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March Madness - Recap - Creighton Defeats Akron 77-60

Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 23 points leading Creighton to a 77-60 victory over Akron at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday.

Creighton was a favorite by -11.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

Trey Alexander had 19 points for Creighton and Baylor Scheierman chipped in with 15 points. Steven Ashworth had 5 assists for them, while Baylor Scheierman was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.

Akron got a 21-point performance from Enrique Freeman, who was supported by 14 points from Ali Ali. Nate Johnson had 2 assists in a losing cause for Akron, while Enrique Freeman grabbed 14 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Creighton were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.

Creighton had a 36-26 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.