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Chris Johnson had a double-double, and Chris Wright led a second-half surge that carried host No. 21 Dayton to a 90-80 victory Saturday over Creighton in an opening matchup of teams that won 27 games apiece last season.
Dayton, ranked in the preseason poll for the first time since 1967, overcame a 10-point deficit in the first half and regrouped, pulling away in the closing minutes. The Flyers won their 21st in a row on their home floor, tying the school record.
Johnson scored 18 points and had a career-high 15 rebounds. Wright scored 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting, and snapped the Flyers out of their lethargy in the second half with emphatic plays around the basket.
Creighton hasn't beaten a ranked team on the road since it upset Larry Bird's Indiana State team on Jan. 28, 1978. The Bluejays have dropped 25 straight against ranked teams on the road, falling to 2-63 in those games.
P'Allen Stinnett scored 18 points, leading five Bluejays in double figures.
Dayton returns four starters and 10 of the top 11 scorers from a team that also went 27-8 and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Flyers are picked to win the Atlantic 10.
They were taken to the limit by a team with a depleted front line.
Creighton returns three starters from a team that went 27-8 last season and reached the second round of the NIT. For the opener, the Bluejays were without senior forward Justin Carter, who slightly tore a knee ligament during an exhibition game and will miss several weeks.
Worse, forward Casey Harriman got the flu and didn't make the trip, leaving Creighton without two of its best front-line players. Junior college transfer Wayne Runnels carried the load, scoring 16 points inside.
The Flyers held impromptu dunk competition among themselves during their pregame shoot-around — bouncing balls off the floor and backboard before slamming them into the hoop. On other side of the floor, Creighton was running through traditional pass-and-shoot drills.
In the first half, some old-fashioned zone defense helped Creighton pull out to a 10-point lead. The Bluejays applied half-court pressure and took Dayton out of its flow. Stinnett, the top returning scorer, hit a pair of 3s and made a four-point play as Creighton opened a 35-25 lead.
Runnels scored 12 points as Creighton held on for a 46-41 halftime lead. The Bluejays shot 56 percent against Dayton's lethargic defense.
Wright took over the game and pulled the Flyers out of their doldrums at the start of the second half. He hit a 3, a jumper and a pair of free throws, blocked a shot and drew three fouls in the opening 2 minutes, 24 seconds, helping Dayton surge to a 53-50 lead.
It stayed close the rest of the way, with one tie and three lead changes. Johnson's unguarded 3-pointer from the left corner made it 82-75 with 2:17 left, Dayton's biggest lead to that point. Wright's three-point play helped put it away.
CREIGHTON (0-1): Ashford 5-8 2-3 13, Lawson Jr. 3-3 2-4 8, Witter 4-11 3-4 11, Stinnett 5-11 5-5 18, Korver 1-4 0-0 3, Jones 0-5 0-0 0, Bock 0-1 0-0 0, Runnels 6-7 4-6 16, Young 0-3 0-1 0, Wragge 4-5 0-0 11. Totals 28-58 16-23 80.
DAYTON (1-0): Wright 9-12 5-7 25, Searcy 3-3 0-0 6, Huelsman 0-0 0-0 0, Warren 1-2 2-2 4, M.Johnson 6-13 1-3 13, Perry 1-7 2-2 4, C.Johnson 7-15 1-2 18, Williams 3-5 2-2 9, Fabrizius 3-10 0-0 9, Benson 1- 2 0-0 2. Totals 34-69 13-18 90.
Halftime—Creighton 46-41. 3-Point Goals—Creighton 8-23 (Wragge 3-4, Stinnett 3-7, Ashford 1-2, Korver 1-3, Young 0-1, Witter 0-2, Jones 0-4), Dayton 9-27 (Fabrizius 3-8, C.Johnson 3-9, Wright 2-2, Williams 1-2, Perry 0-2, M.Johnson 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Creighton 33 (Runnels 9), Dayton 39 (C.Johnson 15). Assists—Creighton 16 (Witter, Young 4), Dayton 20 (Warren 8). Total F ouls—Creighton 20, Dayton 23. A—13,435.
Where's the refs? —James Anderson scored 22 points and Marshall Moses added 17 as Oklahoma State beat Seattle 86-64 in Stillwater, Okla., in a game delayed 1 hour, 40 minutes because officials showed up late.
OSU blamed the mix-up on organizers of the Las Vegas Invitational tournament, claiming that officials were told the game's starting time was 7 p.m. The tip-off was scheduled 5 1/2 hours earlier.
Even after the officials arrived, the delays weren't finished.
Seattle's team went missing, and on two separate occasions, more time had to be added to the pregame countdown clock.
