OMAHA, Neb. -- Ninth-ranked Creighton opened its highly-anticipated 2022-23 season with a 109-57 exhibition win over Division II Drury on Sunday, Oct. 30.
Six Bluejays scored in double-figures for CU, led by 17 from sophomore Arthur Kaluma on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor. CU led 61-38 at the half, then opened the second half on a 31-4 run.
After an alley-oop dunk by Ryan Kalkbrenner to open the game, Arthur Kaluma scored CU's next eight points as the Bluejays raced to a 10-4 lead. CU's largest lead of the first half was its intermission margin of 61-38, which came after Baylor Scheierman drained a long three-pointer with 11 seconds left in the half.