Creighton 85-81 DePaul (13 Mar, 2025) Play-by-Play

DePaul Blue Demons

14-19, 4-16 Big East

	1	2	OT	T
DEP	36	26	19	81
CREI	21	41	23	85

Creighton Bluejays

23-9, 15-5 Big East

Steven Ashworth missed Jumper.
Jackson McAndrew missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Jamiya Neal.
Steven Ashworth missed Jumper.
Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.
Jasen Green missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
Jamiya Neal missed Jumper.
Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.
Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.
Jamiya Neal made Dunk.
Fedor Zugic made Layup.
Mason Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
Mason Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Ashworth.
Jackson McAndrew missed Three Point Jumper.
Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.
Jackson McAndrew made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jasen Green.
Jamiya Neal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper.
Jackson McAndrew missed Layup.
Jackson McAndrew missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Jamiya Neal missed Three Point Jumper.
Jamiya Neal missed Jumper.
Steven Ashworth missed Layup.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Two Point Tip Shot.
Jamiya Neal missed Three Point Jumper.
Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Jamiya Neal.
Jackson McAndrew missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Steven Ashworth.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
Jasen Green missed Three Point Jumper.
Steven Ashworth made Jumper.
Steven Ashworth missed Layup.
Jackson McAndrew missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Steven Ashworth.
Steven Ashworth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner.
Jackson McAndrew missed Three Point Jumper.
Jamiya Neal missed Jumper.
Isaac Traudt made Layup.
Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup.
Isaac Traudt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamiya Neal.
Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Jamiya Neal.
Steven Ashworth missed Jumper.
Isaac Traudt missed Three Point Jumper.
Fedor Zugic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Ashworth.
Fedor Zugic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Ashworth.
Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup.
Steven Ashworth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamiya Neal.
Fedor Zugic made Dunk.
Jackson McAndrew missed Three Point Jumper.
Jackson McAndrew missed Layup.
Jackson McAndrew made Two Point Tip Shot.
Fedor Zugic missed Three Point Jumper.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup.
Ty Davis made Layup.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Three Point Jumper.
Fedor Zugic made Layup.
Jackson McAndrew missed Three Point Jumper.
Jamiya Neal missed Dunk.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper. Assisted by Jackson McAndrew.
Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Fedor Zugic.
Jamiya Neal made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Davis.
Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.
Troy D'Amico missed Three Point Jumper.
CJ Gunn missed Jumper.
Isaiah Rivera made Jumper.
Layden Blocker missed Layup.
CJ Gunn missed Jumper.
JJ Traynor made Dunk. Assisted by Layden Blocker.
Isaiah Rivera missed Layup.
NJ Benson made Layup. Assisted by Troy D'Amico.
Layden Blocker missed Jumper.
Layden Blocker missed Layup.
NJ Benson made Dunk.
Isaiah Rivera missed Jumper.
CJ Gunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Rivera.
NJ Benson missed Layup.
CJ Gunn missed Jumper.
David Thomas missed Jumper.
David Thomas missed Jumper.
Isaiah Rivera made Layup.
David Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Rivera.
CJ Gunn missed Three Point Jumper.
Layden Blocker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy D'Amico.
Layden Blocker missed Layup.
Troy D'Amico missed Two Point Tip Shot.
David Thomas made Layup.
CJ Gunn made Jumper.
NJ Benson missed Dunk.
Isaiah Rivera made Jumper.
David Thomas made Layup.
Isaiah Rivera made Jumper.
CJ Gunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Thomas.
Troy D'Amico made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Thomas.
Layden Blocker missed Three Point Jumper.
CJ Gunn made Jumper.
CJ Gunn missed Three Point Jumper.
NJ Benson made Dunk. Assisted by Layden Blocker.
CJ Gunn made Jumper. Assisted by NJ Benson.
CJ Gunn missed Three Point Jumper.
Troy D'Amico made Dunk. Assisted by David Thomas.
CJ Gunn made Jumper.
Isaiah Rivera missed Jumper.
Layden Blocker made Three Point Jumper.
Isaiah Rivera made Layup.
Layden Blocker missed Dunk.
Layden Blocker made Three Point Jumper.
Isaiah Rivera missed Three Point Jumper.
Layden Blocker missed Layup.
David Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Troy D'Amico missed Three Point Jumper.
Isaiah Rivera made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy D'Amico.
Troy D'Amico made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Rivera.
CJ Gunn missed Three Point Jumper.
David Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
David Thomas made Layup.
CJ Gunn missed Three Point Jumper.
Troy D'Amico missed Three Point Jumper.
Isaiah Rivera missed Three Point Jumper.
Layden Blocker missed Jumper.
Layden Blocker made Dunk.
Layden Blocker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Gunn.
Layden Blocker made Jumper.
Layden Blocker missed Three Point Jumper.
Layden Blocker missed Jumper.
Isaiah Rivera made Three Point Jumper.
David Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Troy D'Amico missed Three Point Jumper.
Layden Blocker missed Layup.
Layden Blocker made Dunk. Assisted by David Thomas.
Layden Blocker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy D'Amico.
Isaiah Rivera missed Three Point Jumper.
Isaiah Rivera missed Three Point Jumper.

