Jamiya Neal scores 21, No. 21 Creighton beats Notre Dame 80-76

AP
Nov 30, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) Jamiya Neal had 21 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 21 Creighton past Notre Dame 80-76 on Saturday in the seventh-place game of the Players Era Festival.

Notre Dame cut the lead to three with 24 seconds left, but Creighton (5-3) closed the game 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to seize the win and snap a three-game losing skid.

Steven Ashworth had 15 points and six assists for Creighton. Fredrick King scored 14.

Braeden Shrewsberry and Tae Davis each had 17 points to lead Notre Dame (4-4). Matt Allocco scored 12.

Notre Dame erased a 17-point first-half deficit and took a one-point lead midway through the second half when Shrewsberry drilled a 3-pointer to give Notre Dame a 53-52 lead.

Notre Dame: After opening the season 4-0, the Irish have dropped four straight with a home loss to Elon and neutral-court losses to Rutgers, No. 6 Houston and Creighton. The Irish outscored their first four opponents by 19.0 points. They've been outscored by 5.75 points per game during their skid.

Creighton: Neal was averaging 8.7 points per game. He had 11 points by halftime after hitting 4 of 9 from the floor, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range.

After seeing its 17-point lead disappear and falling behind by one, the Bluejays responded to Shrewsberry’s 3 with three straight 3-pointers, one from Ashworth and two from Neal to put Creighton in front, 61-53, a lead it would never relinquish.

Creighton shot 46% from the 3-point stripe, hitting 11-of-24 attempts from long range, a vast improvement from its season average of 29.9%.

Notre Dame visits Georgia for the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday. Creighton hosts top-ranked Kansas on Wednesday.

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1st Half
ND
Fighting Irish
30
CREI
Bluejays
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Fredrick King vs. Kebba Njie (Steven Ashworth gains possession)
19:39		Braeden Shrewsberry shooting foul (Fredrick King draws the foul)
19:39		Fredrick King misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:39	+1	Fredrick King makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-1
19:23	+2	Matt Allocco makes two point jump shot	2-1
19:02		Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
19:00		Fredrick King offensive rebound
18:56	+2	Fredrick King makes two point layup	2-3
18:34		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
18:32		Fredrick King defensive rebound
18:22		Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot
18:20		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
18:12		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
18:10		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
17:59		Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
17:57		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
17:46	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point layup	2-5
17:24	+2	Logan Imes makes two point jump shot	4-5
17:11	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot	4-8
17:05		Fredrick King blocks Braeden Shrewsberry's two point layup
17:03		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
16:57		Logan Imes misses three point jump shot
16:55		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Fredrick King makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists)	4-10
16:30	+2	Matt Allocco makes two point dunk (Tae Davis assists)	6-10
15:58		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
15:56		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
15:46		Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point jump shot
15:44		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
15:39		Steven Ashworth turnover (lost ball)
15:39		TV timeout
15:15	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot	9-10
14:44		Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
14:42		Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
14:38		Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
14:36		Tae Davis offensive rebound
14:33		Jamiya Neal blocks Tae Davis's two point layup
14:33		Tae Davis offensive rebound
14:30		Tae Davis turnover (bad pass) (Pop Isaacs steals)
14:17	+2	Fredrick King makes two point dunk (Pop Isaacs assists)	9-12
14:02	+2	Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes two point layup (Logan Imes assists)	11-12
13:43	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot (Fredrick King assists)	11-15
13:23		Logan Imes misses two point jump shot
13:21		Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive rebound
13:18		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
13:16		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
13:00		Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
12:58		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
12:47		Matt Allocco misses two point jump shot
12:45		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
12:44	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	11-17
12:44		Matt Allocco shooting foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul)
12:43	+1	Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-18
12:28		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
12:26		Logan Imes offensive rebound
12:22		Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point jump shot
12:20		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
12:10	+3	Isaac Traudt makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	11-21
12:11		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
12:11		TV timeout
11:46	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point hook shot	13-21
11:15	+2	Ty Davis makes two point jump shot	13-23
10:57		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
10:55		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
10:37	+2	Ty Davis makes two point layup	13-25
10:13		Kebba Njie misses two point layup
10:11		Ty Davis defensive rebound
9:59	+2	Pop Isaacs makes two point jump shot	13-27
9:34		Cole Certa offensive foul (Ty Davis draws the foul)
9:34		Cole Certa turnover (offensive foul)
9:24		Mason Miller misses three point jump shot
9:22		Matt Allocco defensive rebound
9:11		Tae Davis misses two point layup
9:09		Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
9:03		Mason Miller misses three point jump shot
9:01		Logan Imes defensive rebound
8:35		Matt Allocco misses two point layup
8:33		Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
8:17	+3	Mason Miller makes three point jump shot (Jasen Green assists)	13-30
7:46		Logan Imes misses two point layup
7:46		Bluejays defensive rebound
7:46		Tae Davis personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
7:44		TV timeout
7:23		Fredrick King misses two point layup
7:21		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
7:05		Steven Ashworth personal foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
6:57	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot (Kebba Njie assists)	15-30
6:46		J.R. Konieczny blocks Fredrick King's two point layup
6:46		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
6:46		Fredrick King turnover (lost ball) (Fighting Irish steals)
6:42		Tae Davis offensive foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
6:42		Tae Davis turnover (offensive foul)
6:46		Fredrick King turnover (lost ball) (Fighting Irish steals)
6:42		Tae Davis offensive foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
6:42		Tae Davis turnover (offensive foul)
6:21		Mason Miller misses three point jump shot
6:18		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
6:08		Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
6:06		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
6:01		Jamiya Neal offensive foul (Fighting Irish draws the foul)
6:01		Jamiya Neal turnover (offensive foul)
5:45	+3	J.R. Konieczny makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	18-30
5:23		Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
5:21		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
5:09	+3	Kebba Njie makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists)	21-30
4:58		Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass)
4:43	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	23-30
4:43		Fredrick King shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
4:43		Bluejays 30 second timeout
4:43		Tae Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:43		Fredrick King defensive rebound
4:30		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
4:30		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
4:30		Fredrick King personal foul (Fighting Irish draws the foul)
4:30		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
4:30		Fredrick King personal foul (Fighting Irish draws the foul)
4:05		Jasen Green blocks Kebba Njie's two point jump shot
4:04		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
4:00		Kebba Njie misses two point layup
3:58		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
3:55		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
3:58		TV timeout
3:42	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point layup	25-30
3:23	+2	Jasen Green makes two point layup (Pop Isaacs assists)	25-32
3:03	+2	Matt Allocco makes two point layup	27-32
2:41		Kebba Njie blocks Steven Ashworth's two point layup
2:39		Isaac Traudt offensive rebound
2:33		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
2:31		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
2:13		Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
2:12		Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
2:12		Tae Davis personal foul (Isaac Traudt draws the foul)
1:59	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	27-35
1:29		J.R. Konieczny misses two point jump shot
1:27		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
1:07		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
1:05		Logan Imes defensive rebound
0:58		Logan Imes turnover (bad pass) (Jamiya Neal steals)
0:53	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point dunk (Isaac Traudt assists)	27-37
0:27		Jasen Green personal foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
0:25	+3	Garrett Sundra makes three point jump shot (Matt Allocco assists)	30-37
0:01	+3	Isaac Traudt makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	30-40
0:00		End of period

Jamiya Neal scores 21, No. 21 Creighton beats Notre Dame 80-76

1st Half NDFighting Irish30CREIBluejays40

1st Half
ND
Fighting Irish
30
CREI
Bluejays
40