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Creighton men's basketball spent all week figuring out ways to limit NC State's Terquavion Smith and Jarkel Joiner. It paid off. CU shrugged its shoulders ...

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The No. 6 seed Creighton Bluejays (22-12) are ready for their second-round NCAA Tournament matchup against the No. 3 seed Baylor Bears (23-10) on Sunday.

1.1 0.6 0.8 2.1 Creighton is outscoring opponents by 8.2 points per game, with a +278 scoring differential overall. On Friday, in its most recent game, Creighton topped NC State 72-63. In its previous game, Baylor beat UCSB on Friday, 74-56. The No. With 31 points, Ryan Kalkbrenner was its top scorer. 3 seed Baylor Bears (23-10) and the No.

DENVER — Creighton men's basketball has dealt with its share of tough backcourts this season, with Trey Alexander catching the bulk of the toughest ...

I think when you go up against bigs who kind of know what they're doing and are big and strong like that, just keep it simple, do the fundamentals, and everything will be all right.” With capable shooting down to the four spot for Drew’s Bears, CU will be on its toes. Sunday’s game won’t be as easy as putting him on a player mostly prone to cutting and playing without the ball. The sophomore played a huge part in putting junior center Ryan Kalkbrenner in position for a career night. The redshirt senior was part of the dominant Baylor team that won a national title and wiped the floor with Gonzaga in 2021. So I tried to focus on cleaning that up a bit this week." “Really just us being locked in and focused on, whether it be play calls or just people's tendencies on whoever you're guarding,” Alexander said. He can only hope to bottle up the way he shut down XU’s Souley Boum in Omaha and his showcase versus NC State’s Jarkel Joiner on Friday. It’s unclear which of Cryer or George will be entrusted to Creighton sophomore Ryan Nembhard, but either will present a tall task. “I don't think we've faced three guards that are as good as the guards we're going to play tomorrow,” Alexander said. Teams are forced to pick their poison with the three, which lead the nation’s No. The data is there.

NC State will look to score its first NCAA Tournament win under coach Kevin Keatts, and first since reaching the Sweet 16 in 2015 when it takes on Creighton ...

Creighton 24, NC State 22. 10:38 left: Creighton 47, NC State 44. NC State will need others to step up. 16:09 left: NC State on an 11-2 run and leads 37-32. 18:16 left: Two quick fouls on Terquavion Smith, and to the bench he goes. Creighton already in the bonus. 9:06 left: Creighton starting to get some better looks near the rim, and it now has its largest lead at 53-46. 5:37 left: A flurry NC State desperately needed coming out of the timeout. Wolfpack shooting 35% in the game and hasn't made a shot in about 3 and a half minutes. A Smith 3, a stop and a Jack Clark 3. South Dakota State transfer Baylor Scheierman is also a handful, averaging 12.8 points and 8.4 rebounds, with 13 double-doubles on the season. Smith will be at the line after the final media timeout.

See images from the Wolfpack's game against the Bluejays in the first round of the men's basketball tournament in Denver, Colo., on March 17, 2023.

11 seed, an underdog to the Bluejays (21-12), the No. The Wolfpack (23-10) came in as the No. 6 seed in the NCAA South Region.

Creighton men's basketball advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament behind a record-setting performance from Ryan Kalkbrenner.