Mahoney scores 20, leads No. 11 Creighton past No. 23 UConn
— Denzel Mahoney scored 20 points and 11th-ranked Creighton broke open a close game in the last 10 minutes to beat No. 23 Connecticut 74-66 Saturday.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
11-4, 2nd in Big East
Zegarowski dials in the long ball (0:19)
Ballock gets bumped on deep-3 for Creighton (0:21)
Watson scores 29 to lead Friars past No. 11 Creighton 74-70
— Nate Watson scored a career-high 29 points and Providence turned back Creighton each time it pulled close to beat the 11th-ranked Bluejays 74-70 on Wednesday night.
College Basketball Power Rankings: A two-team race for No. 1
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
Butler erases 13-point deficit, upsets No. 8 Creighton in OT
— Aaron Thompson scored 17 points and found Bryce Nze for the go-ahead layup with 68 seconds left in overtime Saturday to complete a remarkable second-half comeback with a 70-66 upset of No. 8 Creighton.
Creighton takes first lead after Mahoney's back-to-back triples (0:30)
Creighton's Mahoney goes coast-to-coast for and-1 bucket (0:29)
Bishop flushes one-handed alley-oop for Creighton (0:18)
College Basketball Power Rankings: Unbeaten Michigan continues moving up, Pac-12 gets closer
Juwan Howard and the Wolverines are carrying the banner for the rugged Big Ten, while USC and UCLA had big weeks out west.
Kalkbrenner dunks over St. John's defender (0:23)
Mahoney, Kalkbrenner connect for Creighton alley-oop (0:25)
No. 7 Creighton routs Seton Hall 89-53, Jefferson scores 19
— Damien Jefferson scored 16 of his season-high 19 points in the first half and No. 7 Creighton got off to a fast start on its way to an 89-53 victory over Seton Hall on Wednesday night.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Where Saturday's blowout leaves Texas, Kansas
Texas handed Kansas a historic loss at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday. What kind of leap does the Longhorns' blowout merit?
Bishop's emphatic jam caps off wild end-of-game sequence for Creighton (0:55)
Late dunk lifts No. 11 Creighton to win over Providence
— Christian Bishop had a go-ahead dunk with 0.8 seconds left and the 11th-ranked Creighton Bluejays held off a late rally to beat the Providence Friars 67-65 on Saturday.
Ballock drains 40-foot buzzer beater for Creighton (0:34)
Jefferson steals and slams (0:26)
College Basketball Power Rankings: Sorting out the wild B1G
Iowa and Michigan State are struggling. Northwestern and Minnesota are ascending. Will the new Big Ten balance of power hold?
Creighton hands Xavier its first loss of season in 66-61 win
— Antwann Jones and Denzel Mahoney scored 13 points each to lead No. 13 Creighton to a 66-61 win over 12th-ranked Xavier on Wednesday, handling the Musketeers their first loss of the season.
Courtside: Gonzaga is a whole lot of fun, Rutgers looks like a throwback UConn team, COVID stress impacting teams
Seth Greenberg and Jay Bilas, filling in for a vacationing Dan Dakich, tip off the podcast discussing position-less basketball, how much fun Gonzaga is, Rutgers looking like a Jim Calhoun UConn team, Tennessee and Missouri being the best teams in the SEC, and COVID stress impacting teams on the court.
Power Rankings and more: Welcome to the top 16, Rutgers
The Scarlet Knights moved to 6-0 with a rout of Maryland and victory over Illinois last week, and they make their first appearance in our top 16.
No. 9 Creighton holds off UConn 76-74 in overtime
— No. 9 Creighton had already lost two close games this season and was facing a third defeat before rallying on Sunday to beat UConn in overtime.
Creighton's Denzel Mahoney spins in off-balance layup (0:24)
NCAA: All Div. I transfers get waiver, can play
The waiver covers all Division I sports, and the most immediate impact will be felt in men's college basketball, in which a number of notable players will be able to suit up immediately.
2020-21 Big East Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 5-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Creighton | 7-3 | 0.5 | 11-4 |
| Seton Hall | 6-3 | 1 | 9-6 |
| Xavier | 3-2 | 2 | 10-2 |
| UConn | 4-3 | 2 | 7-3 |
| Marquette | 4-5 | 3 | 8-7 |
| Providence | 4-5 | 3 | 8-7 |
| Butler | 4-5 | 3 | 5-7 |
| St. John's | 3-6 | 4 | 9-7 |
| DePaul | 1-5 | 4.5 | 3-5 |
| Georgetown | 1-5 | 4.5 | 3-8 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
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Team Stats
Points Per Game81.140th
Rebounds Per Game37.0Tied-141st
Assists Per Game16.6Tied-43rd
Points Allowed69.4
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 11 | 11 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| TyTy Washington | PG | Committed | 86 |
| Mason Miller | PF | Committed | 82 |
| Ryan Nembhard | PG | Signed | 81 |
| John Christofilis | SG | Signed | 77 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 12-22 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 21 |