Omaha, Neb. -- A combined 43 points from the backcourt of Ty-Shon Alexander and Marcus Zegarowski and a dominant effort on defense lifted the Creighton men's basketball team to a 89-58 win over UTRGV on Friday, Dec. 13th.
With the win the Bluejays move to 8-2 on the season, while UTRGV fell to 4-6 overall.
Holding a 6-5 edge in the opening moments, junior Damien Jefferson pushed Creighton's edge to 12-5 (15:35) with three consecutive buckets. The Bluejay advantage grew steadily throughout the first half, reaching double figures at 22-12 (11:40) and growing to 18 at 40-22 with two minutes remaining.