Creighton Bluejays vs NC State Wolfpack
Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round
63
23-11
72
22-12
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Baylor Scheierman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner.
- Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
- D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jack Clark missed Layup.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
- D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
- Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jack Clark missed Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
- Jarkel Joiner made Layup.
- Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
- Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.
- Trey Alexander made Jumper.
- Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Terquavion Smith made Layup.
- Terquavion Smith missed Free Throw.
- Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Terquavion Smith missed Layup.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
- Terquavion Smith made Layup.
- Mason Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
- Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
- LJ Thomas made Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
- Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
- Casey Morsell made Jumper.
- Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
- D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
- Ebenezer Dowuona missed Jumper.
- Casey Morsell made Layup.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
- Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
- Ebenezer Dowuona made Free Throw.
- Ebenezer Dowuona made Free Throw.
- Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.
- Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
- Francisco Farabello made Layup.
- Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
- Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
- Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
- Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
- Jarkel Joiner made Free Throw.
- Jarkel Joiner made Free Throw.
- Mason Miller missed Jumper.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
- Trey Alexander made Jumper.
- Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jack Clark missed Layup.
- Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
- Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
- Terquavion Smith missed Layup.
- Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Trey Alexander.
- Trey Alexander missed Jumper.
- Jarkel Joiner made Jumper.
- Trey Alexander missed Layup.
- Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
- Casey Morsell made Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
- Casey Morsell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarkel Joiner.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma missed Layup.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Layup.
- Terquavion Smith made Layup.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
- D.J. Burns Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Terquavion Smith.
- Ryan Nembhard made Jumper.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
- Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
- Casey Morsell missed Layup.
- Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Alexander.
- Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
- Terquavion Smith made Free Throw.
- Terquavion Smith missed Free Throw.
- Trey Alexander missed Layup.
- Jarkel Joiner made Jumper.
- Arthur Kaluma made Jumper.
- Terquavion Smith made Free Throw.
- Terquavion Smith made Free Throw.
- Trey Alexander made Layup.
- Arthur Kaluma made Layup.
- Terquavion Smith made Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
- Terquavion Smith missed Layup.
- Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
- Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
- Ryan Nembhard missed Layup.
- Jarkel Joiner made Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
- Terquavion Smith missed Layup.
- Trey Alexander made Jumper.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Free Throw.
- Jarkel Joiner made Free Throw.
- Trey Alexander made Free Throw.
- Trey Alexander missed Free Throw.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
- Casey Morsell missed Layup.
- Trey Alexander missed Layup.
- Terquavion Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarkel Joiner.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Jumper.
- Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
- D.J. Burns Jr. missed Layup.
- Jack Clark made Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Nembhard made Layup.
- Terquavion Smith made Dunk.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Layup.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Three Point Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Nembhard made Layup.
- Terquavion Smith made Layup.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman.
- Terquavion Smith made Free Throw.
- Terquavion Smith made Free Throw.
- Baylor Scheierman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner.
- Terquavion Smith made Free Throw.
- Terquavion Smith made Free Throw.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
- Terquavion Smith missed Jumper.
- Baylor Scheierman made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
- Ryan Nembhard made Free Throw.
- Ryan Nembhard made Free Throw.
- Jarkel Joiner made Layup.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Free Throw.
- Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
- Jarkel Joiner missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NCSU | CREI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Jump Ball won by Creighton | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:52 | Baylor Scheierman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner. | 0 | 3 | |
| 19:29 | Terquavion Smith missed Jumper. | 0 | 3 | |
| 19:29 | Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 3 | |
| 19:19 | Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma. | 0 | 5 | |
| 19:01 | D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper. | 0 | 5 | |
| 19:01 | Baylor Scheierman Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:50 | Baylor Scheierman Turnover. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:50 | D.J. Burns Jr. Steal. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:50 | Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:50 | Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:38 | Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:38 | Jarkel Joiner Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:31 | Jack Clark missed Layup. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:31 | Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:19 | Foul on Terquavion Smith. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:15 | Foul on Terquavion Smith. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:03 | Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 5 | |
| 18:03 | Jack Clark Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:43 | D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper. | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:43 | Ryan Kalkbrenner Block. | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:43 | D.J. Burns Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:43 | Jump Ball won by NC State | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:30 | Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper. | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:30 | Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:10 | Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:10 | Casey Morsell Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 16:52 | Jack Clark missed Jumper. | 0 | 5 | |
| 16:52 | Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 16:45 | Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 5 | |
| 16:45 | Casey Morsell Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 16:32 | Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 5 | |
| 16:32 | Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 16:19 | Baylor Scheierman made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma. | 0 | 7 | |
| 15:58 | Jarkel Joiner made Layup. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:35 | Baylor Scheierman Turnover. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:35 | Official TV Timeout | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:24 | Terquavion Smith made Jumper. | 4 | 7 | |
| 14:57 | Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper. | 4 | 7 | |
| 14:57 | Creighton Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 7 | |
| 14:50 | Trey Alexander made Jumper. | 4 | 9 | |
| 14:28 | Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 9 | |
| 14:28 | Fredrick King Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 9 | |
| 14:08 | Baylor Scheierman missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 9 | |
| 14:08 | Casey Morsell Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 9 | |
| 14:02 | Terquavion Smith Turnover. | 4 | 9 | |
| 14:02 | Trey Alexander Steal. | 4 | 9 | |
| 13:45 | Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 9 | |
| 13:45 | Jack Clark Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 9 | |
| 13:34 | Terquavion Smith made Layup. | 6 | 9 | |
| 13:34 | Foul on Fredrick King. | 6 | 9 | |
| 13:34 | Terquavion Smith missed Free Throw. | 6 | 9 | |
| 13:34 | Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 9 | |
| 13:09 | Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 9 | |
| 13:09 | Terquavion Smith Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 9 | |
| 13:01 | Terquavion Smith missed Layup. | 6 | 9 | |
| 13:01 | Mason Miller Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 9 | |
| 12:47 | Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup. | 6 | 9 | |
| 12:47 | Ebenezer Dowuona Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 9 | |
| 12:23 | Terquavion Smith made Layup. | 8 | 9 | |
| 12:00 | Mason Miller missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 9 | |
| 12:00 | Jarkel Joiner Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 9 | |
| 11:45 | Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 9 | |
| 11:45 | Mason Miller Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 9 | |
| 11:25 | Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard. | 8 | 11 | |
| 10:57 | Jarkel Joiner missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 11 | |
| 10:57 | Francisco Farabello Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 11 | |
| 10:49 | Foul on Ebenezer Dowuona. | 8 | 11 | |
| 10:49 | Official TV Timeout | 8 | 11 | |
| 10:26 | Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman. | 8 | 13 | |
| 10:06 | LJ Thomas made Jumper. | 10 | 13 | |
| 9:48 | Foul on D.J. Burns Jr.. | 10 | 13 | |
| 9:48 | Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw. | 10 | 14 | |
| 9:48 | Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw. | 10 | 15 | |
| 9:32 | Casey Morsell made Jumper. | 12 | 15 | |
| 9:14 | Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 15 | |
