Unranked Creighton knocks off No. 1 Kansas behind Pop Isaacs' season-high 27 points
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Pop Isaacs helped unranked Creighton upset No. 1 Kansas 76-63 on Wednesday night, scoring a season-high 27 points and matching his career high with six 3-pointers.
Kansas cut a 13-point deficit to one early in the second half, but Isaacs hit back-to-back 3s to rebuild the lead as the Bluejays (6-3) pulled away for their second straight victory over a top-ranked opponent. They knocked off Connecticut 85-66 in Omaha in February.
The Jayhawks (7-1) lost a regular-season game against an unranked nonconference opponent for the first time in three years. Creighton had been in 16 straight Associated Press polls before dropping out this week following losses in three of its previous four games.
Students rushed the court at the final buzzer as flames shot out of the top of the goal standards.
Isaacs’ shooting display overshadowed what was supposed to be the featured matchup between two of the nation’s best big men, the 7-foot-1 Ryan Kalkbrenner and the Jayhawks’ 7-2 Hunter Dickinson.
Kalkbrenner, who had missed the Bluejays' previous game because of a lower-body injury, and Steven Ashworth each scored 17 points.
The Jayhawks struggled offensively and never led. Dajuan Harris had 15 points and AJ Storr and Zeke Mayo added 12 apiece for Kansas.
Kansas: The Jayhawks could never find a rhythm offensively. Dickinson had difficulty getting touches and took only four shots, making two.
Creighton: When the Bluejays make their 3-pointers, they’re tough to beat. They came into the game shooting 32% from distance but were 12 of 29 against the Jayhawks.
Issacs' back-to-back 3s early in the second half stemmed Kansas' comeback attempt, putting the Bluejays up 49-40.
Greg McDermott, the Bluejays' career coaching wins leader and a former coach at Iowa State, won for the first time in his 11 games against Kansas.
Kansas: At Missouri on Sunday.
Creighton: Hosts UNLV on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | (Bluejays gains possession) | Â |
| 19:49 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:27 |  | Â | AJ Storr misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:25 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:10 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point layup (Pop Isaacs assists) | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:41 | | Â | AJ Storr offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:35 | | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point tip layup | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:11 | | Â | Jayhawks defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:01 | | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:59 | | Â | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:53 | | +3 | Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot | 2-7 |
| 17:44 | | Â | Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:42 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:23 | | Â | Rakease Passmore personal foul | Â |
| 17:14 | | Â | Pop Isaacs turnover (bad pass) (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals) | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Rakease Passmore turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 16:45 | | +3 | Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists) | 2-10 |
| 16:42 | | Â | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | Â |
| 16:28 | | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot (Zeke Mayo assists) | 4-10 |
| 16:05 | | Â | Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:03 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:59 | | +3 | Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Jackson McAndrew assists) | 4-13 |
| 15:44 | | +2 | Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot | 6-13 |
| 15:15 | | Â | Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:13 | | Â | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:06 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:59 | | Â | Hunter Dickinson shooting foul | Â |
| 15:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:59 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-14 |
| 14:59 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-15 |
| 14:43 | | +2 | Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot | 8-15 |
| 14:26 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:24 | | Â | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:04 | | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:02 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:48 | | Â | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:46 | | Â | Pop Isaacs offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:32 | | Â | AJ Storr personal foul | Â |
| 13:20 | | Â | Isaac Traudt turnover (bad pass) (Flory Bidunga steals) | Â |
| 13:03 | | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:01 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:45 | | +3 | Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists) | 8-18 |
| 12:29 | | Â | David Coit misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:27 | | Â | KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:21 | | +3 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (David Coit assists) | 11-18 |
| 12:07 | | Â | Jamiya Neal offensive foul | Â |
| 12:07 | | Â | Jamiya Neal turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | David Coit misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:47 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:40 | | +3 | Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists) | 11-21 |
| 11:12 | | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | Bluejays defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:37 | | Â | Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Fredrick King draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:37 | | +1 | Fredrick King makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-22 |
| 10:37 | | +1 | Fredrick King makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-23 |
| 10:22 | | +3 | David Coit makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 14-23 |
| 10:05 | | Â | Pop Isaacs turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Jamiya Neal blocks Zeke Mayo's two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:45 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:28 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point alley-oop dunk (Pop Isaacs assists) | 14-25 |
| 9:12 | | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 16-25 |
| 8:52 | | Â | Steven Ashworth turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | David Coit misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:31 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:21 | | Â | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:19 | | Â | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:03 | | Â | KJ Adams Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:51 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:37 | | +2 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot | 18-25 |
| 7:11 | | Â | Jamiya Neal misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:09 | | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:54 | | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:52 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:32 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point hook shot | 18-27 |
| 6:10 | | Â | Rakease Passmore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:08 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:57 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:55 | | Â | Zeke Mayo defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:42 | | Â | Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:21 | | Â | Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:19 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:14 | | Â | Pop Isaacs turnover (lost ball) (David Coit steals) | Â |
| 5:07 | | +2 | David Coit makes two point layup | 20-27 |
| 4:57 | | +2 | Pop Isaacs makes two point layup | 20-29 |
| 4:57 | | Â | Rakease Passmore shooting foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:57 | | +1 | Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-30 |
| 4:40 | | +2 | Zeke Mayo makes two point layup | 22-30 |
| 4:40 | | Â | Isaac Traudt shooting foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:40 | | Â | Zeke Mayo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 4:40 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:16 | | +3 | Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot | 22-33 |
| 3:56 | | Â | Hunter Dickinson offensive foul | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | Hunter Dickinson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Mason Miller turnover (bad pass) (AJ Storr steals) | Â |
| 3:44 | | Â | Jamiya Neal personal foul | Â |
| 3:27 | | Â | AJ Storr misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:25 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:21 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists) | 22-35 |
| 3:11 | | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:09 | | Â | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:01 | | Â | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | Flory Bidunga defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:51 | | +3 | Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot | 25-35 |
| 2:33 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:31 | | Â | Flory Bidunga defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:21 | | Â | AJ Storr misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | Bluejays defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:12 | | Â | Steven Ashworth misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:10 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:05 | | Â | Flory Bidunga personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:05 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 2:05 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-36 |
| 1:57 | | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Flory Bidunga offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:46 | | +3 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zeke Mayo assists) | 28-36 |
| 1:24 | | +2 | Steven Ashworth makes two point floating jump shot | 28-38 |
| 1:15 | | Â | KJ Adams Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Isaac Traudt defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:10 | | +3 | Mason Miller makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists) | 28-41 |
| 1:04 | | Â | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:44 | | Â | David Coit offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:34 | | +3 | Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot | 31-41 |
| 0:26 | | Â | Bluejays 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Rakease Passmore steals) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |