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#8 Men’s Basketball Holds Off Alabama, 85-82

OMAHA, Neb. – Senior's Ryan Kalkbrenner and Baylor Scheierman as well as junior Trey Alexander combined for 61 points as the No. 8 Creighton Men's Basketball team claimed a 85-82 victory over Alabama on Saturday night in front of a sold out crowd of 17,401 fans.

With the win Creighton improved to 9-2 overall, while the Crimson Tide fell to 6-4 on the year.

Trailing 66-63 with just under eight minutes remaining, Creighton used a 9-0 run featuring a pair of dunks from Kalkbrenner and a three-pointer from Scheierman to grab a 72-66 lead.