POP Isaacs scored 27 points, Ryan Kalkbrenner added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Creighton beat No. 1 Kansas 76-63 on Wednesday night (Thursday in Manila) in Omaha, Nebraska for the Jayhawks’ first loss of the season.
Isaacs shot 6-for-9 from beyond the arc and added seven rebounds and four assists. His contested layup with 3:14 to play pushed Creighton’s lead to 73-57 as the program notched its second win over a No. 1 team in school history. (The Bluejays beat UConn 85-66 last season.)
Steven Ashworth contributed 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Bluejays (6-3) defeated Kansas for the first time since 1949. Kalkbrenner, Creighton’s star center, was back after missing one game due to a lower-body injury.
Dajuan Harris Jr. scored 15 points for Kansas (7-1). AJ Storr and Zeke Mayo each scored 12 in the loss.
In other games, it was Duke 84, Auburn 78; Iowa State 81, Marquette 70; Alabama 94, North Carolina 79; Oregon 68, Southern California 60; Florida 87, Virginia 69; UConn 76, Baylor 72; Memphis 81, Louisiana Tech 71; Mississippi State 90, Pittsburgh 57; and San Diego State 84, Fresno State 62.
Duke 84, Auburn 78
Freshman phenom Cooper Flagg scored 16 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, helping the Blue Devils beat the visiting Tigers in Durham, N.C., in the SEC/ACC Challenge.
Flagg also had 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils (6-2), who won their second straight game despite trailing by 11 in the opening minutes. Isaiah Evans added 18 points for Duke, while Tyrese Proctor chipped in 12 and Caleb Foster 11.
Johni Broome had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Auburn (7-1), which allowed a season high in points. Tahaad Pettiford also scored 20 for the Tigers, followed by Chad Baker-Mazara’s 17. Miles Kelly added 14 points and three steals.
Iowa State 81, Marquette 70
Keshon Gilbert scored 24 and Joshua Jefferson added 15 to lead the Cyclones past the Golden Eagles in Ames, Iowa.
Iowa State (6-1) also got 14 off the bench from Curtis Jones. Gilbert dished out a team-high seven assists while Jefferson grabbed 12 boards.
