Scores

Final

Indiana St 69

(12-10, 7-4 MVC)

Creighton 83

(14-9, 6-5 MVC)

Coverage: ESFC/ESPN3

3:05 PM ET, January 29, 2011

CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, NE

1 2 T
INST 29 4069
CREI 36 4783

Top Performers

Indiana State: J. Odum 22 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

Creighton: D. McDermott 25 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

Creighton 83, Indiana St. 69

Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. -- Doug McDermott scored 25 points and Creighton used an early scoring burst to take control in its 83-69 win over Indiana State on Saturday.

The Bluejays (14-9, 6-5 Missouri Valley) rocketed to a 23-8 lead in the first eight minutes.

The Sycamores (12-10, 7-4) answered the barrage with a 10-0 run, but they couldn't catch up.

Creighton never trailed and went on to lead by as many as 19 points in the second half.

Antoine Young finished with 19 points for the Bluejays while Josh Jones added 11.

McDermott made 7 of 11 from the field and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line for Creighton.

Jake Odum led Indiana State with 22 points, including going 10 for 13 from the free-throw line. Dwayne Lathan added 16 points for the Sycamores.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
INST
CREI
Points 69 83
FG Made-Attempted 21-56 (.375) 22-47 (.468)
3P Made-Attempted 9-22 (.409) 8-17 (.471)
FT Made-Attempted 18-24 (.750) 31-41 (.756)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 29 (0/0) 22 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 19

2010-11 Season

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