Creighton puts end to Flyers’ win skein

December 11, 2008 at 12:00a.m.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Booker Woodfox scored 21 points to lead hot-shooting Creighton past previously unbeaten Dayton 77-59 on Wednesday.

The senior guard hit five of his team’s 13 3-pointers as the Bluejays (6-2) snapped the Flyers’ eight-game winning streak while becoming the first team to shoot better than 40 percent from the floor against Dayton this season.

Creighton was 23 of 52 from the field (44 percent) and shot 52 percent from 3-point range (13 of 25).

Eight of the Bluejays’ 3s came in the first half, when they led by as many as 15 points. Woodfox and Kaleb Korver combined for seven of those, as the Jays held a 39-26 advantage at the break.

The margin increased to 21 as Creighton scored the first eight points of the second half. Woodfox’s layup off a back-door cut gave the Jays their largest lead at 47-26 with 17:41 to play.

Dayton (8-1) pulled within 58-47 on a 3-pointer by Luke Fabrizius with 7:21 left, then went without a field goal for more than six minutes while Creighton pushed its lead back to 20.

Cavel Witter, P’Allen Stinnett and Korver joined Woodfox in double figures for the Jays, who improved to 4-0 at home on the season.

Creighton also outrebounded the Flyers, who came into the game plus-8 in rebound margin, 42-31.

Rob Lowery led Dayton, which shot 36 percent from the floor, with 15 points.