CHICAGO STATE 75, NO. 25
UNLV beats No. 8 Creighton 79- 64
Kalib Boone scored 25 points and UNLV led nearly the entire way in a 79- 64 victory over No. 8 Creighton on Wednesday night.
Dedan Thomas Jr. added 16 points and nine assists for the Rebels ( 4- 4). Justin Webster scored 13 and Keylan Boone had 10.
It was the first appearance at UNLV for Keylan Boone, whose twin brother is Kalib, after a federal judge in West Virginia ruled double transfers could play immediately. Keylan Boone also played at Oklahoma State and Pacific.
Ryan Kalkbrenner led the Bluejays ( 8- 2) with 22 points. Baylor Scheierman scored 16 and Mason Miller had 11.
Both of Creighton’s losses have been to Mountain West teams. The Bluejays also lost to No. 17 Colorado State 69- 48 on Nov. 23 before winning three in a row.
Wesley Cardet Jr. scored 30 points and Chicago State stunned No. 25 Northwestern in a 75- 73 upset Wednesday night.
Boo Buie made two layups 41 seconds apart to put Northwestern in front 67- 65 with 2: 30 left in a back- and- forth game. Cardet tied it 26 seconds later and then hit a 3- pointer with 1: 23 remaining.
Chicago State ( 4- 9) sealed it with four late free throws by A. J. Neal and Noble Crawford.
Cardet shot 13 of 21 and Jahsean Corbett added 17 points for the Cougars, a Division I independent.
Buie had 23 points and Ryan Langborg scored 18 for the Wildcats ( 7- 2), who lost to Chicago State for the first time. Northwestern had won 15 straight against the South Side program since the teams first met in 1981.