BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — James Blackmon Jr. scored 19 points and Thomas Bryant added 17 to help No. 14 Indiana rout Creighton 86-65 on Thursday night.

Bryant dominated the middle as the Hoosiers (3-0) won their third in a row by more than 20 points.

Creighton (2-1) was led by Maurice Watson Jr. with 21 points, but it was never really close.

Indiana took the lead on its first basket — a 3-pointer from Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell and never trailed.

The Hoosiers seized control when Bryant made a 3-pointer to start a 12-0 run that extended Indiana’s lead to 26-10 less than halfway through the first half.

Creighton closed to 45-30, but Indiana pushed the lead to 51-32 at halftime. The Bluejays didn’t get closer than 17 in the second half.