Bluejay Men s Basketball Schedule & Results

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1 TM Game 20 February 3, 2002 Southern Illinois Salukis (18-4, 8-2 MVC) at Creighton Bluejays (14-5, 9-1 MVC) Omaha Civic Auditorium (9,377) Omaha, Nebraska 2:05 p.m. Bluejay Men s Basketball Schedule & Results November 6 NEBRASKA-OMAHA ( E x h i b i t i o n ) W, GLOBAL SPORTS (Exhibition) W, NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, #17 WESTERN KENTUCKY W, (2OT) 29 GRAMBLING W, December 4 at TCU L at BYU (KSL TV) L NEBRASKA (KMTV) W INDIANA STATE* (Valley TV) W at Western Kentucky L XAVIER L MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W Januar y 2 at Illinois State* W at Northern Iowa* ( K F X A - T V ) L (OT) 9 EVANSVILLE* W at SMS* (KYTV) W ILLINOIS STATE* W BRADLEY* (WEEK TV) W at Wichita State* W at Evansville* W SMS* W Februar y 3 * 2:05 p.m. 6 * (KMTV) 6:05 p.m. 9 * 7:05 p.m. 13 * 7:05 p.m. 17 WICHITA STATE* (Valley TV) 12:05 p.m. 20 * (Valley TV) 7:05 p.m. 23 * (ESPN2) 1:05 p.m. 25 * 7:05 p.m. March State Farm MVC Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.) 1 First Round 6 / 8:30 p.m. 2 Quarterfinals Beginning at 12 p.m. 3 Semifinals (Fox Sports Net) 1:30 / 4 p.m. 4 Championship (ESPN2) 8:05 p.m. 14 NCAA Tournament First Round Key: (*) Denotes MVC regular season games; All times listed are Central and subject to change; Home games in BOLD CAPS and played at the Omaha Civic Auditorium All Creighton men s basketball games are broadcast live on KOMJ (AM 590), Magic 590, with T. Scott Marr providing the play-by-play and Kevin Sarver or Travis Justice adding color commentary. Games can also be heard via the internet at or by going to Creighton s official site at Next Game The Creighton men s basketball team hosts the biggest game in the MVC so far this season when they welcome Southern Illinois to town on Sunda y. Ti p - o ff at the Oma ha Civic Auditorium is 2:05 p.m. The game is not being televised. Scouting the Bluejays Despite a true freshman point guard and the lack of a senior on its roster, Creighton has won nine of its last 10 games and is in sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. Creighton s 9-1 mark in the MVC is their best league start since , a year in which they won the MVC title with a 10-0 league mark. A sign of optimism during CU s seasonhigh seven-game win streak is the emergence of freshman point guard Tyler McKinney. McKinney has averaged 6.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game while turning the ball over just four times since being inserted into the starting line-up at the start of this hot stretch. Despite knee surgery that caused him to miss thr ee ga mes, Kyle Korver l e a d s Creighton in scoring (15.3), assists (3.25) and steals (1.81) while ranking as the team s second-best rebounder (5.3). Center Brody Deren scores 10.7 points and averages a team-high 5.6 rebounds per contest, while sixth man Terrell Taylor averages 10.5 points per game off the bench. Scouting the Salukis S o u t h e r n Illinois owns a league-best 18-4 record this season and are in second place in the Valley with an 8-2 league mark. Among SIU s non-conference wins were Indiana, Iowa State, George Mason, Murray State and Saint Louis. SIU is led by junior Kent Williams 16.6 points per game. Williams also leads the team with 44 three-pointers made. Virginia Tech transfer Rolan Roberts scores 13.1 points and pulls down 7.2 boards per game in addition to his le ague-be st 57 blocke d shots. Roberts shoots 59.9 percent from the field, but just 39.8 percent at the free throw line. Also scoring in double-digits is Jermaine Dearman (11.4). As a team, SIU shoots 46.1 percent from the floor, 36.2 percent from the three-point line and 61.3 percent on free throws. The Coaches C r e i g h t o n s Dana A l t m a n (Easte rn Ne w Mexico, 1980) is in his eighth year as head coach of the Bluejays, owning a (.601) mark at CU and a career ledger of (.582) in his 13th year as an NCAADivision I head coach. Altman was named 2001 MVC Coach of the Year after leading the Bluejays to a 24-8 mark and their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance last year. Creighton has improved its win total in every season under Altman and his teams have played in the postseason in seven of the past 10 years. He s assisted by Greg Grensing, Len Gordy and Darian DeVries. Bruce Weber (Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 74) owns a record in his fourth season at Southern Illinois. Weber arrived at SIU after 18 seasons as an assistant at Purdue under Gene Keady. He is assisted by Matt Painter, Rodney Watson and Chris Lowery. The Southern Illinois Series Creighton leads the all-time series with SIU, The Jays own a 21-9 advantage in Omaha, including a win at the Civic last season. Creighton swept both meetings vs. SIU last year and have won 10 of the last 12 in the series. Probable Starters Creighton (14-5, 9-1 MVC) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG MISC Hometown 22 Michael Lindeman F So started all 19 games Iowa Falls, Iowa 25 Kyle Korver F Jr ,004 career points Pella, Iowa 43 Brody Deren C So Team-high 25 blocks Harlan, Iowa 24 Tyler McKinney G Fr TO in last 6 games Urbandale, Iowa 20 Larry House G Jr pts. vs. Bradley Milwaukee, Wis. Southern Illinois (18-4, 8-2 MVC) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG MISC Hometown 23 Jermaine DearmanF Jr pts. in 19 min Wed. Indianapolis, Ind. 15 Rolan Roberts C Sr blocks leads MVC Woodbridge, Va. 33 Kent Williams G Jr assists Mt. Vernon, Ill. 25 Stetson Hairston G Fr steals Fairview Heights, Ill. 02 Marcus Belcher G Sr assists Mexico, Mo.

