Baylor Scheierman had team highs of 19 points and nine rebounds and sank three second-half 3-pointers to help No. 23 Creighton get by Seton Hall 75-62 on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.
In a matchup of the two hottest teams in the Big East, Creighton (16-8, 10-3) pulled out its seventh straight victory and handed Seton Hall (15-10, 8-6) just its second loss in nine games.
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Arthur Kaluma’s fastbreak 3-pointer made it 56-55 Creighton with 10:49 to go and launched a pivotal 13-2 run that included Scheierman drilling two triples.
Scheierman, a South Dakota State transfer, then made his fifth 3-pointer of the night to give the Bluejays a 69-60 edge with 3:27 to play, allowing them to hold off a Seton Hall team that had a massive turnover advantage. Creighton committed 19 turnovers and Seton Hall lost only five.
Ryan Nembhard had 15 points, Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 13 and Kaluma posted 11 and seven boards for the Bluejays. Trey Alexander added eight points and eight assists.
The Bluejays shot a whopping 13-for-20 (65 percent) in the second half, 6-for-8 (75 percent) from beyond the arc.
Al-Amir Dawes carried the Pirates with 19 points, making his first four 3-point attempts en route to 5-of-8 shooting from deep. Tyrese Samuel put up 11 points and three steals despite foul trouble, and Kadary Richmond had 10 points and five steals.
Creighton shot 58.3 percent in the first half to outpace Seton Hall’s 50 percent and come away with a 40-39 halftime lead.
The sides traded baskets until Jamir Harris’ three-point play and Richmond’s foul shots gave Seton Hall its first lead at 16-15. Creighton responded with an 8-0 run capped by Mason Miller and Nembhard hitting consecutive 3-pointers.
The Bluejays led by seven twice more before Dawes’ third triple of the half kicked off an 8-0 Pirates run. Dawes had 11 points to lead all scorers at halftime, while Nembhard and Scheierman reached 10 for Creighton.
Dawes came out and drilled his fourth 3-pointer 10 seconds into the second half to put Seton Hall ahead. The Pirates led for several minutes, but they missed eight shots in a row as Creighton started to pull away. The Bluejays sank seven of their final eight field-goal attempts to seal the win.
–Field Level Media
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