North Carolina Tar Heels vs Creighton Bluejays
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - 3rd ROUND AT GREENSBORO NC
73
29-6
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
CREI | 35 | 38 | 73 |
| 43 | 44 | 87 |
87
31-5
Creighton Bluejays
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 35 | 20 | 8-19 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | 12 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | 8 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | 10 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
73 | 28-68 | 8-20 | 9-12 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 18 | |
41% | 40% | 75% |
North Carolina Tar Heels
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 31 | 17 | 7-19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | 13 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 25 | 11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 32 | 13 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 36 | 18 | 7-8 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
87 | 33-65 | 8-16 | 13-19 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 8 | |
51% | 50% | 68% |
Game Information
Greensboro, NC
Referee:Pat Driscoll
Referee:Mike Stuart
Referee:Tom O'Neill
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
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