Texas Longhorns basketball: Creighton-Texas Preview
The No. 2 ranked Texas Longhorns will play host Thursday to a second top 10 team this season at the Moody Center.
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The Longhorns (5-0) host No. 7 Creighton (6-1) Thursday night at 6 p.m. Central on ESPN. Chris Beard and the squad already beat one top 10 team this season, besting then No. 2 Gonzaga 93-74 on November 17.
The contest Thursday is part of the Big 12-BIG East Battle.
Texas sports highest ranking since the 2010 season
The Longhorns enter Thursday night’s game with its highest poll rankings since the 2010 season.
No. 2 ranked Texas is behind only the Houston Cougars in the week 4 AP Top 25 Poll. This is the first time Houston has been ranked No. 1 since 1983. The last time Texas was ranked No. 1 was in the January 18, 2010 poll.
Behind Texas one spot is Virginia (6-0). The No. 3 ranked Cavaliers won at Michigan 70-68 on Tuesday night.
How to watch the game
Creighton (6-1) and Texas (5-0) tipoff at 6 p.m. Central on ESPN with Dave Pasch (play by play) and Fran Fraschilla (color analyst) on the call.
The game will be played at the Moody Center (10,763).
Creighton leads the series 1-0. The only meeting between the two programs was a Creighton 77-61 victory March 9, 1974 in Denton, Texas.
The Chris Beard File
Chris Beard enters Wednesday with a career record of 169-72. This is his eighth season at the Division I level. Beard has posted a 75-51 conference record in seven seasons.
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Beard is 5-0 all-time in NCAA Tournament Round of 64 games. He sports an 11-5 career record in five NCAA Tournament appearances. That includes a National Championship game appearance in 2018-19 while at Texas Tech. He led the Red Raiders to the Elite 8 the year before in 2017-18.
The Greg McDermott File
Greg McDermott is coaching his 22nd season at the Division I level, including the 13th at Creighton.
McDermott has a record of 429-268 at Northern Iowa, Iowa State and Creighton. At Creighton, he is 280-137, including 95-70 in conference play.
McDermott is 6-10 in the NCAA Tournament, including 6-7 at Creighton with one Sweet 16 appearance (2020-21).
Creighton starters
PG Ryan Nembhard, 6-0, sophomore (12.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists)
SG Trey Alexander, 6-4, sophomore (12.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.4 steals)
SG Baylor Scheierman, 6-7, senior (12.0 point, 9.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists)
F Arthur Kaluma, 6-7, sophomore (12.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists)
C Ryan Kalkbrenner, 7-1, junior (16.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.6 blocks)
Key reserves
SG Francisco Farabello, 6-3 , senior (3.3 points, 1.2 assists)
F Mason Miller, 6-9 , freshman (4.6 points, 3.0 rebounds)
C Frederick King, 6-10 , freshman (4.9 points, 3.3 rebounds)
Texas starters
PG Tyrese Hunter, 6-1, sophomore (16.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists)
CG Marcus Carr, 6-2, super senior (14.8 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.4 steals)
F Timmy Allen, 6-6, super senior (5.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists)
F Dillon Mitchell, 6-8, freshman (7.8 points, 6.8 rebounds)
PF Dylan Disu, 6-9, senior (9.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks)
The reserves
SG Sir’Jabari Rice, 6-4, super senior (11.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists)
PF Christian Bishop, 6-7, super senior (4.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks)
CG Arterio Morris, 6-3, freshman (7.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists)
F Brock Cunningham, 6-6, senior (3.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals)
PF Alex Anamekwe, 6-5.5, freshman (1.4 points, 1.0 rebounds)
SG Gavin Perryman, 6-1, redshirt freshman (Logged 23 minutes through five games)
