Butler Falls at Creighton 67-59

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Box Score OMAHA, Neb. – Butler fell to the Creighton Bluejays 67-59 on Sunday afternoon in Omaha, Neb. With the loss, Butler slides to 7-8 on the season and 1-4 in BIG EAST action while Creighton improves to 7-8 overall and 3-3 in conference play. 
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BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

Saniya Jackson led Butler with 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the floor. Jackson added three rebounds and two assists to her stat line. 
Mallory Miller (15) and Addison Baxter (14) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures. 
Baxter led BU on the glass pulling down seven rebounds. 
Lily Zeinstra paced the offense with four assists. 
Butler shot 21-for-60 (35.0%) from the floor and shot 4-for-19 (21.1%) from beyond the arc. 

CREIGHTON HIGHLIGHTS

Kennedy Townsend and Grace Boffeli led the Bluejays with 16 points apiece in the contest. Kendall McGee (15) rounded out the Bluejays in double figures. 
Townsend led Creighton on the glass pulling down a game-high eight rebounds. 
Allison Heathcock and McGee paced the offense with four assists each in the game. 
Creighton shot 24-for-54 (44.4%) while sinking 5-for-11 shots from beyond the arc (45.5%). 
CU outrebounded Butler 37-36. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

Butler jumped out to a 6-0 lead behind back-to-back buckets from Miller. The Bluejays were able to score two quick buckets of their own, before the Dawgs strung together three-consecutive makes. BU held a 12-6 advantage at the first media timeout. Both sides continued to trade buckets over the final five minutes of the frame as Butler held the 17-9 advantage after the first. 
The Butler lead grew to as many as 10 at the 6:50 mark of the second frame after a deep 3-pointer from Lily Zeinstra. Creighton clawed back with a 6-0 run of its own forcing Butler to take a timeout with a four-point lead. The CU run continued, as the Bluejays finished the half on a 16-4 run, taking the 29-27 lead into the break. 
Creighton opened the half on a 7-0 run as the Bluejay lead ballooned to nine early in the quarter. The Bulldogs responded with a 7-0 run of their own, cutting the Bluejay lead to two at the six minute mark. Creighton would go on to hold a 47-42 lead at the end of the quarter. 
Creighton never relinquished the lead in the final quarter as the Bluejays cruised to the 67-59 victory at the final whistle. 

 
UP NEXT
Butler will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 7 as the Georgetown Hoyas are set to visit Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tip-off at Indiana’s basketball cathedral is slated for 7 p.m. and the game can be streamed live on ESPN+.