A 21-6 Creighton run midway through the second half opened up a lead for the Bluejays that they would hold onto for an 80-76 win over Butler Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
 
Ryan Kalkbrenner and Steven Ashworth combined for 48 points for Creighton.
 
With the win, Creighton improves to 10-6 (3-2 BIG EAST), while Butler falls to 7-10.
 
THE KEY STRETCH: Creighton made seven of eight shots from the field during a stretch in the second half that took a 52-49 Butler lead with 14:03 remaining and eventually turned it into a 70-58 Creighton advantage at the 6:26 mark.
 
Butler would claw back to a single possession at 79-76 with 46 seconds remaining and go the benefit of a Bluejays missed free throw. However, a contested three-point attempt to the tie the game was no good and Creighton was able to secure the rebound and deposit a free throw for the final margin.
 
NOTES:

• Kalkbrenner scored 26 points to go along with nine rebounds and six blocks.
• Ashworth scored 22 points and narrowly missed a triple-double with 12 rebounds and nine assists.
• Butler was led by Patrick McCaffery's 21 points and seven rebounds. He and Pierre Brooks II both went 7-for-13 from the field. Brooks finished with 14 points.
• Boden Kapke came off the bench and sparked Butler with a career-best 13 points. He made a trio of three-pointers. Butler had a 24-4 advantage in bench points.
• Creighton shot 51 percent from the field, while Butler shot 48 percent.
• Each team committed only seven turnovers.
• Finley Bizjack added 11 points for Butler.
• Jahmyl Telfort had nine points, five assists and five rebounds.
• The game featured Butler's second annual Checker Out promotion in conjunction with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as fans wore either white or blue based on their seating section. The Borg-Warner Trophy was at Hinkle Fieldhouse among other promotions.
• Butler's losing streak extends to nine games with the loss.

 
UP NEXT: Butler hosts Seton Hall Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse.