Nebraska vs. Creighton: Box score, stats and summary feat. Pop Isaacs (Nov. 22)

There was an upset on Friday night as the Nebraska Cornhuskers went on the road and took down the No. 14 Creighton Bluejays 74-63. The first half was the difference as they each scored 39 points in the second half. Nebraska was able to play unsloppy basketball and that seemingly was the difference in the game.

The Cornhuskers (4-1) have a massive win in their first road game of the season and their shooting numbers were able to keep them ahead throughout the entire game. The Bluejays (4-1) were handed their first loss of the year as they could not get going offensively outside of guard Pop Isaacs’ 25 points in this game.

Here's a closer look at the box score and how the game unfolded.

Nebraska vs. Creighton box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
Nebraska	35	39	74
Creighton	24	39	63

Nebraska Cornhuskers box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Berke Buyuktuncel	F	4-7	1-3	3-4	1	9	2	2	0	2	4	12
Juwan Gary	F	6-13	2-5	2-2	2	7	1	2	0	0	3	16
Braxton Meah	C	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	6	0	1	0	0	4	0
Rollie Worster	G	4-11	0-2	3-4	1	4	2	2	0	1	4	11
Brice Williams	G	4-12	0-1	8-8	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	16
Andrew Morgan	F	1-3	0-1	0-2	2	4	3	1	0	1	2	2
Conor Essegian	G	4-6	1-2	6-9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15
Cale Jacobsen	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Hoiberg	G	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	0
Gavin Griffiths	G	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ahron Ulis	G	1-3	0-1	0-1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2

Creighton Bluejays box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Isaac Traudt	F	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ryan Kalkbrenner	C	0-1	0-1	4-8	5	11	2	0	1	1	4	4
Pop Isaacs	G	7-18	5-12	6-8	0	7	1	1	0	3	4	25
Jamiya Neal	G	4-8	1-4	1-1	0	4	4	2	1	2	2	10
Steven Ashworth	G	4-13	4-13	4-4	0	1	4	0	0	7	2	16
Jasen Green	F	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jackson McAndrew	F	2-6	2-6	2-2	0	5	0	0	1	0	2	8
Mason Miller	F	0-3	0-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	2	4	0
Fredrick King	C	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Shane Thomas	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Davis	G	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Nebraska vs. Creighton Game Summary

The Nebraska Cornhuskers were able to do pretty well on the offensive side of the floor as the team had a 42.1/25.0/73.3 team shooting split in this game. They grabbed 37 total rebounds but struggled to pass the basketball as they had only eight assists in the game. The defense was able to record 10 steals and a single block.

Nebraska has shown the ability to maintain possession as the Cornhuskers turned the basketball seven times and scored 22 points off the Bluejays’ 17 turnovers. Nebraska recorded 28 points in the paint to control the game and never trailed at any point.

The No. 14 Creighton Bluejays struggled offensively, shooting 32.7% from the floor, 28.6% from deep and 73.9% from the charity stripe. They were able to make more 3s as well, making 12-of-42 attempts.

The Bluejays were also able to pass the basketball to the open man, recording 12 assists on their 17 made field goals. The biggest issue was turning over the ball (17 times) which is also the same amount of field goals they made on the night.