Creighton hosts Spears and Georgetown

Published Jan. 31, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Creighton Bluejays (13-8, 7-3 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (6-16, 1-10 Big East)

Washington; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown hosts the Creighton Bluejays after Amir "Primo" Spears scored 25 points in Georgetown's 75-73 loss to the St. John's (NY) Red Storm.

The Hoyas have gone 5-7 in home games. Georgetown is 3-13 against opponents with a winning record.

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The Bluejays have gone 7-3 against Big East opponents. Creighton is fifth in the Big East scoring 35.0 points per game in the paint led by Ryan Kalkbrenner averaging 11.9.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Qudus Wahab is averaging 10.1 points and 7.4 rebounds for the Hoyas. Bryson Mozone is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Georgetown.

Baylor Scheierman is shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Bluejays, while averaging 13.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists. Kalkbrenner is shooting 76.6% and averaging 13.2 points over the past 10 games for Creighton.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hoyas: 1-9, averaging 69.0 points, 32.9 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 5.0 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.4 points per game.

Bluejays: 7-3, averaging 78.0 points, 35.4 rebounds, 16.3 assists, 4.9 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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