National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Creighton 54, Butler 52
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Where: CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials: # Mike Roberts, # Earl Walton, # Tony Chiazza
Attendance: 15375

Creighton's Ryan Nembhard was the hero on Tuesday night, scoring a winning layup with 32 seconds left to give the host Bluejays a 54-52 win over Butler in Omaha, Neb.

The Bluejays (14-8, 6-5 Big East) hadn't played at home since losing to then-No. 21 Xavier on Jan. 29, but they played much better against the Bulldogs -- especially at the start of the second half.

Butler (11-13, 4-9) led by as many as nine points in the first half and took a 30-26 lead into halftime after Bo Hodges hit a 3-pointer just before the buzzer. However, Creighton and Ryan Hawkins quickly took over.

Hawkins scored 10 of his 15 points in a four-minute stretch in the middle of the second half, giving Creighton a 48-40 lead.

A nearly six-minute scoreless stretch by the Bluejays allowed Butler to get back in the game. The Bulldogs grabbed a 52-51 lead on Jayden Taylor's layup with just over a minute left before Nembhard's last-minute layup.

Arthur Kaluma led the Bluejays with 16 points and tallied seven rebounds and two blocks. Alex O'Connell led Creighton with a season-high 10 rebounds.

Despite the scoring drought, Creighton shot 43.5 percent in the second half, outscoring Butler 28-22. For the game, the Bluejays shot 38.8 percent from the field and 75 percent from the free throw line.

Butler shot just 34.5 percent from the field -- 25 percent in the second half. Taylor led the Bulldogs with 13 points, and Hodges scored 10 and grabbed nine rebounds. Bryce Golden tallied nine points and a season-high nine rebounds.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Butler   Creighton
Jayden Taylor 13 Scoring Arthur Kaluma 16
Bryce Golden 2 Assists Rati Andronikashvili 2
Bryce Golden 9 Rebounds Alex O'Connell 10
Simas Lukosius 2 Free Throws Made Arthur Kaluma 6
Aaron Thompson 3 Steals Ryan Nembhard 2
Bo Hodges 2 Blocks KeyShawn Feazell 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Butler 52 34.5 4-17 10-16 7 34 2 5 11
Creighton 54 38.8 4-17 12-16 9 30 6 3 12