2 Creighton Basketball Game Notes -- Page 2 Bench Scoring Opponent CU Opp. Diff. W/L North Carolina A&T W Western Kentucky W Grambling State W Texas Christian L Brigham Young L Nebraska W Indiana State W Western Kentucky L Xavier L Mississippi Valley State W Illinois State W Northern Iowa L Evansville W SMS W Illinois State W Bradley W Wichita State W Evansville W SMS W Total Individual Production Notes Double-Figure Scoring Games Name Career High Kyle Korver Terrell Taylor Brody Deren Joe Dabbert Larry House Michael Lindeman Mike Grimes DeAnthony Bowden Ismael Caro Jimmy Motz Tyler McKinney Austin Collier Point Games Name Career High Kyle Korver Terrell Taylor Brody Deren Rebound Games Name Career High Kyle Korver Brody Deren Joe Dabbert Career Double-Double Games Name Career Kyle Korver 1 4 Brody Deren 1 1 Joe Dabbert Double-Doubles Kyle Korver (1) vs. North Carolina A&T 14 points, 10 reb. Brody Deren (1) vs. Western Kentucky Joe Dabbert (1) at Illinois State 21 points, 11 reb. 10 points, 10 reb. Last Meeting With SIU Terrell Taylor finished with a career-high 23 points on 8-of-11 fie ld goal shooting as Creighton be, SIU stayed close and tied the game at in the second half. But the Bluejays, who led at halftime, used a 27-7 run to go ahead, 71-51, and coasted to the victory. It was the 200th career win for Dana Altman. For the game, CU was 12-of-22 from behind the arc. Taylor was 5-of-7 from three-point range and Kyle Korver was 4-of-8. Ryan Sears and Korver each added 14 points for the Bluejays, who also got 13 points and a game- high 10 rebounds from Ben Walker. It was Walker s fifth point-rebound double-double of the season and the ninth of his career. Creighton s Last Game Kyle Korver scored 20 points as Creighton extended its winning streak to seven games with an win over SW Missouri St. Wednesday. Creighton (14-5, 9-1 MVC) is off to its best conference start since 1943 when the Bluejays won the MVC with a 10-0 record. Ismael Caro scored 14 points and Michael Lindeman had 13 for Creighton, which has won nine of its last 10 games. Scott Brakebill and Terrance McGee scored 23 points each for SMS (10-12, 5-5). Creighton took control of the game by outscoring the Bears 30-7 to take a lead with 4:25 left in the half. Brakebill, who had just two points at halftime, came alive in the second half to keep the Bears in the game. Brakebill scored the first 10 points of the second half for Southwest Missouri and later scored eight straight. His 3- pointer cut Creighton's lead to with 54 seconds remaining, but the Bluejays sealed the win by shooting 7-for-8 from the free-throw line in the final minute. The Bears played Wednesday night without senior starting point guard Robert Yanders, who wa s suspended. Both Korver and Brakebill eclipsed the 1,000-point scoring mark Wednesday. Korver, a junior, increased his career total to 1,004, while Brakebill, a senior, now has 1,013. Triple Trifecta Streak Snapped One of Creighton s most impressive streaks came to an end at Evansville on Jan. 26. The Jays had made three or more three-pointers in 175 consecutive games dating to a overtime loss to Northern Iowa on Feb. 16, In that game, CU was 2-for-16 from long-range. The streak was snapped when CU was 2-for-13 from downtown vs. the Purple Aces. One streak still intact is CU s 231 consecutive games with a three-pointer, including every game under the direction of D a n a A l t m a n. Creighton s last game without a three-pointer was a loss at Illinois St. on Feb. 20, 1993 when Rick Johnson was coach. Comparing the Teams Category CU SIU Record MVC Record Points per game Points allowed per game FG Percentage FG Percentage Defense FG Percentage FG Percentage Defense FT Percentage Total Rebounds per game Rebounds Allowed per game Rebound Margin R P I R e p o r t Creighton and Southern Illinois are the only teams ranked in the top-100 of the computer rankings. What s unique is that Creighton s got the edge in the collegerpi.com rankings, while SIU holds the decided advantage in Sagarin s computer rankings. CU SIU RPI rank RPI schedule rank Sagarin rank Sagarin schedule rank Caro Carries Creighton Sophomore Ismael Caro had one of the better all-around games of his career vs. SMS on Wednesday night. Caro did not miss on three shots from the field (including two three-pointers) and was also perfect on six free throw attempts. He finished with a career-best 14 points, while leading CU with four assists and two steals in just 16 minutes of play. Super Bowl Sunday History Creighton has never played on Super Bowl Sunday before. However, they have won three straight on Feb Game Benchmark Creighton is 14-5 this season and will once again have a winning record after 20 games. The Jays have gone 14-6 in their first 20 games the last four years, all of which resulted in a postseason bid. Here s a look at Creighton s record after 20 games under Dana Altman. Year First 20 Final Postseason ???? NCAA NCAA NCAA NIT Six Shooters With Marksmanship Creighton and Southwest Missouri State combined to make 18-of-32 three-pointe rs on Wednesday, good for 56.3 percent combined. Six players from each team made a threepointer in the game. The last time Creighton

