On Tuesday, February 8th, it was Ryan Nembhard of the Creighton Bluejays who sank the go-ahead layup to defeat the Butler Bulldogs, 54-52. While Butler had opportunities with the remaining 32 seconds left, the miss by Jayden Taylor with 11 seconds left (which led to one free throw by Nembhard) and the turnover by Aaron Thompson with 2 seconds left made sure that the door was sealed for a Creighton victory.
If you are Butler, you take this game and look at some of the successes that kept you in the game for so long. Butler kept the game within reach by defense, not allowing a Creighton made field goal for around 9 minutes late in the game. While there were free throws, Butler had gone from down 8 (48-40 CU) to up one (52-51 BU) with just a minute left. The Bulldogs also held the big man Ryan Kalkbrenner to just a single point, something no one this season had been able to do until now. The recipe for success was there, but Ryan Nembhard had other plans.
If you are Creighton, you…
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