The Creighton men’s basketball season tipped off on Tuesday night against Kennesaw State. The Bluejays came out on fire early, weathered a first half stretch and then ran away with things in the second half in a 81-55 win at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Ty-Shon Alexander and Marcus Zegarowski combined to hit five three-pointers in the Bluejays first five shots of the game and combined for the first 17 points of the season. Alexander scored a game high 19 points, while Zegarowski had 18 points, 5 assists and 2 steals for the game. While Creighton had a fast start, Kennesaw State hung around for the first 20 minutes and the Jays went into half with a slim 39-31 lead.