San Diego State takes down No. 21 Creighton 71-53 in Players Era Festival event in Las Vegas

AP
Nov 26, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) BJ Davis scored a career-high 18 points and San Diego State upended No. 21 Creighton 71-53 on Tuesday, the opening day of the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand Garden.

The Bluejays struggled to find their offensive rhythm against a San Diego State defense that generated eight steals and scored 13 points off turnovers.

Creighton finished 21 of 62 (33.8%) from the floor, while the Aztecs hit 30 of 62 (48.3%). San Diego State also finished 8 of 17 (47.0%) from 3-point range.

Miles Byrd added 16 for the Aztecs, while Davis grabbed nine rebounds.

Pop Isaacs led Creighton with 18 points and added five assists. Jackson McAndrew had a double-double for the Bluejays with 12 points and 14 rebounds, while Ryan Kalkbrenner added 11 points.

The Aztecs, who closed as a 4.5-point underdog at the BetMGM Sportsbook, snapped a mini two-game skid against nationally ranked teams with the win.

Creighton: Isaacs, who hails from Las Vegas, made a splash in front of a hometown crowd with his 18-point performance and is now five shy of 900 with 895 points. He’s scored 72 points for Creighton since transferring in from Texas Tech.

San Diego State: Davis, who saw limited action as a freshman last season amid a guard-oriented roster, has been the headliner for the Aztecs this season. He’s now set career and single-game highs in four games this season. He’s averaging 15.0 points per game.

After falling behind 8-4 early in the game, the Aztecs went on a 21-8 run to open a 25-16 lead, with a balanced effort from seven different scorers contributing to the breakout run. San Diego State never relinquished its lead.

18 - San Diego State got a boost from its bench with reserves outscoring Creighton’s bench 18-7, including Las Vegas-product Pharaoh Compton with six points.

San Diego State continues play in the event Wednesday when it faces Oregon. Creighton will play No. 23 Texas A&M on Wednesday in the tournament.