3 Creighton Basketball Game Notes -- Page 3 had six different players make a three-pointer in the same game was vs. Bradley on Feb. 14, In that game, CU hit 11 three-pointers and got baskets from Kyle Korver, Justin Haynes, Brett Angner, Ismael Caro, Ryan Sears and Terrell Taylor. Second Half Te a m Creighton has finished the first half of the MVC record with a mighty impressive 8-1 mark, the 12th straight time that CU has been.500 or better in either the first or second-half of the league season. Here s how Dana Altman s club s have fared in the second half of the MVC season since his arrival: Year First Half Second Half Total (.569) (.609) Deren Earns Scholar-Athlete Honors Center Brody Deren was named the Prairie Farms/Missour i Va l l e y Conference Scholar- Athlete of the Week for Jan Deren, a sophomore from Harlan, Iowa, averaged 12.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game, as the Bluejays defeated Illinois State (63-56) on Jan. 16 and topped Bradley (76-63) on Jan. 19. After collecting 16 points and five blocked shots against Illinois State, Deren, who has a cumulative grade-point average in exercise science, collected eight points and six rebounds in 25 minutes of action vs. Bradley. 40 Percent The Tipping Point By holding Evansville to 30.4 percent shooting from the field on Saturday, Creighton improved to 7-0 this season when holding their opponent below 40 perc ent. Since Dec. 1, 1997, Creighton is 47-1 when holding the opposition under 40 percent. The lone exception in that streak is when Iowa defeated CU behind 39.1 percent shooting in last year s NCAA Tournament. The last time a Creighton lost when a foe shot worse than 39 percent was Feb. 16, 1996 when a Northern Iowa club that included Darian DeVries beat Creighton in overtime. Offensively, Creighton has won its last 27 games when it has shot 45 percent or better, dating to a loss at Wyoming on Dec. 1, SIU has allowed just one team to shoot 45 percent this year when they lost to Colorado State. Best League Start In 60 Ye a r s Creighton s 9-1 start in MVC action is their best open to league play since team finished 10-0 in the Valley. That team went 16-0 before losing the season finale in the NIT. Miscellaneous Statistics, Trends and Tidbits Creighton Trends Current Streak Won Seven When Leading at Halftime Overall Record Home MVC Record Away Last 5 Games Neutral Last 10 Games When Trailing at Halftime Overtime Games Home Longest Winning Streak (Jan. 9- Present) Away Home Winning Streak Won Five Neutral Creighton s Record When... Jays shot 40% or better from field Field Goal Shooting FGM-FGA Pct. Opponent shot 40% or better from field Home Jays shot less than 40% from field Away Opponent shot less than 40% from field Neutral Jays shot 40% or better from 3-pt range Free Throw Shooting FTM-FTA Pct. Opponent shot 40% or better from 3-pt range Home Jays outrebounded opponent Away Opponent outrebounded Jays Neutral Jays scored 70 or more points Jays Record by Day of the Week Opponent scored 70 or more points Sunday Jays allowed fewer than 70 points Monday Opponent allowed fewer than 70 points Tuesday A Bluejay player scored 20 or more points Wednesday An opposing player scored 20 or more points Thursday A Bluejay player had 10 or more rebounds Friday An opposing player had 10 or more rebounds Saturday Bluejay Statistical Leaders (Includes all ties) Points: Korver 8, Taylor 7, Deren 6, House 3, Bowden 1, Dabbert 1, Motz 1 Rebounds: Deren 9, Korver 5, Lindeman 3, Grimes 3, Dabbert 2, McKinney 2, House 1, Caro 1, Motz 1 Assists: Korver 8, Caro 6, Bowden 5, McKinney 4, Taylor 2, Lindeman 2, House 1 S t e a l s : Korver 8, Caro 8, H ouse 6, Bowden 5, Tay lor 3, D abbert 2, Lindeman 2, Gr imes 2, Motz 1, McKinney 1, Coli er 1 Blocks: Deren 12, Dabbert 8, Korver 4, Grimes 3, Taylor 3, House 2, Lindeman 1, Collier 1 Margin of Victory and Defeat Bluejay Wins Bluejay Losses Marching Through The MVC Creighton is 18-1 in its last 19 regular-season MVC games, losing only an overtime game at Northern Iowa in that time. How impressive of a run is that? The last MVC team that finished a season with one loss or less was Bradley s perfect 16-0 season in That BU team contained future NBAers Hersey Hawkins and Jim Les. The last previous team to win 17 games in a year was the Wichita State team that went 17-1 and contain future stars Antoine Carr and Xavier McDaniel. A Grand A c h i e v e m e n t A free throw with 19:09 remaining vs. SMS made junior Kyle Korver the 28th member of Creighton s 1,000-point club. Korver finished that game with 20 points and now has 1,004 career points to his credit. Last season Creighton had two players surpass 1,000-- Ryan Sear s (1,309) a nd B e n Walker (1,238). Sears surpassed 1,000 points in his 97th game (a loss at Wyoming) while it took Walker 105 games (a loss ). Korver s reached that milestone in the 81st game of his career. By comparison, all-time leading scorer Rodney Buford (2,116) scored his first 1,000 points in 59 games and his next 1,000 points in 52 games. Not Just A S h a r p s h o o t e r Don t be misled by the fact that 67.5 percent 108 of 160) of Kyle Korver s shot attempts have been three-pointers this year. The 6-7 forward is also able to play near the basket and draw fouls. Korver has made 65.4 percent of his two-point attempts this year, and had his streak of 20 consecutive games with a free throw attempt snapped at Wichita State on Jan. 22. At the stripe, Korver shoots 86.4 percent on the year and is a CU-record 87.2 percent shooter in his career. Korver By The Numbers Kyle Korver has made three or more threepointers in 42 of his 81 care er games a t Creighton. Creighton is 34-8 in such contests, including a 6-1 record this year. With his shooting display (5-of-9) vs. Bradley on Jan. 19, Korver has now made five three-pointers or more in a game on 12 occasions in his career (CU is 10-2 in such games), including three times this year. Korver has made a three-pointer in each of the last 26 games he s appeared in. 3-Pt. 