Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner scores 49 in season opener

[Omaha1]

Unreal stat line last night for Ryan Kalkbrenner:

The 7-foot-1 Kalkbrenner, a fifth-year center, was 20-of-22 from the field, including 2-for-2 on 3-pointers, and he made 7 of 8 free throws. He also grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots.

• The fifth-most points in a game in Big East history

• The second-most points in Creighton history behind Bob Portman's 51 against UW-Milwaukee in 1967

• The second-most points by a player in a season opener in the past 25 years (Arkansas' Rotnei Clarke had 51 in a win over Alcorn State in 2009)

• The 20 made field goals tied the single-game Big East record (Providence's MarShon Brooks against Notre Dame in 2011)

• The 91% shooting from the field was the highest field goal percentage in a 45-point game by any Division I player in the past 25 seasons and the highest by a player to attempt 20 or more shots in a game over the past 25 years

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... -creighton

[Wizard of Westroads]

Kalk's 20-for-22 nearly matched Bill Walton's 21-for-22 title game against Memphis. Walton didn't take any 3s.