University of Northern Iowa
Creighton
Creighton Defeats UNI, 68-59
1/15/2008 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 15, 2008
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Cedar Falls, Iowa - Nick Bahe scored a game-high 15 points to lead Creighton to a 68-59 win over the University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team Tuesday night at the McLeod Center.
Dane Watts added 14 points for Creighton, while freshman P'Allen Stinnett added 12. UNI had four players in double-figures, with Travis Brown scoring 13 points, Eric Coleman with 12, Jared Josten with 11 and Jordan Eglseder posting 10. Coleman recorded his second straight double-double and ninth of the season with a game-high 12 rebounds.
Both teams were hot from the floor to start the game. Creighton made its first six shots - four of them from behind the arc - while UNI was 5-for-7 on shooting to open the game. The Bluejays held a 20-13 lead with just under 14 minutes to go in the first half, but UNI went on a 7-0 run to pull even at 20-all. Creighton pushed its advantage back to 28-22 with seven minutes to go, but a dunk from Coleman and back-to-back baskets from Eglseder tied the score at 28-all. The Bluejays ended the half on a 7-0 run over the final 4:27 to lead 35-28 at the break, as UNI missed its last five shots before intermission.
The Bluejays scored the first 10 points of the second half, hitting a pair of three-pointers, to open its largest lead of the game, 45-28, with just under 17 minutes left. UNI fought back, going on a 14-1 run over the next six minutes, pulling within four, 46-42, after a Brown three-pointer. But that was as close as UNI would get, as CU extended its lead back to 58-46 with five minutes left, and was able to hold off the Panthers and earn the victory.
Creighton shot 42 percent from the field, while UNI connected on 40 percent of its shots. The Bluejays were 10-for-24 from three-point range on the night, while the Panthers were 6-for-20.
Creighton won its fourth straight game and improved to 13-3 overall, 4-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference, while UNI dropped its fourth straight and fell to 10-7, 2-4. The Panthers host Missouri State on Sunday (Jan. 20) at the McLeod Center, with tipoff set for 1:05 pm.
