1-0
Providence	0-0	-	1-0
Seton Hall	0-0	-	1-0
St. John's	0-0	-	1-0
Villanova	0-0	-	1-0
Xavier	0-0	-	1-0
Creighton	0-0	-	0-0
Georgetown	0-0	-	0-0
UConn	0-0	-	0-0

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Gonzaga	0-0	-	1-0
Loyola Marymount	0-0	-	1-0
Oregon State	0-0	-	1-0
Pacific	0-0	-	1-0
Saint Mary's	0-0	-	1-0
Santa Clara	0-0	-	1-0
Washington State	0-0	-	1-0
Pepperdine	0-0	-	0-0
Portland	0-0	-	0-0
San Diego	0-0	-	0-0
San Francisco	0-0	-	0-0

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