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1st Half
SDSU
Aztecs
32
CREI
Bluejays
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Aztecs gains possession)
19:44		Jared Coleman-Jones turnover (traveling)
19:19	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Ty Davis assists)	0-3
18:52		BJ Davis misses three point jump shot
18:50		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
18:24		Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (bad pass)
18:08		Jared Coleman-Jones misses two point jump shot
18:06		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
17:59		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
17:57		BJ Davis defensive rebound
17:48	+2	Magoon Gwath makes two point jump shot	2-3
17:37	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup	2-5
17:13	+2	BJ Davis makes two point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)	4-5
16:57		Jackson McAndrew turnover (bad pass) (Jared Coleman-Jones steals)
16:45		Nick Boyd misses two point layup
16:43		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
16:35	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	4-8
16:10	+2	Miles Byrd makes two point jump shot (Magoon Gwath assists)	6-8
15:50		Jackson McAndrew turnover (Nick Boyd steals)
15:45	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	8-8
15:35		Jamiya Neal turnover (Miles Byrd steals)
15:30	+2	BJ Davis makes two point dunk	10-8
14:59		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
14:57		BJ Davis defensive rebound
14:40		Miles Byrd misses two point jump shot
14:38		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
14:21		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
14:19		Magoon Gwath defensive rebound
14:14		Jamiya Neal personal foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
14:14		TV timeout
14:02	+2	Pharaoh Compton makes two point dunk (Miles Byrd assists)	12-8
13:47	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	12-11
13:24		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks BJ Davis's two point layup
13:22		Aztecs offensive rebound
13:20		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Nick Boyd's two point layup
13:18		Jared Coleman-Jones offensive rebound
13:15	+2	Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point layup	14-11
13:03		Pop Isaacs turnover (bad pass) (Miles Byrd steals)
12:58	+2	Miles Byrd makes two point dunk (Nick Boyd assists)	16-11
12:39	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	16-14
12:13		Wayne McKinney III misses two point jump shot
12:11		Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
12:03		Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot
12:01		Pharaoh Compton defensive rebound
11:41		Pharaoh Compton misses two point layup
11:39		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
11:34		Mason Miller misses three point jump shot
11:32		Pharaoh Compton defensive rebound
11:12		Nick Boyd misses two point jump shot
11:10		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
11:03		TV timeout
10:54	+2	Pop Isaacs makes two point jump shot	16-16
10:34	+2	Wayne McKinney III makes two point jump shot (Taj DeGourville assists)	18-16
10:06		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
10:04		Wayne McKinney III defensive rebound
9:57	+2	Wayne McKinney III makes two point layup	20-16
9:31		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
9:29		BJ Davis defensive rebound
9:17		Wayne McKinney III misses two point jump shot
9:15		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
9:05		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
9:03		BJ Davis defensive rebound
8:50	+2	Taj DeGourville makes two point jump shot	22-16
8:27		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
8:25		BJ Davis defensive rebound
8:14	+3	BJ Davis makes three point jump shot	25-16
8:14		Bluejays 30 second timeout
8:14		TV timeout
7:45		Wayne McKinney III shooting foul (Ty Davis draws the foul)
7:45		Ty Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:45		Ty Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:45		Fredrick King offensive rebound
7:45	+2	Fredrick King makes two point layup	25-18
7:13		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
7:11		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
7:05		Miles Byrd personal foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul)
6:54	+2	Fredrick King makes two point dunk (Ty Davis assists)	25-20
6:34		Taj DeGourville turnover (bad pass)
6:22		Taj DeGourville shooting foul (Fredrick King draws the foul)
6:22	+1	Fredrick King makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-21
6:22		Fredrick King misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:22		Miles Byrd defensive rebound
5:52		Taj DeGourville misses two point jump shot
5:50		Aztecs turnover (shot clock violation)
5:35		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
5:33		Pharaoh Compton defensive rebound
5:17		Wayne McKinney III misses two point layup
5:15		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
5:07		Pop Isaacs misses two point layup
5:05		Fredrick King offensive rebound
5:02		Fredrick King misses two point layup
5:00		Fredrick King offensive rebound
4:53		Fredrick King misses two point layup
4:51		Magoon Gwath defensive rebound
4:47	+2	Pharaoh Compton makes two point dunk	27-21
4:36	+2	Pop Isaacs makes two point layup	27-23
4:36		Miles Byrd shooting foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul)
4:36		Pop Isaacs misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:36		Jackson McAndrew offensive rebound
4:23		Nick Boyd personal foul
4:09	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	27-26
3:45		Nick Boyd misses two point jump shot
3:43		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
3:39		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
3:37		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
3:31	+3	BJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists)	30-26
3:18		Jared Coleman-Jones blocks Jamiya Neal's two point jump shot
3:18		Bluejays offensive rebound
3:18		TV timeout
3:16		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
3:14		BJ Davis defensive rebound
3:05		BJ Davis turnover (lost ball) (Pop Isaacs steals)
2:46		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
2:44		Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound
2:13		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
2:11		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
1:54		Pop Isaacs turnover (Jared Coleman-Jones steals)
1:38		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jared Coleman-Jones's two point layup
1:36		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
1:31		Pop Isaacs misses two point layup
1:29		Magoon Gwath defensive rebound
1:21		Magoon Gwath misses three point jump shot
1:19		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
1:07	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup	30-28
1:04		Aztecs 30 second timeout
0:49		Jamiya Neal blocks Nick Boyd's two point jump shot
0:47		Aztecs offensive rebound
0:45		Jackson McAndrew blocks Magoon Gwath's two point layup
0:43		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
0:20		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
0:18		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Magoon Gwath makes two point jump shot	32-28
0:00		End of period

San Diego State takes down No. 21 Creighton 71-53 in Players Era Festival event in Las Vegas

1st Half SDSUAztecs32CREIBluejays28

1st Half
SDSU
Aztecs
32
CREI
Bluejays
28