# 1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 23-10 record, and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 22, 1999* | | Mississippi Valley State | W 70–62 | 1–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | No. 23 Iowa | W 85–76 | 2–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (–) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 1, 1999* | | at Georgia State | W 58–54 | 3–0 | GSU Sports Arena Statesboro, Georgia |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | at Baylor | W 77–76 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Dec 6, 1999* | | Grambling State | W 91–52 | 5–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 9, 1999* | | Nebraska | W 89–72 | 6–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 12, 1999 | | Illinois State | W 82–43 | 7–0 (1–0) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 20, 1999* | | vs. Western Illinois | W 76–72 | 8–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 21, 1999* | | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 66–46 | 9–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 22, 1999* | | at Hawaii | L 53–73 | 9–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 29, 1999 | | Southwest Missouri State | L 58–59 | 9–2 (1–1) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 2, 2000 | | at Northern Iowa | L 75–77 | 9–3 (1–2) | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Jan 6, 2000 | | at Indiana State | L 46–56 | 9–4 (1–3) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Jan 8, 2000 | | at Southern Illinois | W 72–66 | 10–4 (2–3) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 12, 2000* | | No. 19 Tulsa | L 67–75 | 10–5 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (–) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | Drake | W 70–66 | 11–5 (3–3) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 19, 2000 | | at Southwest Missouri State | W 63–49 | 12–5 (4–3) | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| Jan 23, 2000 | | at Evansville | L 83–88 | 12–6 (4–4) | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Jan 26, 2000 | | Northern Iowa | W 77–73 $^{OT}$ | 13–6 (5–4) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | Wichita State | W 88–72 | 14–6 (6–4) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 1, 2000 | | at Drake | L 70–74 $^{OT}$ | 14–7 (6–5) | Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | at Illinois State | W 86–83 | 15–7 (7–5) | Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois |
| Feb 7, 2000* | | at Colorado State | W 78–67 | 16–7 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Feb 13, 2000 | | Bradley | W 73–56 | 17–7 (8–5) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 16, 2000 | | Indiana State | W 64–58 | 18–7 (9–5) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 19, 2000 | | Southern Illinois | L 83–92 | 18–8 (9–6) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 23, 2000 | | at Bradley | L 65–73 | 18–9 (9–7) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | at Wichita State | W 75–64 | 19–9 (10–7) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 28, 2000 | | Evansville | W 102–69 | 20–9 (11–7) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Hampton, Virginia |
| Missouri Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/4/2000* | (4) | vs. (5) Bradley MVC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 71-62 | 21–9 | Savvis Center (–) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/5/2000* | (4) | vs. (1) Indiana State MVC Tournament Semifinal | W 71–69 | 22–9 | Savvis Center (–) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/6/2000* | (4) | vs. (2) Missouri State MVC Championship | W 57–45 | 23–9 | Savvis Center (–) St. Louis, MO |
| 2000 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2000* CBS | (10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) No. 24 Auburn First Round | L 69–72 | 23–10 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (–) Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. ||||||