Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Creighton 76, Kansas 63
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Where: CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials: # Doug Shows, # Tony Padilla, # Matt Potter
Attendance: 17908

Pop Isaacs scored 27 points, Ryan Kalkbrenner added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Creighton beat No. 1 Kansas 76-63 on Wednesday night in Omaha, Neb., for the Jayhawks' first loss of the season

Isaacs shot 6-for-9 from beyond the arc and added seven rebounds and four assists. His contested layup with 3:14 to play pushed Creighton's lead to 73-57 as the program notched its second win over a No. 1 team in school history. (The Bluejays beat UConn 85-66 last season.)

Kalkbrenner, Creighton's star center, missed the Bluejays' win over Notre Dame on Saturday because of a lower-body injury, and he was a game-time decision on Wednesday.

Steven Ashworth contributed 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Bluejays (6-3) defeated Kansas for the first time since 1949.

Dajuan Harris Jr. scored 15 points for Kansas (7-1). AJ Storr and Zeke Mayo each scored 12 in the loss.

Harris hit a 3-pointer and a layup to highlight a 9-0 run to begin the second half as Kansas trimmed its deficit to 41-40 with 17:31 left.

The Bluejays answered with a 10-0 run, capped by two 3-pointers from Isaacs and a pair of free throws from Ashworth, pushing Creighton's lead to 51-40 with 15:58 left.

Ashworth hit a 3-pointer to cap a 7-0 surge and push the Bluejays to a 65-53 lead with 9:26 to play. Kansas never again got within single digits.

Creighton built a 10-2 lead in just over three minutes on two layups from Jamiya Neal and 3-pointers from Isaacs and Jackson McAndrew.

The Bluejays continued the pressure thanks to their 3-point shooting, hitting five of their first eight attempts from deep to build a 21-11 lead with 11:36 left in the first half.

Creighton pushed its advantage to as many as 13 points in the first half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Kansas   Creighton
Dajuan Harris Jr. 15 Scoring Pop Isaacs 27
Dajuan Harris Jr. 5 Assists Steven Ashworth 6
Hunter Dickinson 8 Rebounds Ryan Kalkbrenner 10
AJ Storr 3 Free Throws Made Ryan Kalkbrenner 7
Zach Clemence 2 Steals Jasen Green 1
KJ Adams Jr. 1 Blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kansas 63 35.7 8-23 5-8 12 29 1 11 5
Creighton 76 47.2 12-29 14-17 16 41 2 2 15