Mitch Ballock went over 300 3-pointers for his career on Saturday (Williams / WBR)
After an emotional week, the Creighton men’s basketball team returned home to the CHI Health Center to finish the regular season. The Bluejays were without their head coach, but came out with a solid, dominating win over Butler, 93-73.
Al Huss was named the interim head coach of the Bluejays on Thursday night as head coach Greg McDermott was indefinitely suspended from team activities following an insensitive statement made to the team last Saturday after the loss to Xavier.
The Bluejays got things going early behind the play of Marcus Zegarowski as Mitch Ballock, Denzel Mahoney, Damien Jefferson, and Jacob Epperson were assumed to be playing their last game at CHI Health Center. Zegarowski tied his career high in points with 32 points and his fellow junior teammate, Christian Bishop, recorded a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) as the team looked like they were clicking on all cylinders.
Ballock joined the 300 club in 3-point shooting as he rubs elbows with Kyle Korver and Ethan Wragge as the only Bluejays to hit at least that many from behind the arc. He also broke his own record in Big East game appearances with his 74th career Big East game. The Bluejays now get ready to head into the postseason as the #2 seed in the Big East tournament next week and working their way to the NCAA Tournament.
WBR photographer Brad Williams was on hand for the game and Senior Day festivities. Get your photos from the game here, or you can scroll through the gallery here.
More WBR postgame coverage to come.