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Published Jan 9, 2012
Highlights of McDermotts performance
Creighton Sports Information
Special to TheBluejayCafe.com
Creighton has released the following info on Doug McDermott's game vs. Bradley.
Highlight video of Doug's 44 points
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Some additional tidbits...
-Doug McDermott's 44 points are the most in one game this season.
-McDermott's 44 points were the most nationally by a sophomore since 2003.
-McDermott's 44 points were third-most by a Bradley opponent in history. The only player with more against BU in Peoria was Oscar Robertson in 1960.
-McDermott's 44 points were sixth-most in Creighton single-game history and the most since 1985.
-McDermott's 18 field goals tied the most in history against Bradley and were one shy of Creighton's single-game record.
-McDermott ranks second nationally in scoring at 25.2 points per game.
-McDermott is shooting 63.2 percent from the floor (151-239), 58.2 percent from three-point range (32-55) and 86.3 percent at the line (44-51).
-McDermott's career three-point percentage (.462) is a school-record, better than even Kyle Korver.
-Of his 18 field goals vs. Bradley, he used the backboard in 11 of them and used his left hand in five of them.
-McDermott is one of five players nationally with 12 or more points in every game this season.
-McDermott's 959 points are easily the most among active sophomores. Jared Sullinger is next with 892, and McDermott's former Ames (Iowa) High School teammate Harrison Barnes is third with 860.
-Creighton is 13-2 and tied for first in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 3-1 league mark.
-Creighton plays on ESPN3.com on both Tuesday (vs. Northern Iowa) and Friday (at Illinois State) this week. Both games tip at 9:02 pm Eastern.
Interview with Doug
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