DEPAUL

CREIGHTON

TIME		DEP	CREI
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by DePaul	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Creighton	0	0
19:44	Troy D'Amico missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:41	Jasen Green Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:32	Steven Ashworth missed Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Isaiah Rivera Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:17	CJ Gunn missed Jumper.	0	0
19:15	Jackson McAndrew Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:05	Jackson McAndrew missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:02	JJ Traynor Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:38	Isaiah Rivera made Jumper.	2	0
18:20	Ryan Kalkbrenner Turnover.	2	0
18:20	CJ Gunn Steal.	2	0
18:15	Layden Blocker missed Layup.	2	0
18:13	Jamiya Neal Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:01	Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Jamiya Neal.	2	2
17:31	CJ Gunn missed Jumper.	2	2
17:29	Jasen Green Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:16	Steven Ashworth missed Jumper.	2	2
17:15	Creighton Offensive Rebound.	2	2
17:13	Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
17:09	JJ Traynor Defensive Rebound.	2	2
16:57	JJ Traynor made Dunk. Assisted by Layden Blocker.	4	2
16:43	Jamiya Neal Turnover.	4	2
16:43	CJ Gunn Steal.	4	2
16:43	Foul on Jamiya Neal.	4	2
16:28	Isaiah Rivera missed Layup.	4	2
16:26	Jasen Green Defensive Rebound.	4	2
16:16	Jasen Green missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
16:12	Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound.	4	2
16:02	Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
16:00	CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.	4	2
15:58	Official TV Timeout	4	2
15:58	JJ Traynor subbing out for DePaul	4	2
15:58	NJ Benson subbing in for DePaul	4	2
15:48	NJ Benson made Layup. Assisted by Troy D'Amico.	6	2
15:18	Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Layup.	6	2
15:17	NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.	6	2
15:05	Layden Blocker missed Jumper.	6	2
15:03	Layden Blocker Offensive Rebound.	6	2
15:02	Layden Blocker missed Layup.	6	2
15:01	Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.	6	2
14:38	Jamiya Neal missed Jumper.	6	2
14:36	Layden Blocker Defensive Rebound.	6	2
14:10	NJ Benson made Dunk.	8	2
13:50	Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.	8	2
13:49	Jasen Green Offensive Rebound.	8	2
13:49	Foul on CJ Gunn.	8	2
13:49	Jasen Green missed Free Throw.	8	2
13:49	Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.	8	2
13:49	Jackson McAndrew subbing out for Creighton	8	2
13:49	Troy D'Amico subbing out for DePaul	8	2
13:49	David Thomas subbing in for DePaul	8	2
13:49	Jasen Green made Free Throw.	8	3
13:49	Isaac Traudt subbing in for Creighton	8	2
13:49	Jasen Green subbing out for Creighton	8	3
13:49	Fedor Zugic subbing in for Creighton	8	3
13:33	Isaiah Rivera missed Jumper.	8	3
13:31	CJ Gunn Offensive Rebound.	8	3
