OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Baylor Scheierman has been at or near the top of Creighton’s scoring, rebounding and assists charts since he arrived from South Dakota State before last season.
He was so prolific in all three categories during the No. 17 Bluejays’ 94-72 win over Georgetown on Tuesday night that he finished with the program’s first triple-double since 1985.
Scheierman had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for the first triple-double in program history to include assists. Benoit Benjamin had three triple-doubles for Creighton in the mid-1980s, all with blocks.
“It’s a blessing,” Scheierman said. “Have to thank my coaches and teammates. Nothing would be possible without them, and they trust me to go out there and play a certain type of way. My teammates were great tonight, and that’s really the big reason I was able to do what I was able to do.”
Trey Alexander made his first five 3-pointers and finished with 26 points. He finished 6 of 8 on 3s and was a combined 9 of 13 from beyond the arc in two games against Georgetown this season.
“Trey just shot the daylights out of the basketball, and another game with a great assist-to-turnover ratio (5-to-2), and Baylor did something that’s never been done before, and that’s pretty cool stuff,” Bluejays coach Greg McDermott said. “Obviously, they mean a lot to our program. Their fingerprints are all over our success the last couple years. What we do from here on out in large part will be determined by what these guys continue to do.”
The Bluejays (17-8, 9-5) swept the season series and took sole possession of third place in the Big East. Georgetown (8-16, 1-12) lost its ninth straight overall and sixth in a row to Creighton.
It was Scheierman’s fifth straight game with double-digit points and rebounds, the longest streak of its kind by a Creighton player since Benjamin had 28 in a row spanning two seasons in 1984-85.
Ryan Kalkbrenner was 7-of-8 shooting and scored 17 points. Steven Ashworth hit four 3s for 12 points.
Supreme Cook led the Hoyas with 19 points. Jayden Epps, who missed Georgetown’s 77-60 loss to Creighton in January because of injury, had 17.
The Bluejays, ninth nationally with 10.4 3s per game, made 10 in the first half alone while getting out to a 46-27 halftime lead. They finished with 17.
“Creighton would have beat the Celtics today,” Hoyas coach Ed Cooley said. “Our defense continues to be something we’ve got to continue to work on. Many of us are in a situation where you can easily put your head down given what we’re going through, but that’s part of the process of growth and development. But today was more about how well Creighton played.”
Creighton missed its first four shots from long distance before it made six of its next eight. Alexander had four 3s in the first period, and four other Creighton players combined for six before halftime.
Back-to-back 3s by Ashworth and Mason Miller gave Creighton the lead for good, and runs of 13-0 and 13-4 built the cushion to 19 at the break. Georgetown had its worst shooting first half (30%) since Jan. 14 at UConn.
Creighton shot 64% in the second half and 59% for the game, its best mark against a Big East opponent this season.
“It was almost like they were playing five-on-zero on offense,” Cooley said.
BIG PICTURE
Georgetown: The Hoyas came in having lost each of their previous three road games by single digits. The 22-point loss was their second-most lopsided on the road. Marquette beat them by 30 in Milwaukee in December.
Creighton: The game was illustrative of the “Let It Fly” mantra under 14th-year coach McDermott. The Bluejays were 17 of 36 on 3s, their most makes since they had 18 in the opener against Florida A&M. They are shooting 38% from distance in wins and 31% in losses.
UP NEXT
Georgetown: Hosts Villanova on Friday.
Creighton: Visits Butler on Saturday.
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