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4 Creighton Basketball Game Notes -- Page 4 MVC Standings (1/30) M V C o n l y All Games Team W L W L Creighton Southern Illinois Illinois State Northern Iowa Wichita State SMS Drake Bradley Indiana State Evansville MVC Team Leaders (1/27) Category Rank Ave. Steals 1st 8.72 Turnover Margin 1st Assists 1st Assist/Turnover Ratio 1st 1.02 Scoring Offense 2nd 74.5 Scoring Margin 2nd +7.6 Offensive Rebounds 3rd Rebounding Offense 3rd Pt. FG Pct. Defense 3rd.343 Rebounding Defense 3rd 32.9 Rebounding Margin 3rd +3.8 Field Goal Pct. Defense 3rd.428 Blocked Shots tie-3rd 3.22 Defensive Rebounds 4th Scoring Defense 4th 66.9 Free Throw Pct. 4th.723 Field Goal Pct. 4th Pt. FG Made 5th Pt. FG Pct. 9th.311 MVC Individual Leaders (Top 15) Category Rank Ave. Kyle Korver Steals 1st 1.80 Free Throw Pct. 2nd Pt. FG Made 3rd 2.47 Assists Average 5th 3.33 Scoring Average 6th 15.0 Assist/Turnover Ratio 6th 1.52 Offensive Rebounds 15th 1.80 Rebounding 15th 5.1 Brody Deren Blocked Shots 4th 1.39 FG Pct. 6th.546 Defensive Rebounds 8th 4.17 Rebounding 11th 5.8 Joe Dabbert Blocked Shots 8th 0.83 Terrell Taylor 3-Pt. FG Made 10th 1.83 Ismael Caro Steals 8th 1.39 Larry House Steals 13th 1.17 Korver Looks For History Junior forward Kyle Korver leads Creighton and ranks among the league leaders in points (6th), assists (5th) and steals (1st). If Korver can maintain his team-lead in those three categories, he d become the first player in school history to do that since they began recording steals in Korver has had two or more assists in all 16 games he s played in this year. Healthy Knee, Healthy Numbers After missing three games following arthroscopic surgery on his meniscus, junior Kyle Korver returned to the floor an amazing nine days after his Dec. 20 procedure. Korver s shooting numbers have been getting healthier too, as seen below: Stat FG s FG% 3FG s 3FG% PPGRPG Before Injury After Injury Korver Carves Up Defenses Just a junior, Kyle Korver has become the 12th pla yer in MVC history (and third f rom Creighton) to make 200 three-pointers in his career. Korver s teammate the previous two seasons, Ryan Sears, owns the school record with 245 c areer trifectas, while forme r Southern Illinois standout Shane Hawkins holds the Valley mark with 314 in his career. MVC s Career Three-Point Leaders 3FG 314 Name Shane Hawkins, SIU Years Michael Menser, INST Johnny Murdock, SMS Kevin Ault, SMS Marcus Wilson, UE Ryan Sears, CU Aaron Zobrist, BU Troy Hudson, SIU Shea Seals, Tulsa Tarise Bryson, ILST 1998-Present 212 Rodney Buford, CU Kyle Korver, CU 1999-Present Subs and More Subs In case you weren t counting (don t worry, CU S I D Rob A n d e r s o n was), Creighton coach Dana Altman has made 44 substitutions during both of the last two road games. He made 23 moves in the first half and 21 more in the second half in both contests. Those lineups contained 22 different combinations of five players on the floor at the same time vs. Wichita State, and 27 different combinations vs. Evansville. Using the hockey terminology of plus/minus, here s who was most productive vs. Evansville. Name +/- Min. Mike Grimes Michael Lindeman DeAnthony Bowden Ismael Caro Kyle Korver Tyler McKinney Terrell Taylor Larry House Joe Dabbert +3 6 Brody Deren Dan Bresnahan 0 1 Jimmy Motz -5 4 Half The Story When Creighton took a lead at the half vs. SMS, they went to the home locker room with a gre at deal of confidenc e for good re ason. Creighton has won each of the last 25 home games they ve owned the halftime lead dating to a defeat to SMS on 12/29/99. In that game, CU wasted a halftime advantage. Their success has not been limited to the Civic Auditorium, as Creighton has won 21 straight games (home and away) when leading at the half and are 34-1 since Feb. 2, 2000 when up at the break. Winter To Remember Both the Creighton men s and women s basketball teams own at least a share of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference standings, the only time that s happened this late in the year since the women joined the Valley in Connie Yori s CU women s basketball team was 8-1 on the year, one game ahead of second-place SMS and two games ahead of UNI and Drake heading into Thursday s game at SMS. Since the MVC began sponsoring women s sports, no school has won the men s and women s basketball regular-season titles in the same season. Starting Lineup Survivor Mike Lindeman is the only Creighton player to start all 19 games for the Jays this season. What s surprising is Lindeman did not start any games last year as a freshman. He is one of nine different players to start for CU this season. Starting Lineup With An Iowa Flavor All four Iowa natives on the Creighton roster earned a spot in the starting lineup during Creighton s current winning streak. Those four include Ty l e r M c K i n n e y ( U r b a n d a l e ), K y l e K o r v e r ( P e l l a ), Mic hae l Lindeman ( I o w a Falls) and Brody Deren (Harlan). Bench Getting It Done With 10 players averaging 13.0 minutes per game or more, Dana Altman s club continues to get tremendous production off the bench. In Wednesday s game vs. SMS, Altman played 11 different players, with each one seeing between 10 and 29 points of playing time. The Jays bench has had a player score in double-digits in all but three games this year and have accounted for 26 double-figures scoring outings this season. As a whole, Creighton s bench has accounted for 42 percent of the team s points, 44 percent of the team s rebounds and 44 percent of the team s assists while playing 42 percent of the minutes, as seen below: Stat Starting Five (Pct.) Reserves (Pct.) Points 815 (58.4) 581 (41.6) Rebounds 353 (55.8) 280 (44.2) Assists 161 (56.3) 125 (43.7) Minutes 2243 (57.9) 1632 (42.1)

