Omaha, Neb. – Jackson McAndrew scored 19 first-half points to lead Creighton University to an 83-55 victory over the Le Moyne College men's basketball team on Thursday evening at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Fourth year forward
Trevor Roe (Syracuse, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius/Radford) led the Dolphins with 12 points and career bests of seven rebounds and three steals. Second year forward
Ty Francis (Brooklyn, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School/Northeastern) turned in nine points, while first year guard
Leandro Gysel (Lausanne, Switzerland/Gymnase de Chamblandes) registered eight points and six assists.
McAndrew, a Preseason Big East Third Team selection for the second straight year, drained five three-pointers en route to his game-high point total, while adding five rebounds. Wes Enis recorded 16 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals. Oswin Erhunmwunse was the third Bluejay in double figures with 10 points.
The Bluejays scored the opening 13 points of the game over the initial four and one-half minutes. Enis started the scoring with a conventional three-point play, Erhunmwunse had a pair of dunks around two BJ Davis free throws, Enis had another lay-up and then Katrelle Harmon capped the run with a lay-up.
Roe and Francis hit three-pointers on back-to-back possessions to get the Dolphins within 13-6. Following a dunk by Trevon Carter-Givens and a three-pointer by Enis, Francis answered with a conventional three-point play.
Creighton blew the game open with 24 straight points over 6:02 to make it 42-9 with 6:28 left. McAndrew tallied 16 points in the stretch, including four three-pointers, while Erhunmwunse had four points.
Roe snapped the run with a three-pointer with 5:57 left in the half and then followed with another one.
After three minutes of scoreless action, the Bluejays closed out the half with a 12-2 run for a 54-17 lead at the intermission. Carter-Givens started the streak with back-to-back fastbreak dunks, McAndew and Greer drilled three-pointers and then Greer made two free throws.
Creighton pushed its lead to a game-high 42 points with eight of the first 11 points of the second half. Erhunmwunse had a dunk, Enis made a three-pointer and then Davis drilled a trifecta.
Le Moyne answered with 20 of the next 22 points to get within 64-40. First year forward
Connor Johnson (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) started the run with a conventional three-point play, Gysel buried a three-pointer and third year guard
Khalil Williams (Washington, D.C./Potomac/Hargrave Military Academy/Bryant) made a lay-up to cap an 8-0 spurt.
Following a Creighton basket, Gysel registered a conventional three-point play, Williams hit a three-pointer, first year forward
Hunter Frazier (Jamaica, N.Y./Eagle Academy) made two foul shots, third year guard
Kole Williams (Lancaster, Texas/Carter/Florida International//Kilgore College) converted a lay-up and then Gysel ended the run with two free throws with 9:53.
The Bluejays countered with 11 consecutive points. Following six points from three players, Enis drilled a three-pointer and made a lay-up with 6:25 left.
The teams split the next 16 points, with Johnson scoring four points for the Dolphins, before Le Moyne closed out the game with the last seven points. Frazier had back-to-back lay-ups and then Roe beat the buzzer with his fourth three-pointer of the game.
Le Moyne is back on the hardwood on Monday at home against Elmira College at 7:00 p.m.
