Gonzaga Bulldogs vs Creighton Bluejays
Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - Sweet 16
65
22-9
83
29-0
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
- Andrew Nembhard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Ayayi.
- Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
- Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.
- Damien Jefferson made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Jalen Suggs made Free Throw.
- Jalen Suggs made Free Throw.
- Christian Bishop missed Jumper.
- Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
- Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
- Andrew Nembhard made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
- Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
- Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
- Christian Bishop made Layup.
- Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
- Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.
- Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
- Corey Kispert made Jumper.
- Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper.
- Andrew Nembhard made Three Point Jumper.
- Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.
- Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.
- Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.
- Jalen Suggs missed Layup.
- Drew Timme made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Mitch Ballock made Layup.
- Drew Timme missed Layup.
- Damien Jefferson made Jumper.
- Drew Timme missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.
- Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
- Denzel Mahoney made Layup.
- Drew Timme made Jumper.
- Denzel Mahoney made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
- Marcus Zegarowski missed Layup.
- Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
- Anton Watson missed Free Throw.
- Anton Watson made Free Throw.
- Marcus Zegarowski missed Jumper.
- Andrew Nembhard made Jumper.
- Andrew Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.
- Jalen Suggs made Jumper.
- Shereef Mitchell missed Jumper.
- Denzel Mahoney missed Layup.
- Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jalen Suggs missed Three Point Jumper.
- Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Cook 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.
- Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Alex O'Connell missed Jumper.
- Andrew Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
- Jalen Suggs made Layup.
- Jalen Suggs made Free Throw.
- Jalen Suggs missed Layup.
- Anton Watson missed Free Throw.
- Anton Watson missed Free Throw.
- Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.
- Andrew Nembhard made Jumper.
- Christian Bishop missed Jumper.
- Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.
- Drew Timme made Jumper.
- Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
- Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.
- Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
- Andrew Nembhard made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
- Marcus Zegarowski missed Jumper.
- Marcus Zegarowski missed Layup.
- Corey Kispert made Jumper.
- Denzel Mahoney made Layup. Assisted by Christian Bishop.
- Denzel Mahoney missed Free Throw.
- Denzel Mahoney missed Free Throw.
- Joel Ayayi missed Layup.
- Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.
- Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
- Corey Kispert missed Layup.
- Christian Bishop missed Layup.
- Drew Timme made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
- Corey Kispert made Layup.
- Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
- Damien Jefferson made Jumper.
- Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.
- Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
- Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Timme.
- Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
- Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.
- Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joel Ayayi made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
- Mitch Ballock missed Layup.
- Anton Watson made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
- Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jalen Suggs made Layup. Assisted by Corey Kispert.
- Christian Bishop made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
- Aaron Cook made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Denzel Mahoney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Bishop.
- Anton Watson made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Joel Ayayi made Layup. Assisted by Anton Watson.
- Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.
- Andrew Nembhard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Cook.
- Shereef Mitchell missed Layup.
- Anton Watson made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
- Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.
- Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Drew Timme made Free Throw.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
- Corey Kispert missed Jumper.
- Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
- Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
- Drew Timme missed Layup.
- Drew Timme made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Suggs.
- Marcus Zegarowski missed Layup.
- Corey Kispert missed Three Point Jumper.
- Drew Timme missed Free Throw.
- Drew Timme made Free Throw.
- Shereef Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Christian Bishop.
- Jalen Suggs missed Three Point Jumper.
- Christian Bishop made Layup.
- Drew Timme missed Jumper.
- Christian Bishop made Layup.
- Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anton Watson.
- Shereef Mitchell made Jumper.
- Alex O'Connell made Jumper.
- Sami Osmani missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jett Canfield missed Jumper.
- Antwann Jones made Free Throw.
- Antwann Jones made Free Throw.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | 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 | |
Game Information
Indianapolis, IN

Referee:Michael Greenstein
Referee:Marques Pettigrew
Referee:Doug Sirmons

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 12-1 | - | 22-2 |
| St. John's | 11-1 | 0.5 | 18-5 |
| Villanova | 9-3 | 2.5 | 18-5 |
| Creighton | 7-6 | 5 | 13-11 |
| Seton Hall | 6-7 | 6 | 16-8 |
| Georgetown | 5-8 | 7 | 13-11 |
| Xavier | 4-8 | 7.5 | 12-11 |
| Butler | 4-9 | 8 | 13-11 |
| DePaul | 4-9 | 8 | 12-12 |
| Providence | 4-9 | 8 | 11-13 |
| Marquette | 4-9 | 8 | 9-15 |
| West Coast ConferenceWest Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 12-1 | - | 21-5 |
| Gonzaga | 11-1 | 0.5 | 23-2 |
| Saint Mary's | 10-2 | 1.5 | 21-4 |
| Pacific | 7-6 | 5 | 16-10 |
| San Francisco | 6-7 | 6 | 14-12 |
| Oregon State | 6-7 | 6 | 13-13 |
| Washington State | 6-7 | 6 | 11-15 |
| Portland | 5-8 | 7 | 12-14 |
| Seattle U | 4-8 | 7.5 | 15-10 |
| Loyola Marymount | 4-9 | 8 | 13-13 |
| San Diego | 4-9 | 8 | 10-16 |
| Pepperdine | 1-11 | 10.5 | 6-19 |
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