| 9:14 | Jarkel Joiner Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 15 | |
| 8:56 | D.J. Burns Jr. missed Jumper. | 12 | 15 | |
| 8:56 | Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 15 | |
| 8:44 | Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma. | 12 | 17 | |
| 8:44 | Foul on D.J. Burns Jr.. | 12 | 17 | |
| 8:44 | Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw. | 12 | 18 | |
| 8:21 | Ebenezer Dowuona missed Jumper. | 12 | 18 | |
| 8:21 | Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 18 | |
| 7:57 | Trey Alexander Turnover. | 12 | 18 | |
| 7:57 | Casey Morsell Steal. | 12 | 18 | |
| 7:52 | Casey Morsell made Layup. | 14 | 18 | |
| 7:33 | Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Baylor Scheierman. | 14 | 20 | |
| 7:09 | Foul on Baylor Scheierman. | 14 | 20 | |
| 7:09 | Official TV Timeout | 14 | 20 | |
| 7:03 | Terquavion Smith missed Jumper. | 14 | 20 | |
| 7:03 | Ryan Kalkbrenner Block. | 14 | 20 | |
| 7:03 | Creighton Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 20 | |
| 6:41 | Foul on Baylor Scheierman. | 14 | 20 | |
| 6:41 | Baylor Scheierman Turnover. | 14 | 20 | |
| 6:15 | Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner. | 14 | 20 | |
| 6:15 | Ebenezer Dowuona made Free Throw. | 15 | 20 | |
| 6:15 | Ebenezer Dowuona made Free Throw. | 16 | 20 | |
| 5:49 | Ryan Nembhard made Jumper. | 16 | 22 | |
| 5:27 | Terquavion Smith made Jumper. | 18 | 22 | |
| 5:11 | Francisco Farabello made Layup. | 18 | 24 | |
| 5:00 | Terquavion Smith made Jumper. | 20 | 24 | |
| 4:48 | Foul on Ebenezer Dowuona. | 20 | 24 | |
| 4:47 | Arthur Kaluma Turnover. | 20 | 24 | |
| 4:47 | Jack Clark Steal. | 20 | 24 | |
| 4:39 | Terquavion Smith made Jumper. | 22 | 24 | |
| 4:16 | Arthur Kaluma Turnover. | 22 | 24 | |
| 4:02 | Terquavion Smith missed Jumper. | 22 | 24 | |
| 4:02 | Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 24 | |
| 3:56 | Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 24 | |
| 3:56 | Jack Clark Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 24 | |
| 3:45 | Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper. | 22 | 24 | |
| 3:45 | Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 24 | |
| 3:37 | Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup. | 22 | 24 | |
| 3:37 | Jack Clark Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 24 | |
| 3:30 | Foul on Ryan Nembhard. | 22 | 24 | |
| 3:30 | Official TV Timeout | 22 | 24 | |
| 3:30 | Jarkel Joiner made Free Throw. | 23 | 24 | |
| 3:30 | Jarkel Joiner made Free Throw. | 24 | 24 | |
| 3:19 | Mason Miller missed Jumper. | 24 | 24 | |
| 3:19 | Jack Clark Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 24 | |
| 3:09 | Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper. | 24 | 24 | |
| 3:09 | Trey Alexander Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 24 | |
| 2:44 | Trey Alexander made Jumper. | 24 | 26 | |
| 2:22 | Terquavion Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 26 | |
| 2:22 | Ernest Ross Offensive Rebound. | 24 | 26 | |
| 2:15 | Jack Clark missed Layup. | 24 | 26 | |
| 2:15 | Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 26 | |
| 1:46 | Foul on Jarkel Joiner. | 24 | 26 | |
| 1:46 | Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw. | 24 | 27 | |
| 1:46 | Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw. | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:32 | Foul on Ryan Nembhard. | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:27 | Terquavion Smith missed Layup. | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:27 | Terquavion Smith Offensive Rebound. | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:25 | Terquavion Smith Turnover. | 24 | 28 | |
| 0:57 | Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 28 | |
| 0:57 | Casey Morsell Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 28 | |
| 0:48 | Terquavion Smith made Jumper. | 26 | 28 | |
| 0:40 | Creighton Timeout | 26 | 28 | |
| 0:40 | Official TV Timeout | 26 | 28 | |
| 0:22 | Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 28 | |
| 0:22 | Breon Pass Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 28 | |
| 0:02 | Jarkel Joiner missed Jumper. | 26 | 28 | |
| 0:02 | Creighton Deadball Team Rebound. | 26 | 28 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 26 | 28 | |
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Larry Scirotto
Referee:Tim Clougherty
Referee:Eric Curry
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 10-0 | - | 21-1 |
| Clemson | 9-1 | 1 | 19-4 |
| Virginia | 8-2 | 2 | 19-3 |
| NC State | 8-2 | 2 | 17-6 |
| North Carolina | 6-3 | 3.5 | 18-4 |
| Miami | 6-3 | 3.5 | 17-5 |
| Louisville | 6-4 | 4 | 16-6 |
| California | 5-5 | 5 | 17-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 5-5 | 5 | 16-7 |
| SMU | 4-5 | 5.5 | 15-7 |
| Syracuse | 4-6 | 6 | 13-10 |
| Florida State | 3-6 | 6.5 | 10-12 |
| Stanford | 3-7 | 7 | 14-9 |
| Wake Forest | 2-7 | 7.5 | 11-11 |
| Boston College | 2-7 | 7.5 | 9-13 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-8 | 8 | 11-12 |
| Notre Dame | 2-8 | 8 | 11-12 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-8 | 8 | 9-14 |
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 12-0 | - | 22-1 |
| St. John's | 10-1 | 1.5 | 17-5 |
| Villanova | 8-3 | 3.5 | 17-5 |
| Seton Hall | 6-6 | 6 | 16-7 |
| Creighton | 6-6 | 6 | 12-11 |
| Georgetown | 5-7 | 7 | 13-10 |
| Butler | 4-8 | 8 | 13-10 |
| Xavier | 4-8 | 8 | 12-11 |
| DePaul | 4-8 | 8 | 12-11 |
| Providence | 3-9 | 9 | 10-13 |
| Marquette | 3-9 | 9 | 8-15 |
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