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Sunday, March 20, 2022

Creighton falls just shy of taking down Kansas, stellar career for Ryan Hawkins ends

The Creighton Bluejays gave the Kansas Jayhawks all they could handle on Saturday afternoon but ultimately came up short 79-72 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

It was a back and forth game for much of the contest and Kansas led by 1 at half 39-38. The Jayhawks went on a run to start the second half Creighton quickly climbed back in but Kansas made some key plays in the last couple of minutes. Creighton was within 1 with just over a minute left when Trey Alexander turned the ball over and Ochai Agbaji was right there for Kansas to grab the steal and throw down a dunk on the other end. Crieghton wouldn’t scored after that and KU hit four free throws to seal the win.

Arthur Kaluma led Creighton with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Alex O’Connell had 16 and Trey Alexander had 14 points and 9 assists. In his final college basketball game Ryan Hawkins scored 14 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and had 2 assists. The Jays end the season at 23-12.

Remy Martin came off the bench to score 20 points and grab 7 rebounds to lead Kansas. Agbaji added 15 points and 8 boards. The Jayhawks improved to 30-6 and advance to face to face Providence in the Sweet 16.

Hawkins finished his lone season at Creighton with 482 points, 272 rebounds, 53 assists, 32 steals, and 13 blocks. Hawkins finishes his college basketball career with 2,580 points, 1,220 rebounds, 257 steals, 229 assists, and 82 blocks.

 

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