Who’s Playing
Providence Friars @ Creighton Bluejays
Current Records: Providence 9-8, Creighton 10-6
How To Watch
- When: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. ET
- Where: CHI Health Center Omaha — Omaha, Nebraska
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
After two games on the road, Creighton is heading back home. They and the Providence Friars will face off in a Big East battle at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday at CHI Health Center Omaha. The Bluejays are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 75.4 points per game this season.
If Providence heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that’s when Creighton took over last week. Creighton managed an 80-76 victory over Butler on Saturday.
Creighton can attribute much of their success to Ryan Kalkbrenner, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. What’s more, Kalkbrenner also racked up three threes, the most he’s had since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Steven Ashworth, who almost dropped a triple-double on 22 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Providence). They walked away with a 91-85 win over Seton Hall on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Bensley Joseph was the offensive standout of the match as he went 7 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points plus five assists. He is trending in the right direction considering he’s improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Oswin Erhunmwunse, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Creighton’s victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-6. As for Providence, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Creighton has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 38.2 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Providence struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 39.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.
Creighton came up short against Providence in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 78-73. Will Creighton have more luck at home instead of on the road?
Series History
Providence has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Creighton.
- Mar 14, 2024 – Providence 78 vs. Creighton 73
- Feb 07, 2024 – Providence 91 vs. Creighton 87
- Jan 06, 2024 – Creighton 69 vs. Providence 60
- Feb 14, 2023 – Providence 94 vs. Creighton 86
- Jan 14, 2023 – Creighton 73 vs. Providence 67
- Mar 11, 2022 – Creighton 85 vs. Providence 58
- Feb 26, 2022 – Providence 72 vs. Creighton 51
- Jan 20, 2021 – Providence 74 vs. Creighton 70
- Jan 02, 2021 – Creighton 67 vs. Providence 65
- Feb 05, 2020 – Providence 73 vs. Creighton 56
