Recap - Creighton Defeats Long Beach State 81-79
Recap - Creighton Defeats Long Beach State 81-79
Creighton got 36 points from Doug McDermott en route to an 81-79 victory over Long Beach State on Saturday at Qwest Center.
Creighton earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 4.5-point spread.
Creighton got 16 points from Antoine Young and another 8 points from Ethan Wragge. Grant Gibbs contributed 6 assists, while Doug McDermott cleaned the glass with 11 rebounds.
Long Beach State got 21 points from Casper Ware in a losing cause and another 20 points from T.J. Robinson. Mike Caffey contributed 4 assists for them, while T.J. Robinson had 8 rebounds.
Creighton trailed at halftime, 46-41.
The rebound battle favored Creighton as they grabbed 33 boards, while Long Beach State only had 26.

