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GumbyDamnit! wrote:I can’t remember a more important OOC game since realignment. If the narrative has been it’s Nova and a collection of good, not great, teams in the BE, this game has some pretty big repercussions. First, it’s a Top 10 matchup. Not sure we’ve had one of those OOC sans VNova. Second, it’s against KU, a blue blood, so it will get national attention. It’s a battle of who is the most dominant team in the Great Plains this year with potential seed implications. And lastly it’s an opportunity to cement the BE as a power. We knock off TX and KU within a couple of days and people will notice. Wins like that set up the rest of the league with huge opportunities when we play in conference.

No pressure... But the fate of the conference lies in your hands (at least for one night). Hoping Jay W and Mac are talking about this one. We’ve seen them a bunch recently and seem to have the recipe to beat Self and Co. I like CU’s chances. Spread em out and fire away.

OMAHA, Neb. -- Forty-one bench points and 22 fast break points helped No. 9 Creighton improve to 3-0 on the season with a 93-58 win over Kennesaw State on Friday. The stakes get considerably higher on Tuesday, when the Bluejays meet No. 7 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse as part of the Big 12 - BIG EAST Battle.

Six Bluejays scored in double-figures, led by 14 each from freshman Ryan Kalkbrenner and Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year Marcus Zegarowski. Damien Jefferson added 13 points, Christian Bishop and Shereef Mitchell added 11 and Mitch Ballock chipped in with 10.

Creighton shot 55.7 percent from the field (34-61) and made 18-of-21 free throws. The Bluejays also won the rebound battle 38-31 and had 15 assists against just seven turnovers.

NOTES: Creighton has won its first three games for the eighth time in 11 seasons under Greg McDermott ... Creighton is 26-1 in its last 27 home games, and has won the past 10 ... Creighton improved to 88-6 in non-conference home games under Greg McDermott ... Creighton has started with three straight double-figure victories for the first time since 2012-13 ... Creighton has won nine straight home games by double-figures, tied for the third-longest streak in program history ... Greg McDermott improved to 234-116 with the Bluejays after winning the 350th game he coached in from the Creighton sideline ... Shereef Mitchell's 11 points tied a career-high ... Mitch Ballock moved into 40th on Creighton's all-time scoring list and now owns 1,022 career ponits, passing Austin Chatman (1,013) ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 885 straight games, tied for nation's 15th-longest active streak ... Creighton has won 31 straight home games played on a Friday ... Creighton has won 15 straight games when five or more players score in double-figures.

ArmyVet wrote:I can't be the only one who thinks Creighton is the favorite in this one.

gtmoBlue wrote:

ArmyVet wrote:I can't be the only one who thinks Creighton is the favorite in this one.

185 miles and 45 years later...

ha, ha, No, you're not alone. Ol' gtmo is here with you. Jays roll. Been waitin' 45 years for the rematch.

#Roll Damn Jays!

Creighton seeks fifth straight win over a top-10 team

Scouting #8 Creighton

Scouting #5 Kansas

The Series With Kansas
Kansas leads the all-time series with Creighton by a 9-6 count, including a 5-1 advantage in Lawrence. The teams have not met since a 55-54 KU win in Tulsa in the 1974 NCAA Tournament, and Creighton's last win in the series came on Dec. 5, 1949 (59-55 in Omaha). Creighton's lone win in Lawrence came on Dec. 15, 1942. That Creighton team beat KU both in Lawrence and Omaha during a 16-0 regular-season.