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.

Creighton–Nebraska
men's basketball rivalry

Nebraska Cornhuskers Creighton Bluejays
Sport	Basketball
First meeting	March 3, 1923 Creighton 46, Nebraska 24
Latest meeting	December 3, 2023 Nebraska 60, Creighton 89
Next meeting	November 22, 2024 Omaha, Nebraska
Stadiums	CHI Health Center Pinnacle Bank Arena
Trophy	None
Statistics
Meetings total	57
All-time series	Creighton, 30–27
Largest victory	Nebraska, 86–46 (1981)
Longest win streak	Creighton, 7 (2011–17) Nebraska, 7 (1990–97)
Current win streak	Creighton, 1 (2023)

30km
20miles

Nebraska

Creighton

  

Locations of Creighton and Nebraska

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	66–61OT
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	70–65OT
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

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
30	December 10, 1997	Omaha	Creighton	81–73
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
Series: Creighton leads 30–27