Creighton star big man Ryan Kalkbrenner had a historic and efficient outing Wednesday night in the No. 15 Bluejays' 99-86 win over UT-Rio Grande Valley, finishing with 49 points o

Kalkbrenner dropped a career-high 49 points to lift No. 15 Creighton past UT-Rio Grande Valley at 99-86 at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. He finished just two points shy of Creighton’s single-game scoring record, which was set back in 1967, and he became the first player in Big East history to drop 40 points or more in a season opener.

It turns out the Big East's three-time defensive player of the year can play a little offense, too. Make that a lot of offense. Ryan Kalkbrenner turned in the performance of the young college basketball season Wednesday night,