# 1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Tony Barone, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 24–8 record (12–4 MVC), and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West region, the Jays knocked off No. 6 seed New Mexico State in the opening round, then fell to Seton Hall in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1990* | | vs. Texas-San Antonio Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 93–47 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 1, 1990* | | at Iowa Amana-Hawkeye Classic | L 77–83 | 1–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 4, 1990* | | Missouri | W 74–68 | 2–1 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 6, 1990* | | at Nebraska Rivalry | L 63–97 | 2–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 17, 1990* | | at South Alabama | W 89–76 | 3–2 | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 20, 1990 | | Tulsa | L 64–73 | 3–3 (0–1) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 26, 1990* | | Louisiana Tech | W 87–84 | 4–3 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 29, 1990* | | at Cleveland State | W 87–64 | 5–3 | Woodling Gym Cleveland, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 1991 | | at SW Missouri State | L 71–72 | 5–4 (0–2) | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| Jan 5, 1991 | | Bradley | W 98–74 | 6–4 (1–2) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 8, 1991* | | Iowa State | L 88–97 | 6–5 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 10, 1991 | | at Drake | W 82–61 | 7–5 (2–2) | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| Jan 15, 1991 | | Wichita State | W 79–56 | 8–5 (3–2) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 19, 1991 | | at Illinois State | L 68–71 | 8–6 (3–3) | Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois |
| Jan 21, 1991 | | at Bradley | W 76–68 | 9–6 (4–3) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| Jan 26, 1991 | | Indiana State | W 83–68 | 10–6 (5–3) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 28, 1991 | | at Southern Illinois | W 78–75 | 11–6 (6–3) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 31, 1991 | | Illinois State | W 71–57 | 12–6 (7–3) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 3, 1991* | | at Siena | W 85–78 | 13–6 | Times Union Center Loudonville, New York |
| Feb 7, 1991 | | at Indiana State | W 71–68 | 14–6 (8–3) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Feb 10, 1991* | | SW Missouri State | W 91–87 | 15–6 (9–3) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 13, 1991* | | UTEP | W 75–62 | 16–6 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 16, 1991 | | at Tulsa | L 63–73 | 16–7 (9–4) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 18, 1991* | | at Notre Dame | W 90–67 | 17–7 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 21, 1991 | | Drake | W 69–63 | 18–7 (10–4) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 23, 1991 | | Southern Illinois | W 76–73 | 19–7 (11–4) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 25, 1991 | | at Wichita State | W 65–64 | 20–7 (12–4) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Missouri Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 1991* | | vs. Drake MVC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 77–58 | 21–7 | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mar 3, 1991* | | vs. Southern Illinois MVC Tournament Semifinal | W 71–66 | 22–7 | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mar 4, 1991* | | vs. SW Missouri State MVC tournament championship | W 68–52 | 23–7 | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1991 NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1991* | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 15 New Mexico State First Round | W 64–56 | 24–7 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 16, 1991* | (11 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 13 Seton Hall Second Round | L 69–81 | 24–8 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Chad Gallagher – MVC Player of the Year

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 32 | Chad Gallagher | Phoenix Suns |