13:26	CJ Gunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Rivera.	11	3
13:10	Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.	11	3
13:08	Isaiah Rivera Defensive Rebound.	11	3
12:41	NJ Benson missed Layup.	11	3
12:41	Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.	11	3
12:39	NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.	11	3
12:38	DePaul Turnover.	11	3
12:25	Fedor Zugic Turnover.	11	3
12:25	Isaiah Rivera Steal.	11	3
12:23	Ryan Kalkbrenner subbing out for Creighton	11	3
12:23	Fredrick King subbing in for Creighton	11	3
12:06	CJ Gunn missed Jumper.	11	3
12:04	Jamiya Neal Defensive Rebound.	11	3
12:00	Jamiya Neal made Dunk.	11	5
11:35	David Thomas missed Jumper.	11	5
11:32	Layden Blocker Offensive Rebound.	11	5
11:29	Foul on Fredrick King.	11	5
11:29	Official TV Timeout	11	5
11:29	CJ Gunn subbing out for DePaul	11	5
11:29	Troy D'Amico subbing in for DePaul	11	5
11:29	Isaiah Rivera made Free Throw.	12	5
11:29	Isaiah Rivera missed Free Throw.	12	5
11:28	Isaac Traudt Defensive Rebound.	12	5
11:15	Fedor Zugic Turnover.	12	5
11:15	Isaiah Rivera Steal.	12	5
10:59	David Thomas missed Jumper.	12	5
10:56	Fredrick King Defensive Rebound.	12	5
10:55	Foul on Layden Blocker.	12	5
10:55	Fedor Zugic made Free Throw.	12	6
10:55	NJ Benson subbing out for DePaul	12	6
10:55	CJ Gunn subbing in for DePaul	12	6
10:54	Fedor Zugic missed Free Throw.	12	6
10:51	Troy D'Amico Defensive Rebound.	12	6
10:34	Isaiah Rivera made Layup.	14	6
10:16	Fedor Zugic made Layup.	14	8
9:56	David Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Rivera.	17	8
9:23	Creighton Turnover.	17	8
9:23	Fedor Zugic subbing out for Creighton	17	8
9:23	Fredrick King subbing out for Creighton	17	8
9:23	Ryan Kalkbrenner subbing in for Creighton	17	8
9:23	Mason Miller subbing in for Creighton	17	8
8:59	CJ Gunn missed Three Point Jumper.	17	8
8:56	Jamiya Neal Defensive Rebound.	17	8
8:32	Mason Miller missed Three Point Jumper.	17	8
8:29	David Thomas Defensive Rebound.	17	8
8:13	Isaiah Rivera Turnover.	17	8
8:13	Isaac Traudt subbing out for Creighton	17	8
8:13	Jackson McAndrew subbing in for Creighton	17	8
7:58	Mason Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Ashworth.	17	11
7:34	Layden Blocker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy D'Amico.	20	11
7:20	Ryan Kalkbrenner Turnover.	20	11
7:20	Layden Blocker Steal.	20	11
7:15	Layden Blocker missed Layup.	20	11
7:12	Troy D'Amico Offensive Rebound.	20	11
7:12	Troy D'Amico missed Two Point Tip Shot.	20	11
7:11	Layden Blocker Offensive Rebound.	20	11
7:07	David Thomas made Layup.	22	11
6:50	Foul on David Thomas.	22	11
6:50	Official TV Timeout	22	11
6:50	Troy D'Amico subbing out for DePaul	22	11
6:50	NJ Benson subbing in for DePaul	22	11
6:42	Jackson McAndrew missed Three Point Jumper.	22	11
6:40	NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.	22	11
6:40	Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner.	22	11
6:24	CJ Gunn made Jumper.	24	11
6:04	Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper.	24	11
