OMAHA, Neb. – The Creighton men’s basketball team will host a preseason charity exhibition game against Purdue at 7 p.m. Central on Saturday, October 26. Net proceeds from the game will benefit the United Way of the Midlands’ Disaster Relief Fund.

The game will not be part of Creighton’s 2024-25 season ticket package, but beginning at 10 a.m. on Aug. 19, Bluejay season ticket holders who are renewed for 2024-25 will have one week to purchase their regular seats before the event goes on sale to the general public beginning at 10 a.m. on August 26 via Ticketmaster.com and the box office at CHI Health Center Omaha. Season ticket holders will be able to see their invoice for their ticket on their MyCreighton account(s) at https://am.ticketmaster.com/creighton/.

Broadcast information will be announced at a later time.

“We are thrilled to host Purdue for an exhibition game,” said Creighton head coach Greg McDermott. “Coming off a trip to the national title game, Coach Painter will once again have one of the best teams in the country. It will be a tremendous opportunity for us to play high-level competition as we prepare for a top-notch non-conference schedule and the always difficult, BIG EAST. I can’t thank Coach Painter enough for bringing his team to Omaha. It is a unique event that our fans will truly enjoy all while supporting the United Way of the Midlands’ Disaster Relief Fund.”

“We are excited to be traveling to Creighton and playing the Bluejays for a great cause to start our season,” Purdue head coach Matt Painter said. “The Omaha area was ravaged by tornadoes in late April, and we hope that this charity game will help provide disaster relief to the region. Creighton is an outstanding program led by an outstanding coach in Coach McDermott and this game will really help us prepare for the season, much the same way the Arkansas charity game a year ago helped us.”

“We are incredibly thankful to the Creighton and Purdue men’s basketball teams for their generous support of our Disaster Relief Fund through this charity basketball game,” said Shawna Forsberg, United Way of the Midlands President and CEO, “The genuine care and commitment shown by the players and coaches will have a profound impact on our community in times of great need, such as the recent tornadoes that struck the metro.”

Parts of the Omaha area are still rebuilding following a series of 12 tornadoes on April 26, which included Nebraska’s first EF-4 tornado since 2014. Additional donations can be made to the United Way of the Midlands’ Disaster Relief Fund at UnitedWayMidlands.org/DisasterRelief.

Creighton finished last season 25-10 and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third time in the last four seasons. Purdue went 34-5 and reached the program’s first national championship game since 1969.

The teams have met just once in the regular season all time, a 91-72 Boilermaker victory on Jan. 4, 1961.

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