Box Score OMAHA, Neb. - Butler fell to the Creighton Bluejays 67-59 on Sunday afternoon in Omaha, Neb. With the loss, Butler slides to 7-8 on the season and 1-4 in BIG EAST action while Creighton improves to 7-8 overall and 3-3 in conference play. 
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BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

• Saniya Jackson led Butler with 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the floor. Jackson added three rebounds and two assists to her stat line. 
• Mallory Miller (15) and Addison Baxter (14) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures. 
• Baxter led BU on the glass pulling down seven rebounds. 
• Lily Zeinstra paced the offense with four assists. 
• Butler shot 21-for-60 (35.0%) from the floor and shot 4-for-19 (21.1%) from beyond the arc. 

CREIGHTON HIGHLIGHTS

• Kennedy Townsend and Grace Boffeli led the Bluejays with 16 points apiece in the contest. Kendall McGee (15) rounded out the Bluejays in double figures. 
• Townsend led Creighton on the glass pulling down a game-high eight rebounds. 
• Allison Heathcock and McGee paced the offense with four assists each in the game. 
• Creighton shot 24-for-54 (44.4%) while sinking 5-for-11 shots from beyond the arc (45.5%). 
• CU outrebounded Butler 37-36. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Butler jumped out to a 6-0 lead behind back-to-back buckets from Miller. The Bluejays were able to score two quick buckets of their own, before the Dawgs strung together three-consecutive makes. BU held a 12-6 advantage at the first media timeout. Both sides continued to trade buckets over the final five minutes of the frame as Butler held the 17-9 advantage after the first. 
• The Butler lead grew to as many as 10 at the 6:50 mark of the second frame after a deep 3-pointer from Lily Zeinstra. Creighton clawed back with a 6-0 run of its own forcing Butler to take a timeout with a four-point lead. The CU run continued, as the Bluejays finished the half on a 16-4 run, taking the 29-27 lead into the break. 
• Creighton opened the half on a 7-0 run as the Bluejay lead ballooned to nine early in the quarter. The Bulldogs responded with a 7-0 run of their own, cutting the Bluejay lead to two at the six minute mark. Creighton would go on to hold a 47-42 lead at the end of the quarter. 
• Creighton never relinquished the lead in the final quarter as the Bluejays cruised to the 67-59 victory at the final whistle. 

 
UP NEXT
Butler will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 7 as the Georgetown Hoyas are set to visit Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tip-off at Indiana's basketball cathedral is slated for 7 p.m. and the game can be streamed live on ESPN+.