5 6-6-7 Creighton has won seven straight games, a time that s seen them take care of the ball better and play their best defense. Here s a breakdown of the first six games, games 7-12, and the last seven games. Stat First 6 Middle 6 Last 7 games W-L Record Road Record Top Scorer Korver 15.7 Korver 16.3 Korver 14.6 Top Rebounder Deren 6.3 Deren 6.5 Grimes 4.4 Creighton PPG Opponent PPG McKinney PPG FG Defense Turnovers Per Game Assist/Turnover Margin Free Throw Pct Altman Third on CU Victory List With his win over Evansville on Jan. 9, Dana Altman has surpassed Tom Apke for third on the school s all-time victory list. His next win will tie Red McManus for second on Creighton s all-time wins list. Below is a list of Creighton s victory leaders: R k. W- L C o a c h Arthur A. Schabinger John J. Red McManus Dana Altman Tom Apke Win Streaks Become Common Creighton is currently in the midst of a season-long seven-game win streak, their sixth streak of seven games or more in the last five years. Here s a list of the longest streaks in the 25 years since Creighton rejoined the MVC in Longest Win Streaks Since S t re a k D a t e s C o a c h P o s t s e a s o n? 11 Jan. 27-March 3, 2001 D. A l t m a n N C A A 9 N o v. 22-Dec. 21, 1999 D. A l t m a n N C A A 9 Jan. 21-Feb. 16, 1998 D. A l t m a n N I T 8 Feb. 18-Mar. 14, 1991 T. B a r o n e N C A A 8 Jan. 21-Feb. 14, 1991 T. B a r o n e N C A A 7 Jan. 9, 2002-Present D. Altman??? 7 Dec. 6, 2000-Jan. 2, 2001 D. A l t m a n N C A A 7 Feb. 17-Mar. 11, 1999 D. A l t m a n N C A A 7 Jan. 18-Feb. 4, 1998 T. Barone Nov. 28-Dec. 22, 1980 T. Apke NCAA 7 Dec. 19, 1979-Jan. 7, 1980 T. Apke / 5 0 Dana Altman s Creighton teams are 50-2 when shooting 50 percent or better, including a 3-0 mark this season. They have won 18 straight when making more than half their attempts dating back to an loss at Evansville on Jan. 23, Grimes & Punishment Sophomore forward Mike Grimes has come off the bench and provided a spark in recent games. In his last seven games, Grimes has averaged 7.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in just 14.3 minutes per contest. For the year, Grimes is averaging 4.9 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 61.5 percent from the field. After just one double-digit scoring performance in the first 42 games of his career, Grimes had 10 points (in 13 minutes) vs. Bradley and followed that up with 11 points (in 16 minutes) vs. Wichita State to match his career-high. Guards Turnover Think Creighton doesn t miss Ryan Sears at all? Last year the four-year starter had a solid 137 assists compared to just 63 turnovers. This year, CU s point guards--ismael Caro, Tyler McKinney and DeAnthony Bowden (during the first 12 games before being moved to shooting guard)-- have combined for 102 assists and 71 turnovers. One encouraging sign is that McKinney has had just three turnovers total over the last six games. As a team, last year s team had 64 more assists than turnovers, while this year s team has 11 more assists than turnovers. However, during this current 9-1 stretch they have 28 more assists than turnovers. G u a r d e d O p t i m i s m Tyler McKinney has gained the edge in the battle for starting point guard honors. Creighton is now undefeated in McKinney s eight starts at point guard, a time during which he has 21 assists and just five turnovers. Before McKinney did it at SMS, the last time Creighton had a freshman with four or more assists but no turnovers was when Ryan Sears did it vs. both Indiana State and Bradley during the season. However, Sears never had three straight starts without a turnover, as McKinney did against SMS, Illinois State and Bradley (Jan ). Double-Digit Three s Creighton hit a season-high 10 three-pointers in 20 attempts at SMS while matching a yearly-best by making 50 percent of their attempts. Last year CU had 10 or more three-pointers in eight different games. The Jays have now won 14 straight games when they ve hit 50 percent or better of their three-pointers dating to a loss to Northern Iowa on Jan. 2, 2000 when they were 8-for Creighton Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 3 DeAnthony Bowden Jr. G JC Hammond, Ind. (Little Rock, Ark., Hall / Jacksonville, Texas, J.C.) 12 Ismael Caro So. G L Manchester, Conn. (Cheney Tech) 20 Larry House Jr. F-G JC Milwaukee, Wis. (Bay View / Colby C.C.) 21 Joe Dabbert So. C L Bailey, Colo. (Platte Canyon) 22 Michael Lindeman So. F L Iowa Falls, Iowa (Iowa Falls) 23 Terrell Taylor Jr. G L Bridgeport, Conn. (Central) 24 Tyler McKinney Fr. G HS Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale) 25 Kyle Korver Jr. F L Pella, Iowa (Pella) 30 Jimmy Motz Fr. F HS Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) 31 Dan Bresnahan Fr. F RS Rochester, Minn. (Lourdes) 34 Mike Grimes So. F L Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood Central) 43 Brody Deren So. F TR Harlan, Iowa (Harlan / Northwestern University) Head Coach: Dana Altman (8th season) Assistant Coaches: Greg Grensing, Len Gordy, Darian DeVries Creighton In The Clutch One reason Creighton s been able to win close games is because of clutch free throw shooting. This season the Jays have made 83-of-106 (78.3 percent) at the stripe in the final five minutes of games this year and 72.4 percent during all attempts this year. In fact, the Jays have made 60 percent or more of their free throw attempts in all 19 games this year and 41 straight contests dating to last year s 14-of-24 (58.3 percent) showing vs. Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 23, I n Southe rn I l l i n o i s loss at Northern Iowa last week, they shot a paltry 31.3 percent (5-of-16) from the stripe.

