# Creighton–Nebraska men's basketball rivalry

The Creighton–Nebraska men's basketball rivalry is an intrastate college basketball rivalry between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Creighton Bluejays. The two programs represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Creighton University, respectively, located just 50 mi (80 km) apart.
Nebraska is a member of the Big Ten Conference and Creighton a member of the Big East Conference. The teams have met annually since 1977, usually in early December.

## Series history

The series began on March 3, 1923, a 46–23 Creighton victory. The first seven games of the series took place sporadically throughout the 1920s and 1930s; no further games were scheduled until the late 1970s. Since 1977, Nebraska and Creighton have met at least once annually, a stretch of 43 consecutive seasons. The schools have met twice in postseason tournaments, both Nebraska wins in the opening round of the 1984 and 2004 NIT.
Creighton has had a slightly upper hand in this 100-year old rivalry, though the momentum and number of wins clearly favoured Nebraska right up to the end of the 20th century.
Since Creighton has not had a football program since 1942, there are a significant number of Creighton basketball fans who also support Nebraska's football program. These fans are often derisively referred to by Nebraska fans as "Jayskers," a portmanteau of "Bluejays" and "Cornhuskers."

## Game results

| Nebraska victories | Creighton victories |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | March 3, 1923 | Omaha | Creighton | 46–24 |
| 2 | February 2, 1924 | Omaha | Nebraska | 25–21 |
| 3 | February 28, 1925 | Omaha | Nebraska | 15–11 |
| 4 | January 9, 1926 | Omaha | Nebraska | 20–15 |
| 5 | February 15, 1926 | Lincoln | Creighton | 15–11 |
| 6 | March 4, 1932 | Omaha | Creighton | 47–18 |
| 7 | March 7, 1932 | Lincoln | Creighton | 28–26 |
| 8 | December 9, 1977 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 65–58 |
| 9 | December 9, 1978 | Omaha | Creighton | 78–61 |
| 10 | December 8, 1979 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 64–55 |
| 11 | December 6, 1980 | Omaha | Creighton | 66–61$^{OT}$ |
| 12 | December 5, 1981 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 86–46 |
| 13 | December 4, 1982 | Omaha | Nebraska | 65–62 |
| 14 | December 3, 1983 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 65–56 |
| 15 | March 15, 1984 | Omaha | Nebraska | 56–54 |
| 16 | December 8, 1984 | Omaha | Nebraska | 78–73 |
| 17 | December 7, 1985 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 71–52 |
| 18 | December 6, 1986 | Omaha | Creighton | 78–66 |
| 19 | January 3, 1987 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 70–65$^{OT}$ |
| 20 | December 9, 1987 | Omaha | Creighton | 88–73 |
| 21 | November 26, 1988 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 86–77 |
| 22 | December 14, 1989 | Omaha | Creighton | 86–83 |
| 23 | December 6, 1990 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 97–63 |
| 24 | December 7, 1991 | Omaha | Nebraska | 90–85 |
| 25 | December 10, 1992 | Lincoln | #25 Nebraska | 100–83 |
| 26 | December 9, 1993 | Omaha | Nebraska | 67–53 |
| 27 | December 7, 1994 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 85–57 |
| 28 | December 6, 1995 | Omaha | Nebraska | 88–67 |
| 29 | January 8, 1997 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 71–52 |
| 30 | December 10, 1997 | Omaha | Creighton | 81–73 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 31 | December 9, 1998 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 76–60 |
| 32 | December 9, 1999 | Omaha | Creighton | 89–72 |
| 33 | January 2, 2001 | Lincoln | Creighton | 62–51 |
| 34 | December 12, 2001 | Omaha | Creighton | 76–70 |
| 35 | December 21, 2002 | Lincoln | #20 Creighton | 81–73 |
| 36 | December 10, 2003 | Omaha | Creighton | 61–54 |
| 37 | March 16, 2004 | Omaha | Nebraska | 71–70 |
| 38 | December 11, 2004 | Lincoln | Creighton | 50–48 |
| 39 | December 11, 2005 | Omaha | Creighton | 70–44 |
| 40 | November 18, 2006 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 73–61 |
| 41 | November 24, 2007 | Omaha | Creighton | 74–62 |
| 42 | November 29, 2008 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 54–52 |
| 43 | December 6, 2009 | Omaha | Creighton | 67–61 |
| 44 | December 5, 2010 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 59–54 |
| 45 | December 4, 2011 | Omaha | Creighton | 76–66 |
| 46 | December 6, 2012 | Lincoln | Creighton | 64–42 |
| 47 | December 8, 2013 | Omaha | Creighton | 82–67 |
| 48 | December 7, 2014 | Lincoln | Creighton | 65–55 |
| 49 | December 9, 2015 | Omaha | Creighton | 83–67 |
| 50 | December 7, 2016 | Lincoln | #10 Creighton | 77–62 |
| 51 | December 9, 2017 | Omaha | Creighton | 75–65 |
| 52 | December 8, 2018 | Lincoln | #24 Nebraska | 94–75 |
| 53 | December 7, 2019 | Omaha | Creighton | 95–76 |
| 54 | December 11, 2020 | Omaha | #8 Creighton | 98–74 |
| 55 | November 16, 2021 | Lincoln | Creighton | 77–69 |
| 56 | December 4, 2022 | Omaha | Nebraska | 63–53 |
| 57 | December 3, 2023 | Lincoln | #15 Creighton | 89–60 |
| 58 | November 22, 2024 | Omaha | Nebraska | 74–63 |
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