Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 23 points and Trey Alexander had 19 as Creighton, which came within seconds of making the Final Four a year ago, opened the NCAA Tournament with a 77-60 win over Akron in the Midwest Region.
Creighton’s Trey Alexander goes for a lay up against Akron’s Greg Tribble during the first half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA men’s tournament in Pittsburgh, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Creighton’s Trey Alexander shoots over Akron’s Shammah Scott during the first half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA men’s tournament Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Pittsburgh.
This was the start Creighton was hoping for. A year ago, the Bluejays’ season ended with a heartbreaking 57-56 loss to San Diego State — Creighton committed a foul in the closing seconds — in the South Region final. Much of that squad came back for coach Doug McDermott to try and make another deep run, and the Bluejays have taken the first step.
“The game is 40 minutes long and there’s a lot of ups and downs,” Scheierman said. “Obviously in the first half there was some things that didn’t go right for us and they were kind of hanging with us and whatnot. But then we were able to get stops and get a game of runs and we were able to go on ours. The experience of knowing that the game is 40 minutes and anything can happen, that helps us out.”the MAC Player of the Year and nation’s leading rebounder, finished with 21 points and 14 boards.
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