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Recap - Creighton Defeats Houston Baptist 78-43

The battle between Creighton and Houston Baptist didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Houston Baptist was handed a 78-43 defeat on Wednesday at CHI Health Center Omaha.

Creighton got 16 points from Ryan Kalkbrenner and another 13 points from Steven Ashworth. Steven Ashworth contributed 6 assists, while Steven Ashworth cleaned the glass with 7 rebounds.

Houston Baptist got 8 points from D'Aundre Samuels in a losing cause and another 7 points from Pierce Bazil. Trent Johnson contributed 3 assists for them, while Trent Johnson had 7 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Creighton were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.

Creighton won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 40-30.

Creighton heads into a battle against UMKC. Houston Baptist, meanwhile, will have their next action against Rockford.