National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Creighton 91, Midland Lutheran 54
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 28, 2019
Where: CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials: # Lamar Simpson, # Greg Evans, # Anthony Franklin
Attendance: 16914

Marcus Zegarowski and Ty-Shon Alexander both scored 19 points to lead a balanced effort that had six players in double figures as Creighton rolled to a 91-54 victory over Midland on Saturday night in Omaha, Neb.

Jalen Windham poured in 14 points, Damien Jefferson had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Christian Bishop finished with 13 and six boards and Denzel Mahoney chipped in 10 and eight boards for the Bluejays (11-2).

Creighton closed out the nonconference season with its seventh straight win, shooting 52.2 percent and committing just two turnovers.

Samuel Mailloux shot 5-for-11 from the floor to finish with 12 points to lead the Warriors.

Saturday's game counted toward Creighton's win-loss record, but is considered as an exhibition game for Midland while all stats nor did the defeat count toward its win-loss record. The blowout win paled in comparison to the Bluejays' previous series outing against the Warriors, a 63-6 triumph on Dec. 12, 1925.

The Warriors shot better in the second half, outscoring the Bluejays 25-24 through the first 12-plus minutes, even though the score swelled to 82-46 following Emanuel Bryson's jumper.

Ballock set the tone for an easy victory, drilling a 3-pointer just 19 seconds into the game to spark the Bluejays to a fast start that grew to a 20-6 lead.

The Blue Jays blew the game open with a 15-0 run that ended with a layup by Alexander for a 35-8 edge. Mahoney canned a 3-pointer with three seconds left to extend the lead to 58-21 at halftime.

The Warriors had a dismal first-half shooting effort, connecting on one of their 14 3-pointers and not attempting a free throw to trail by 37 points at one point. The Bluejays shot 8-for-15 on 3-pointers and committed just one first-half turnover.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Midland Lutheran   Creighton
Samuel Mailloux 12 Scoring Ty-Shon Alexander 19
Laurence Merritt 4 Assists Shereef Mitchell 6
Emanuel Bryson 10 Rebounds Damien Jefferson 11
Laurence Merritt 4 Free Throws Made Christian Bishop 5
Rayshon Hovaldt 1 Steals Mitch Ballock 2
Samuel Mailloux 4 Blocks Christian Bishop 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Midland Lutheran 54 32.8 5-24 5-8 11 36 5 1 12
Creighton 91 52.2 9-26 12-23 23 43 3 9 2