Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 24 points, Steven Ashworth added 15 points on five 3-pointers and No. 15 Creighton rolled past Fairleigh Dickinson 96-70. The victory gave coach Greg McDermott win No. 327 in 15 seasons at Creighton, tying Dana Altman for the program’s most coaching wins.
Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner , right, shoots against Fairleigh Dickinson’s Dylan Jones, center, and Bismark Nsiah during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. Creighton’s Steven Ashworth , right, shoots against Fairleigh Dickinson’s Brayden Reynolds during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Omaha, Neb.
The 7-foot-1 Big East preseason player of the year made one 3-pointer as the Bluejays broke the game open late in the first half. Terrence Brown scored 19 points to lead the Knights. Dylan Jones, who made 4 of 8 3s, and Bismark Nsiah added 12 apiece.Fairleigh Dickinson: Creighton was the second of three power-conference opponents the Knights will play in their first four games. They lost 113-72 at Miami in their opener on Monday and hung with the Bluejays for the first 15 minutes.
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