NO. 23 CREIGHTON 92,

SOUTH DAKOTA 76

OMAHA, Neb. -- Owen Freeman scored 19 points to lead five Creighton players in double figures, and the No. 23 Bluejays started the season with a 92-76 victory over South Dakota on Wednesday night.

The win was Greg McDermott's 500th in 25 seasons as a Division I head coach and the Bluejays' 16th straight in an opener.

Freeman showed no lingering effects from his July knee surgery. The 6-10, 240-pound Iowa transfer often was out front leading the Bluejays in transition and scored mostly uncontested baskets. He shot 9 of 11 from the field and had four rebounds and a steal in 19 minutes. Four of his first six baskets were dunks.

UNC-Charlotte transfer Nik Graves scored 15 points, Jackson McAndrew added 13, Iowa transfer Josh Dix had 11 and Isaac Traudt

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