OMAHA, Neb. – Junior Ryan Kalkbrenner returned to the court and led four Bluejays in double-figures with 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting as the Creighton men's basketball team defeated Butler 78-56 on Thursday, Dec. 22.
The win lifted Creighton to 7-6 on the season and 1-1 in BIG EAST play, snapping a six-game losing streak, while Butler fell to 8-5 overall and 0-2 in conference play. The home has now won the last 11 regular-season meetings.
Playing in front of the Bluejay faithful for just the second time in the last four weeks, Creighton struggled to find their rhythm early as the Bulldogs defense forced three turnovers and limited the Bluejays to a 3-of-8 shooting to start the game.