Creighton has played eight No. 1 teams in its program’s history, and the first six of those games weren’t close. All were losses. The last two were Bluejay blowouts at the CHI Health Center. Creighton took down top-ranked Kansas 76-63 in a game in which the Bluejays never trailed and led by as many as 17 points. Ten months ago they upset a No.
Creighton makes it 2 wins in less than a year against No. 1s, with Jayhawks latest to lose in Omaha |
“Both feel great, obviously,” Kalkbrenner said. “Both those teams, UConn and Kansas, are elite, high-level programs. We were able to execute the game plan in both games and played at a high level. You feel good about those wins.” “I saw the ball go through the basket,” he said. “First shot went in. It felt good coming off my hands. I felt I had some really good looks tonight. Like Coach says, I’m a really good shooter when I take the right shots, and I took the right shots tonight for the most part.”
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