6 A Trifecta Tradition Based on Creighton s tradition of success and productivity behind the three-point line, you ve got to figure that one of the main points of emphasis for each opposing coach that scouts the Jays is to take away the good looks from long-range. That being said, Northern Iowa joined Southwest Missouri State (on 1/12/98) as the only teams in the last six years to hold CU without a first-half three-pointer. Creighton missed all four first-half three-point attempts vs. UNI on Jan. 5, snapping a streak of 22 straight halves with at least one trifecta dating to a 0-for-5 second half showing vs. Southern Illinois on Jan. 31, Home Sweet Civic Creighton is 25-1 at home since the last home game of the season, losing only to Xavier in that time. Xavier snapped a CU-record 20-game home winning streak on Dec. 20 that had ranked as the seventh longest active streak in Division I. It was Creighton s second non-conference loss at home in the last five seasons, the other being a loss to #19 Tulsa on Jan. 12, Before the Xavier setback, the last time the Bluejays had suffered a home defeat was a loss on Feb. 19, 2000, when Southern Illinois escaped Omaha with a victory. The Jays have won 14 straight conference games at home entering Sunday. Double-Digit Half Dozen Creighton had six players with 11 points or more in its romp over Mississippi Valley State. The last time CU had six players in double-figures was a win over Evansville on Feb. 28, This season, Creighton has had 12 different players score 10 or more points in a game. In fact, the only player who hasn t reached double-digits this year is redshirt freshman walk-on Dan Bresnahan. A March Tradition Did you know that Creighton is one of 25 teams nationally to have played in the NCAA Tournament each of the last three years? The select company, listed alphabetically, includes Arizona, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Creighton, Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan State, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Syracuse, Temple, Tennessee, Texas, UCLA, Winthrop and Wisconsin. Mid-Major Update Collegeinsider.com ranks Creighton as the fifth-best mid-major team nationally in their weekly Mid-Major poll. Gonzaga is ranked first, Western Kentucky second, Butler third and Southern Illinois fourth. The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Continent, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Sun Belt, West Coast. Career Stats vs. Southern Illinois N a m e G - S F G P c t 3 F G P c t F T P c t R e b Av g A T B S P t s Av g H I K o r v e r Ta y l o r D a b b e r t G r i m e s C a r o To t a l s

7 Southern Illinois Creighton January 31, 2001 (AP) - Kyle Korver and Ryan Sears each scored 15 points to lead Creighton to a win over Southern Illinois. The Salukis scored the first four points of the game, but Creighton responded with a 34-2 run. The Bluejays hit five threes - two by Korver and one each from Sears, Terrell Taylor and Ben Walker - during the scoring surge. The Jays went 7-of-13 from behind the three-point line for a halftime lead. SIU outscored Creighton, 16-6, to open the second half and cut CU s lead to 13 points, but the Jays were able maintain a comfortable cushion as the teams traded free throws down the stretch. Livan Pyfrom added 12 points and pulled down a game-high seven rebounds for Creighton. VISITORS: Southern Illinois (10-10, 4-5 MVC) 11 Willis - f Cross - f Schrader - c Belcher - g Williams - g Mells Buie Warren Dearman Harvey Ward TEAM 5 1 Totals FG% 1st: nd: Game:.388 Deadball 3FG% 1st: nd: Game:.333 Reb. FT% 1st: nd: Game: HOME: Creighton (15-6, 7-4 MVC) 23 Taylor - f Korver - f Huss - c Walker - g Sears - g Caro Angner Dabbert Klein Pyfrom Grimes Haynes TEAM 2 1 Totals FG% 1st: nd: Game:.527 Deadball 3FG% 1st: nd: Game:.389 Reb. FT% 1st: nd: Game:.812 1,1 Last year vs. Southern Illinois Series History vs. SIU Bluejays lead series, Home: 21-9 Away: Neutral: 3-0 Date Site W-L Score 01/31/70 at Creighton L /03/71 at Creighton W /15/72 at S. Illinois (ot) L /07/72 at Creighton W /05/72 at Creighton W /02/73 at S. Illinois L /07/74 at S. Illinois W /26/74 at Creighton W at Creighton W at S. Illinois L /21/78 at Creighton* L /25/78 at S. Illinois* W /25/79 at S. Illinois* W /05/79 at Creighton* W /27/79 at Creighton-# L /03/80 at S. Illinois* W /11/80 at Creighton* L /08/81 at S. Illinois* W /02/81 at Creighton* W /07/82 at Creighton* W /01/82 at S. Illinois* L /17/83 at Creighton* W /12/83 at S. Illinois* (ot) L /12/84 at Creighton* W /09/84 at S. Illinois* L /17/85 at Creighton* W /20/85 at S. Illinois* L /18/86 at Creighton* W /01/86 at S. Illinois* W /24/87 at S. Illinois* L /21/87 at Creighton* W /11/88 at Creighton* L /28/88 at S. Illinois* W Creighton Southern Illinois February 10, 2001 SIU Arena Carbondale, Ill. (AP) - Terrell Taylor finished with a career-high 23 points on 8-of-11 field goal shooting as Creighton beat Southern Illinois, SIU stayed close and tied the game at in the second half. But the Bluejays, who led at halftime, used a 27-7 run to go ahead, 71-51, and coasted to the victory. It was the 200th career win for Dana Altman. For the game, CU was 12-of-22 from behind the arc. Taylor was 5-of-7 from three-point range and Kyle Korver was 4-of-8. Ryan Sears and Korver each added 14 points for the Bluejays, who also got 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds from Ben Walker. It was Walker s fifth pointrebound double-double of the season and the ninth of his career. VISITORS: Creighton (18-6, 10-4 MVC) 23 Taylor - f Korver - f Huss - c Walker - g Sears - g Caro Angner Dabbert Klein Pyfrom Grimes Haynes TEAM 1 Totals FG% 1st: nd: Game:.509 Deadball 3FG% 1st: nd: Game:.545 Reb. FT% 1st: nd: Game: HOME: Southern Illinois (12-11, 6-6 MVC) 12 Cross - f Schrader - f Willis - c Belcher - g Williams - g Mells Buie Warren Dearman Harvey Ward TEAM 5 1 Totals FG% 1st: nd: Game:.444 Deadball 3FG% 1st: nd: Game:.381 Reb. FT% 1st: nd: Game: Officials: Gerry Pollard (R), Ed Schumer (U), Frank Spencer (U) Technical Fouls: Southern Illinois - Bench Attendance: 6,567 Southern Illinois Creighton Officials: Steve Olson (R), Tim Hutchinson (U), Greg Burks (U) Attendance: 5,702 Creighton Southern Illinois

8 The Last Time... A player scored 50 points CU: Bob Portman (51) vs. UW-Milwaukee, 12/16/67 Opp: No record of a CU opponent scoring 50 points A player scored 40 points CU: Rodney Buford (40) vs. Bradley, 12/30/98 Opp: Bart Kofoed (43), Kearney State, 12/21/85 A player scored 30 points CU: Rodney Buford (40) vs. Bradley, 12/30/98 Opp: Michael Menser (32) vs. Indiana State, 3/4/01 A player grabbed 20 rebounds CU: Bob Harstad (20), 1/23/89 Opp: LaPhonso Ellis (24), Notre Dame, 1/30/90 A player grabbed 15 rebounds CU: Ben Walker (15) at Baylor, 12/4/99 Opp: Josh Davis (15), Wyoming, 12/1/00 A player had a double-double CU: Joe Dabbert (10 pts., 10 reb.) at Illinois State, 1/2/02 Opp: David Gruber (22 pts., 11 reb.), Northern Iowa, 1/5/01 A player had a triple-double CU: Benoit Benjamin (29 pts., 12 reb., 12 blk), 2/2/85 Opp: No record of an opponent with a triple-double A player made five three-pointers CU: Kyle Korver (5-9) vs. Bradley, 1/19/02 Opp: Erik Smith (6-of-10), Northern Iowa, 1/5/01 A player made 10 free throws CU: Kyle Korver (12-of-12) vs. Grambling, 11/29/01 Opp: Danny Granger (10-of-11), Bradley, 1/19/02 A player had 15 free throw attempts CU: Rodney Buford (13-of-16) at Northern Iowa, 12/30/97 Opp: Reggie Evans (13-of-15), Iowa, 3/15/01 A player had 10 assists CU: Ryan Sears (10) vs. Southern, 12/20/97 Opp: Jeremy Stanton (10), Evansville, 1/4/99 A player had five steals CU: Terrell Taylor (5) vs. Northern Iowa, 1/14/01 Opp: Michael Archie (5), Mississippi Valley State, 12/29/01 A player had five blocked shots CU: Brody Deren (5) vs. Illinois State, 1/16/02 Opp: Troy Ostler (5), Hawaii, 12/22/99 A team scored 100 points CU: 102, vs. Grambling (102-64), 11/29/01 Opp: 107 by Iowa State (63-107), 12/1/93 A team made 35 field goals CU: 35, vs. Grambling (35-of-74), 11/29/01 Opp: 35 by Western Kentucky (35-of-60), 12/19/01 A team had 75 field goal attempts CU: 76, at Wyoming (33-of-76), 11/22/96 Opp: 77, by Northern Iowa (27-of-77), 12/30/97 A team shot 55 percent from the field CU: 62.0, at Illinois State (31-of-50), 1/2/02 Opp: 58.3 by Western Kentucky (35-of-60), 12/19/01 A team made 10 three-point field goals CU: 10, at SMS (10-of-20), 1/13/02 Opp: 10, Northern Iowa (10-of-25), Northern Iowa, 1/5/01 A team made 0 three-point field goals CU: 0-for-5 at Illinois State, 2/20/93 Opp: 0-for-8, Illinois State, 12/12/99 A team had 25 three-point FG attempts CU: 28, vs. Mississippi Valley State (5-of-28), 12/29/01 Opp: 25, Northern Iowa (10-of-25), 1/5/01 A team shot 50 percent from three-point range CU:.500, at SMS (10-of-20), 1/13/02 Opp:.750, Southwest Missouri State (9-of-12), 1/30/02 A team made 30 free throws CU: 30, vs. Wichita State (30-of-42), 1/29/00 Opp: 30, Iowa (30-of-35), 3/15/01 A team had 25 assists CU: 25, vs. Western Illinois (33 FGM), 11/20/00 Opp: 25, by Wichita State (34 FGM), 2/6/99 A team had 15 steals CU: 17 vs. North Carolina A&T (33 opp. TO), 11/18/01 Opp: 21, by Southern Illinois (31 CU TO), 2/9/95 A team blocked 10 shots CU: 10, vs. UMKC, 11/18/98 Opp: 14, by Nebraska, 12/7/94 Creighton Basketball under Dana Altman... Category Overall Record Home Away Neutral MVC games (all games) MVC Tournament MVC games (regular-season) Home Away Non-Conference games Home Away Neutral Jays shoot 50 % or better Jays shoot less than 50% Jays hold opponent to less than 50% Jays hold opponent to