Scores

Final

(24) Creighton 92

(13-2, 3-1 MVC)

Bradley 83

(5-11, 0-4 MVC)

Coverage: ESPN3

8:00 PM ET, January 7, 2012

Carver Arena, Peoria, IL

1 2 T
#24CREI 44 4892
BRAD 34 4983

Top Performers

Creighton: D. McDermott 44 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Bradley: T. Brown 25 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

McDermott scores 44 to boost No. 24 Creighton past Bradley

Associated Press

PEORIA, Ill. -- Doug McDermott scored a career-high 44 points Saturday night to lead Creighton (No. 24 ESPN/USA Today) to a 92-83 victory over Bradley.

McDermott made 18 of his 23 shots from the field and all five of his free throws. He was 3 for 5 from 3-point range for the Bluejays (13-2, 3-1 Missouri Valley) and contributed eight rebounds. His previous career high was 35 points last month at Tulsa. McDermott scored 13 points in the first half, after which the Bluejays led 44-34; he then made his first 10 shots in the second half.

Gregory Echenique had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Creighton, and Jahenns Manigat scored 13. The Bluejays were 10 of 20 from 3-point range and shot 61 percent from the field overall.

Taylor Brown led the Braves (5-11, 0-4) with 25 points. Walt Lemon Jr. scored 16, Dyricus Simms-Edwards had 14 points and Jake Eastman scored 10 for Bradley.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CREI
BRAD
Points 92 83
FG Made-Attempted 33-54 (.611) 30-61 (.492)
3P Made-Attempted 10-20 (.500) 13-24 (.542)
FT Made-Attempted 16-19 (.842) 10-16 (.625)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 20 3

Game Leaders

 
CREI
BRAD
PointsD. McDermott 44T. Brown 25
ReboundsG. Echenique 12S. Shayok 7
AssistsA. Young 8W. Lemon Jr. 8
StealsG. Gibbs 1J. Eastman 3
BlocksG. Echenique 2D. Simms-Edwards 2
Team Stats: Creighton | Bradley

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 7, 2012 CREI 92, @BRAD 83Recap
Jan 28, 2012 @CREI 73, BRAD 59Recap

Next 5 Games

CREI
BRAD
01/10 UNI 9:00pm
01/13 @ILST 9:00pm
01/15 SIU 7:05pm
01/18 @MOSU 8:05pm
01/21 INST 3:00pm
 01/10 @DRKE 8:05pm
01/13 @WICH 8:05pm
01/15 UNI 2:00pm
01/18 @EVAN 8:05pm
01/21 MOSU 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Creighton | Bradley

Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#24 Creighton14-428-5
Wichita State16-227-5
Illinois State9-920-13
Northern Iowa9-919-13
Indiana State8-1018-14
Drake9-917-15
Evansville9-916-15
Missouri State9-916-16
Southern Illinois5-138-23
Bradley2-167-25
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