SEATTLE (0-1): Broussard 5-14 0-1 12, Gilmore 2-5 3-8 7, Garcia 5-15 8-9 18, Boxley 3-6 0-0 7, Burrell 1-7 0-0 2, Lever 0-0 0-0 0, Olson 2-2 0-0 6, Gweth 2-9 2-2 7, Berry 0-8 3-4 3, Jones 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 21-68 16-24 64.
OKLAHOMA ST. (1-0): Pilgrim 1-3 0-0 2, Moses 7-16 3-4 17, Muonelo 3-8 6-11 12, Gulley 2-4 1-4 5, Anderson 7-11 7-9 22, Shaw 0-0 0-0 0, Dowell 0-0 0-0 0, Page 2-7 6-8 11, Penn 3-9 2-2 8, Franklin 4-6 1-1 9. Total s 29-64 26-39 86.
Halftime—Oklahoma St. 43-26. 3-Point Goals—Seattle 6-20 (Olson 2-2, Broussard 2-5, Boxley 1-3, Gweth 1-4, Berry 0-6), Oklahoma St. 2-15 (Anderson 1-2, Page 1-6, Pilgrim 0-1, Muonelo 0-2, Penn 0-4). Fouled Out—Pilgrim. Rebounds—Seattle 40 (Burrell, Garcia 9), Oklahoma St. 52 (Anderson 15). Assists—Seattle 9 (Burrell 5), Oklahoma St. 10 (Penn 3). Total Fouls—Seattle 27, Oklahoma St. 2 3. Technical—Seattle Bench. A—11,432.
Top 25
No. 11 Butler 73, Davidson 62
DAVIDSON (0-1): Rossiter 4-5 1-2 9, Allison 4-9 5-5 13, McKillop 4-9 0-0 11, Archambault 2-8 0-0 5, Barr 1-5 2-2 5, Bond 0-0 0-0 0, Kuhlman 4-7 0-0 9, Cohen 4-7 0-0 8, Reigel 0-0 0-0 0, Ben-Eze 0-0 0-0 0, N elms 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-51 8-9 62.
BUTLER (1-0): Hayward 5-9 7-7 17, Veasley 5-11 2-2 15, Howard 2-4 5-6 10, Mack 2-8 3-4 7, Vanzant 3-5 1-2 10, Hahn 0-3 0-0 0, Nored 3-8 1-2 8, Jukes 2-3 1-2 6, Butcher 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22 -53 20-25 73.
Halftime—Butler 37-35. 3-Point Goals—Davidson 6-17 (McKillop 3-6, Barr 1-2, Kuhlman 1-2, Archambault 1-5, Cohen 0-1, Allison 0-1), Butler 9-24 (Vanzant 3-5, Veasley 3-7, Jukes 1-1, Howard 1-2 , Nored 1-3, Butcher 0-1, Mack 0-2, Hahn 0-3). Fouled Out—Archambault, Rossiter. Rebounds—Davidson 31 (Allison 7), Butler 27 (Hayward 8). Assists—Davidson 17 (Kuhlman 6), Butler 13 (Nored 5). To tal Fouls—Davidson 22, Butler 16. A—6,713.
No. 17 OU 95, M. St. Mary's, 71
MOUNT ST. MARY'S, MD. (0-1): Beidler 5-11 0-0 10, Atupem 5-10 0-3 10, Krajina 0-5 0-0 0, Cajou 4-8 4-5 13, Goode 6-11 4-4 18, P.Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Holland 2-6 0-0 6, O.Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Harvey 1-1 0-0 3, Trice 3-7 1-4 7, J ackson 1-1 2-2 4, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 11-18 71.
OKLAHOMA (1-0): Wright 2-7 0-0 4, Gallon 6-14 6-6 18, Crocker 2-7 0-0 4, Mason-Griffin 4-12 2-2 11, Warren 4-10 7-8 15, Pledger 8-9 1-1 21, Franklin 0-0 2-2 2, Fitzgerald 5-7 4-5 14, Allen 0-1 0-0 0, Hardri ck 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 1-2 1, Willis 1-3 2-2 5, Gerber 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-71 25-28 95.
Halftime—Oklahoma 49-36. 3-Point Goals—Mount St. Mary's, Md. 6-19 (Goode 2-4, Holland 2-4, Harvey 1-1, Cajou 1-4, Beidler 0-2, Krajina 0-4), Oklahoma 6-16 (Pledger 4-5, Willis 1-2, Mason-Grif fin 1-4, Gallon 0-1, Crocker 0-1, Warren 0-3). Fouled Out—Cajou. Rebounds—Mount St. Mary's, Md. 30 (Beidler 8), Oklahoma 51 (Gallon 15). Assists—Mount St. Mary's, Md. 11 (Goode 4), Oklahoma 20 ( Warren 11). Total Fouls—Mount St. Mary's, Md. 21, Oklahoma 19. A—10,490.