6:01	NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.	24	11
5:41	Foul on Steven Ashworth.	24	11
5:41	Mason Miller subbing out for Creighton	24	11
5:41	Jasen Green subbing in for Creighton	24	11
5:41	Layden Blocker subbing out for DePaul	24	11
5:41	Troy D'Amico subbing in for DePaul	24	11
5:21	NJ Benson missed Dunk.	24	11
5:19	NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.	24	11
5:01	Isaiah Rivera made Jumper.	26	11
4:49	Foul on CJ Gunn.	26	11
4:49	CJ Gunn subbing out for DePaul	26	11
4:49	Layden Blocker subbing in for DePaul	26	11
4:47	Steven Ashworth Turnover.	26	11
4:47	David Thomas Steal.	26	11
4:44	David Thomas made Layup.	28	11
4:37	Creighton Timeout	28	11
4:27	Jackson McAndrew made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jasen Green.	28	14
4:05	Troy D'Amico Turnover.	28	14
4:05	Steven Ashworth Steal.	28	14
3:56	Foul on Layden Blocker.	28	14
3:56	Official TV Timeout	28	14
3:56	Layden Blocker subbing out for DePaul	28	14
3:56	Chris Riddle subbing in for DePaul	28	14
3:44	Jamiya Neal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner.	28	17
3:12	Isaiah Rivera made Jumper.	30	17
2:48	Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper.	30	19
2:26	Troy D'Amico Turnover.	30	19
2:26	Jamiya Neal Steal.	30	19
2:21	Chris Riddle subbing out for DePaul	30	19
2:21	CJ Gunn subbing in for DePaul	30	19
2:12	Jackson McAndrew missed Layup.	30	19
2:09	Jackson McAndrew Offensive Rebound.	30	19
2:09	Jackson McAndrew missed Two Point Tip Shot.	30	19
2:08	Isaiah Rivera Defensive Rebound.	30	19
1:52	Foul on Steven Ashworth.	30	19
1:41	CJ Gunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Thomas.	33	19
1:21	Jamiya Neal missed Three Point Jumper.	33	19
1:18	Jasen Green Offensive Rebound.	33	19
1:17	Foul on Troy D'Amico.	33	19
1:01	Jamiya Neal missed Jumper.	33	19
0:59	Troy D'Amico Defensive Rebound.	33	19
0:49	Foul on CJ Gunn.	33	19
0:49	CJ Gunn Turnover.	33	19
0:49	CJ Gunn subbing out for DePaul	33	19
0:49	Chris Riddle subbing in for DePaul	33	19
0:41	Steven Ashworth missed Layup.	33	19
0:37	Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound.	33	19
0:37	Ryan Kalkbrenner made Two Point Tip Shot.	33	21
0:30	DePaul Timeout	33	21
0:30	Steven Ashworth subbing out for Creighton	33	21
0:30	Ty Davis subbing in for Creighton	33	21
0:30	NJ Benson subbing out for DePaul	33	21
0:30	Jacob Meyer subbing in for DePaul	33	21
0:14	Troy D'Amico made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Thomas.	36	21
0:02	Jamiya Neal missed Three Point Jumper.	36	21
0:00	Chris Riddle Defensive Rebound.	36	21
0:00	End of 1st half	36	21

Madison Square Garden

11:00 PM, 13 March 2025

New York, NY

Attendance: 19,812

Referees:
Pat Driscoll
Jeff Clark
Brent Hampton

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	31-5
Creighton	15-5	3	25-11
UConn	14-6	4	24-11
Marquette	13-7	5	23-11
Xavier	13-7	5	22-12
Villanova	11-9	7	19-14
Georgetown	8-12	10	17-15
Butler	6-14	12	14-19
Providence	6-14	12	12-20
DePaul	4-16	14	14-19
Seton Hall	2-18	16	7-25

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