Creighton visits Georgetown following Ransom's 25-point game

Published Jan. 29, 2025 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Creighton Bluejays (16-4, 8-1 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (10-10, 3-6 Big East)

Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown hosts Creighton after Kelsey Ransom scored 25 points in Georgetown's 75-58 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles.

The Hoyas have gone 5-3 in home games. Georgetown is fourth in the Big East in rebounding with 31.3 rebounds. Ariel Jenkins paces the Hoyas with 10.3 boards.

The Bluejays have gone 8-1 against Big East opponents. Creighton scores 73.4 points while outscoring opponents by 8.9 points per game.

Georgetown averages 6.7 made 3-pointers per game, 1.9 more made shots than the 4.8 per game Creighton gives up. Creighton has shot at a 45.5% clip from the field this season, 4.8 percentage points greater than the 40.7% shooting opponents of Georgetown have averaged.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Jenkins is averaging 12.8 points and 10.3 rebounds for the Hoyas. Victoria Rivera is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Morgan Maly is shooting 46.8% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Bluejays, while averaging 17.8 points and 5.5 rebounds. Lauren Jensen is shooting 39.5% and averaging 14.9 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hoyas: 4-6, averaging 60.1 points, 28.4 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 8.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 37.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.2 points per game.

Bluejays: 8-2, averaging 67.9 points, 29.3 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 7.2 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.3 points.

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