Big 12
Nebraska 76, S.C.-Upstate 49
S.C.-UPSTATE (0-1): Uzochukwu 2-6 2-2 6, Posey 2-3 0-0 4, Schneiders 4-6 0-4 8, Gordon 1-4 0-0 2, Cook 3-5 0-0 9, Minus 2-7 2-2 7, Chavis 2-6 0-0 5, LeGates 2-4 1-2 6, Rogers 0-2 0-0 0, Palkert 1-6 0-2 2. Totals 19-49 5-12 49.
NEBRASKA (1-0): Ubel 4-12 3-4 12, Diaz 3-9 3-4 9, Henry 3-9 0-0 8, Jeter 6-7 2-4 17, Anderson 2-6 0-0 5, Jones 4-6 0-2 9, Richardson 2-3 0-0 5, Karn 0-0 0-0 0, Hankins-Cole 0-0 0-0 0, McCray 4-6 0-0 10, Fox 0-0 0-0 0, Nelson 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 28-58 9-16 76.
Halftime—Nebraska 31-24. 3-Point Goals—S.C.-Upstate 6-16 (Cook 3-4, LeGates 1-3, Chavis 1-3, Minus 1-4, Palkert 0-1, Gordon 0-1), Nebraska 11-20 (Jeter 3-3, McCray 2-3, Henry 2-4, Richardson 1-2, Jones 1-2, Ubel 1-2, Anderson 1-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—S.C.-Upstate 27 (Schneiders 8), Nebraska 39 (Diaz 11). Assists—S.C.-Upstate 8 (Cook, Gordon, Posey 2), Nebraska 19 (Jeter 6). T otal Fouls—S.C.-Upstate 12, Nebraska 11. A—9,090.
T. Tech 66, A&M-C. Christi 59
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI(1-1): Reynolds 1-6 0-2 2, Bond 0-4 1-5 1, Toncinic 4-8 0-0 8, Jones 2-8 0-0 5, Palmer 5-12 5-7 18, Nelson 0-0 1-2 1, Watt 9-13 1-1 19, Topps 0-0 0-0 0, Hammonds 0-1 0-0 0, Coombs 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 23-58 8-17 59.
TEXAS TECH(2-0): Roberts 4-6 4-4 12, Cohadarevic 6-9 0-0 12, Singletary 5-11 4-4 14, Tairu 2-6 2-2 6, Roberson 5-10 2-2 15, Reese 1-9 0-0 2, Davis 1-2 0-0 2, Lewandowski 0-0 0-0 0, Jenkins 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 2 5-54 13-14 66.
Halftime—Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 36-32. 3-Point Goals—Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5-14 (Palmer 3-6, Coombs 1-2, Jones 1-3, Toncinic 0-3), Texas Tech 3-15 (Roberson 3-7, Singletary 0-1, Davis 0- 1, Tairu 0-2, Reese 0-4). Fouled Out—Tairu. Rebounds—Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 34 (Watt 8), Texas Tech 35 (Cohadarevic 7). Assists—Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 10 (Jones 5), Texas Tech 12 (Singletary 5). Total Fouls—Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 15, Texas Tech 15. A—7,761.
Missouri Valley
IUPUI 88, Drake 82
IUPUI (1-0): Young 7-13 0-1 19, Glenn 15-17 7-8 37, Pettiford 0-0 0-0 0, Nobles 9-12 4-5 27, Ashworth 0-0 0-0 0, Rice 0-0 0-0 0, Esposito 0-1 0-0 0, Avery 2-6 1-2 5. Totals 33-49 12-16 88.
DRAKE (0-1): Simons 4-9 0-0 12, Templeton 3-8 0-0 8, VanDeest 2-5 6-8 10, Wedel 8-13 3-3 23, Wiseler 3-6 1-1 9, Hawley 1-3 0-0 2, Stanley 3-4 2-2 8, Eaddy 3-6 1-1 8, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Uhlenhopp 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 28-55 13-15 82.
Halftime—Drake 46-41. 3-Point Goals—IUPUI 10-17 (Nobles 5-7, Young 5-9, Esposito 0-1), Drake 13-26 (Wedel 4-6, Simons 4-8, Wiseler 2-3, Templeton 2-5, Eaddy 1-2, Hawley 0-2). Fouled Out—Pettiford, Templeton. Rebounds—IUPUI 28 (Avery, Glenn 7), Drake 18 (Templeton 6). Assists—IUPUI 20 (Ashworth 8), Drake 17 (Wiseler 7). Total Fouls—IUPUI 16, Drake 15. A—3,344.
