Omaha, Neb. -- Leading 42-28 at the half, the No. 23 Creighton men's basketball team delivered a knockout burst with 23 of the first 28 points in the second half as the Bluejays breezed by DePaul 93-64 on Saturday, Feb. 15th.
The win moved Creighton to 20-6 on the season and 9-4 in BIG EAST play, while DePaul fell to 13-12 overall and 1-11 in conference play. Creighton reached the 20-win plateau for the 20th time in the last 22 seasons following Saturday's contest.
Down 5-4 early in the first half, Creighton began to get its offense rolling as junior Mitch Ballock knocked down a corner trey, then sophomore Christian Bishop flushed home a second chance dunk to give Creighton a 9-5 edge (15:49).