Tyson Jex | Posted: 9 Dec 2021 | Updated: 5 Jan 2022

No. 24 BYU face Creighton on Saturday in South Dakota

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Caleb Lohner USU 2021

PROVO, Utah – No. 24 BYU will face Creighton on Saturday morning at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 a.m. MST.

Saturday’s contest will be broadcast on FS1. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Sports Network on the BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM HD2 and KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM.

No. 24 BYU Notes (8-1, 0-0 West Coast Conference)

  • BYU returned to the friendly confines of the Marriott Center on Wednesday to pick up their eighth win of the season with a 75-64 victory over in-state rival Utah State.
  • Third-year head coach Mark Pope improved to 30-3 at the Marriott Center and is now 16-1 in non-conference play in Provo.
  • Alex Barcello reached double figures in scoring for the 12th straight game with 17 points against USU. The All-American guard is shooting 49.6 percent from the floor, 41.9 percent from 3-point range and 90.6 percent from the free throw line during the streak.
  •  The Cougars tied a season-high with 11 3-pointers on Wednesday evening, three of those coming from Trevin Knell. The junior guard was 3-of-4 from beyond the arc for a season-high 13 points.
  • No moment is too big for Fousseyni Traore as the freshman scored eight of his career-high 14 points in the final four minutes of regulation. His was a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line.

Head Coach – Mark Pope

  • Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
  • Division I Career Record: 129-72 (7th Season)
  • Record at BYU: 52-16 (3rd Season)

Creighton Notes (7-2, 0-0 Big East)

  • Creighton enters Saturday’s game at 7-2 following a 64-58 setback to No. 19 Iowa State. Saturday will be their fourth neutral site game of the season after competing in the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • The Bluejays are led by Greg McDermott, who is 259-127 during his 12 seasons in Omaha, Neb. Last season, he led Creighton to their first Sweet 16 appearance for the first time since 1974.
  • Ryan Hawkins is the leading scorer and rebounder for the Bluejays. The Atlantic, Iowa native transferred to Creighton following five years at Northwest Missouri State where he was a two-time MIAA Defensive Player of the Year and led the Bearcats to a pair of National Championships. He is scoring 13.3 points per game while pulling down 6.3 rebounds per contest.
  • Ryan Nembhard, a freshman guard and brother of Gonzaga’s Andrew Nembhard, is the top distributor for Creighton with 4.9 assists per game. He recorded a double-double, 15 points and 10 assists, in his first collegiate game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.  

Head Coach – Greg McDermott

  • Alma Mater: Northern Iowa, 1988
  • Career Record: 540-322 (28th season)
  • Record at Creighton: 260-127 (12th season)

Series Information

  • Series Record: BYU leads 6-3
  • Last Meeting: BYU won 77-65, December 1, 2010
  • H/A/N: 2-0/3-3/1-0

Broadcast Information

  • TV: FS1
  • TV Talent: Telly Hughes, Shon Morris
  • Radio: BYU Sports Network, BYU Radio Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM HD2, KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM
  • Streamed Audio: BYURadio.org, BYUCougars.com/LiveRadio and the BYU Radio, BYU Cougars and BYU Gameday apps
  • Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell, Mark Durrant
  • Live stats: BYUCougars.com

 

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