less than 40% Jays outrebound opponent Overtime games Versus ranked opponents Games in November Games in December Games in January Games in February Games in March NIT Games NCAA Games Final margin 10 points or less Jays score 59 points or less Jays score 60+ points Jays score 70+ points Jays score 80+ points Jays score 90+ points Jays score 100+ points Jays allow 59 points or less Jays allow 69 points or less Jays allow 70+ points Jays allow 80+ points Jays allow 90+ points Jays allow 100+ points Clutch Free Throw Shooting... N o. N a m e 5 : 00-2 : 01 2 : 00-0 : 00 O v e r t i m e Last 5 min. 3 D. Bowden (33.3) (33.3) 12 Ismael Caro 2-2 (100.0) 4-4 (100.0) 2-2 (100.0) 2-2 (100.0) 20 L a r r yh o u s e 2-2 (100.0) (100.0) 21 Joe Dabbert 6-7 (85.7) 3-4 (75.0) 4-4 (100.0) (86.7) 22 Mike Lindeman 2-2 (100.0) (76.5) 2-4 (50.0) (73.9) 23 Terrell Ta y l o r 2-3 (66.7) 5-8 (62.5) 1-2 (50.0) 8-13 (61.5) 24 Tyler McKinney 2-3 (66.7) 3-4 (75.0) (80.0) 25 Kyle Korver 8-9 (88.9) (91.7) (89.5) 30 J i m m ym o t z Dan Bresnahan (50.0) (50.0) 34 Mike Grimes 2-2 (100.0) 3-4 (75.0) (83.3) 43 Brody Deren 2-4 (50.0) 2-2 (100.0) (75.0) 44 A u s t i nc o l i e r Team To t a l s (82.3) (76.7) 9-12 (75.0) (78.3) Opponent To t a l s (80.8) (60.7) 7-12 (58.3) (71.3)

9 Individual Season Bests Creighton Opponent Points 28 Kyle Korver vs. Grambling State, Chris Foster, Northern Iowa, Field Goals 9 Brody Deren at Northern Iowa, Chris Foster, Northern Iowa, Field Goal Attempts 16 Kyle Korver at Texas Christian, Chris Foster, Northern Iowa, Field Goal Percentage.889 Kyle Korver (8-of-9) at Illinois State, Rob Kampman (6-of-7), Wichita State, pt Field Goals 5 Terrell Taylor vs. Grambling State, Erik Smith, Northern Iowa, Kyle Korver vs. Bradley, Kyle Korver at SMS, Kyle Korver at Texas Christian, pt Field Goal Attempts 10 Kyle Korver vs. N.C. A&T, Kevin Conley, Mississippi Valley St., 12/29/01 10 Kyle Korver vs. Western Kentucky, Kyle Korver at Texas Christian, pt Field Goal Percentage Kyle Korver (3-of-3) at Illinois State, Derek Robinson (4-of-4), Western Kentucky, Free Throws 12 Kyle Korver vs. Grambling State, Nucleus Smith, Texas Christian, Free Throw Attempts 12 Kyle Korver vs. Grambling State, Jamar Howard (8-of-14), Wichita State, Free Throw Percentage Kyle Korver (12-of-12) vs. Grambling State, Scott Brakebill (8-of-8), SW Missouri State, Rebounds 11 Brody Deren vs. Western Kentucky, David West, Xavier, Assists 6 Kyle Korver vs. Western Kentucky, Corey Santee, Texas Christian, Kyle Korver vs. Evansville, Mark Allaria, Evansville, Ismael Caro vs. Grambling State, Patrick Sparks, Western Kentucky, Blocked Shots 5 Brody Deren vs. Illinois State, Dan Lytle, Evansville, Steals 4 Terrell Taylor vs. Western Kentucky, Michael Archie, Mississippi Valley St., Kyle Korver at Texas Christian, Kyle Korver at Northern Iowa, Team Highs and Lows Creighton Opponent Points 102 vs. GRAMBLING STATE, by Western Kentucky, Low 52 at Brigham Young, by Evansville, Field Goals 35 vs. GRAMBLING STATE, by Western Kentucky, Low 18 at Western Kentucky, by Evansville, Field Goal Attempts 74 vs. GRAMBLING STATE, by WESTERN KENTUCKY, by MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE, Low 49 vs. NEBRASKA, by Brigham Young, Field Goal Percentage.620 at Illinois State (31-of-50), by Western Kentucky (35-of-60), Low.345 at Brigham Young, by Evansville (14-of-46), pt Field Goals 10 at SMS, by WESTERN KENTUCKY, Low 2 at Evansville, by Evansville, pt Field Goal Attempts 28 vs. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (5-of-28), by MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (10-of-37), Low 8 at Illinois State (4-of-8), by Brigham Young (3-of-7), pt Field Goal Percentage.500 at Illinois State (4-of-8), by SW MISSOURI STATE (9-of-12), at SMS (10-of-20), Low.154 at Evansville (2-of-13), by Evansville (1-of-19), Free Throws 29 vs. EVANSVILLE, by Texas Christian, Low 9 vs. INDIANA STATE, by ILLINOIS STATE (3-of-6), Free Throw Attempts 36 vs. WESTERN KENTUCKY, by Texas Christian, Low 11 vs. INDIANA STATE, by ILLINOIS STATE (3-of-6), Free Throw Percentage.853 vs. EVANSVILLE (29-of-34), by GRAMBLING STATE (16-of-17), Low.619 vs. N.C. A&T (13-of-21), by ILLINOIS STATE (3-of-6), Rebounds 55 vs. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE, by WESTERN KENTUCKY, by SMS, by Northern Iowa, Low 24 vs. SW MISSOURI STATE, by INDIANA STATE, Assists 20 at Texas Christian, by Western Kentucky, Low 7 at Brigham Young, by Evansville, by Bradley, Blocked Shots 7 vs. XAVIER, by Texas Christian, vs. ILLINOIS STATE, by Brigham Young, by XAVIER, Low 1 vs. WESTERN KENTUCKY, by Illinois State, at Illinois State, by Evansville, vs. SW MISSOURI STATE, by ILLINOIS STATE, Steals 17 vs. N.C. A&T, by N.C. A&T, by NEBRASKA, Low 2 vs. XAVIER, by Northern Iowa, by SMS, (Home games in ALL CAPS)