Blake Harper scored 15 of his 19 points in the first half and finished with 12 rebounds, lifting Creighton to a 75-60 victory over North Dakota on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.
Harper made 6 of 11 shots from the floor — including 4 of 8 from 3-point range — to fuel the Bluejays (3-1) to their second straight win.
Creighton’s Josh Dix scored 16 points and Owen Freeman finished with 13 after making all six of his shots from the floor.
Nik Graves had nine points despite making just 2 of 10 shots from the floor.
The Bluejays dominated the boards, holding a 50-30 edge overall and 21-9 advantage on the offensive end. They also enjoyed an 11-0 edge in fastbreak points.
Highly touted freshman Hudson Greer had seven rebounds and four assists to go along with one point off the bench in his debut after Creighton opted to pull his redshirt.
Marley Curtis highlighted his 14-point performance by sinking three 3-pointers and Greyson Uelman added 13 points for the Fighting Hawks (2-4), who saw their modest two-game winning streak come to a halt.
Curtis drained a pair of 3-pointers to fuel North Dakota to a 13-8 lead before Creighton turned on the jets. The teams each made a basket before Harper sandwiched 3-pointers around a layup as the Bluejays scored 14 straight to take a 24-15 advantage.
Zach Kraft sank a pair of 3-pointers to bring the Fighting Hawks within seven at 33-26 before Creighton steadily extended its advantage to 11 at halftime.
George Natsvishvili made a pair of layups to cut the Bluejays’ lead to 62-54 with 7:29 to play before Creighton put the game away.
–Field Level Media
