OMAHA, Neb. — Doug McDermott had 12 points as No. 19 Creighton cruised to a 75-49 victory over Indiana State on Saturday.
For McDermott, it tied a season low for points, but it didn’t matter. Creighton hit seven of its first 10 3-point shots, including four during a decisive 17-5 first-half run. The victory was the eighth in a row for the Bluejays (18-2), who improved to 8-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference in front of 17,411 — the sixth-largest crowd in school history.
Indiana State (11-9, 2-7) lost its third straight and seventh in nine games after a 9-2 start to the season.
Ethan Wragge and Jahenns Manigat each made back-to-back 3s as Creighton built a 29-15 lead with its first-half surge. A runner at the buzzer by Antoine Young gave the Jays a 42-25 advantage at the break. The Jays shot 56 percent from the floor (14 of 25) in the first half and 64 percent from 3-point range.
The margin grew in the second half even though McDermott, second in the nation with 23.8 points per game coming in, consistently faced double- and triple-teams in the post. He previously had another 12-point game, but still grabbed 11 rebounds Saturday for his seventh double-double of the season, tops in the MVC.
Dwayne Lathan had 15 points for the Sycamores to lead all scorers, but Indiana State lost its 13th straight game to Creighton in Omaha.
The Sycamores’ 49 points Saturday were the second-lowest of the season, and 15 points below their 64.6-point average, which ranks last in the 10-team MVC.
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