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No. 14 Creighton continues to roll through the nonconference slates with the win over Kansas City
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No. 14 Creighton continues to roll through the nonconference slates with the win over Kansas City

Ryan Kalkbrenner had 14 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 14 Creighton to a 79-56 victory over Kansas City in nonconference play in Omaha, Neb.

Jackson McAndrew scored 15 points, while Isaac Traudt added 13 for the Bluejays (4-0), who never trailed. Jamiya Neal contributed 11 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and Steven Ashworth also scored 11 points for Creighton.

Jamar Brown had 12 points and 16 rebounds and Jayson Petty also scored 12 points for the Roos (2-2). Cameron Faas added 10 points and three steals.

The Bluejays’ four wins are by an average of 24.3 points.

Creighton made 47.6 percent of its shots, including 11-of-34 from 3-point range, and held a 52-34 edge in rebounding. Kalkbrenner made 6-of-8 field goal attempts as his season-high percentage dipped to 89.1 percent (41-of-46).

The Roos connected on just 29.3 percent of their attempts (22 of 75) and were 8 of 33 from behind the arc. It marked the seventh straight meeting in which Kansas City has fallen to the Bluejays.

Creighton led by 17 at halftime before putting the game away early in the second half.

Petty scored 21 seconds into the half for Kansas City before the Bluejays rattled off 14 straight points. Ashworth drained a 3-pointer to cap it and give the Bluejays a 62-33 lead with 13:50 left.

McAndrew later made two free throws to make it 71-39 with 9:20 left.

Kansas City scored the next 13 points to make sure the final margin wouldn’t get closer than 40. Anderson Kopp capped the spurt with a 3-pointer with 5:26 left to play.

Neal had 11 points and eight rebounds in the first half and Kalkbrenner added 10 points as Creighton led 48-31 at halftime. Brown and Faas each scored eight in the inning for Kansas City.

Neal drained a 3-pointer to cap a 10-0 run that gave the Bluejays a 21-10 lead with 12:24 left in the half.

More than six minutes later, Pop Isaacs made two free throws to make it 33-17 with 6:08 left.

Traudt made two treys and Kalkbrenner scored inside during an 8-0 run that saw Creighton extend its lead to 43-23 with 3:36 left.

Neal’s hoop extended the lead to 23 with 1:53 left before Petty and Brown both hit 3-pointers to cut Kansas City’s deficit to 17.