Games Tuesday 1-12

[Westbrook#36]

Yeah, great shot by Dunn. He took over in the second half! NovaBall is always so right with his predictions on Creighton. PC did pull away in the second half, during the the last .01

<br abp="707"><br abp="708">He's about as accurate as gtmo is with his Nova predictions.

GTMO just always picks Creighton to win. He'll probably have us winning in Philly!

No he doesn't, he predicted Nova to finish 6th in the BE this year. Just 2 weeks ago he predicted that Nova would drop their first 2 games in BE play. Last year he predicted Nova would finish 4th or 5th in the BE, etc, etc, etc. GTMO has a long history of take gratuitous shots at Nova and predicting us to fall at every opportunity.

[jfan]

I didn't realize that. That's pretty silly. I didn't read those threads cause I just figure its about how much Creighton will win by no matter who were playing. Don't know why he would pick Nova as anything but first until someone proves otherwise.

[Omaha1]

I read somewhere it was only the 4th NCAA game this year where both teams shot under 30%. Ugly game for sure and a huge missed opportunity for the Jays.

[gofriars08]

Creighton had all the chances in the world but could do nothing with them. The middle 20 minutes of the game (last 10 of first half, first 10 of second half), PC was committing dumb turnovers and had to sit Bentil and Bullock most of the time. They were playing their SF at center and yet Creighton couldn't do anything to take advantage.

The difference, even with his poor shooting, during that stretch was Dunn. He put the clamps on Watson, who is the only guy who can actually create on that Creighton team. Yes, the Creighton guys missed some open jumpers, but so did PC - Lindsey and Fazekas missed about 6 corner threes. The difference was that Creighton really, really struggled to finish over the length of PC.

It'll be a fun one to watch in Providence later this year. Creighton has that size advantage but I think they struggled to figure out how to utilize it effectively with Dunn pressuring Watson so heavily. I would guess (a) both teams shoot a lot better next time and (b) Creighton finds a way to exploit those interior mismatches a bit better.

PC is a very matchup driven team. I like their chances against any team that can't throw a bunch of size at them up front - teams like SJU, Seton Hall, Butler, and even Nova (they really only have Ochefu down low). However, Xavier, Marquette and Creighton are bad matchups thanks to the fact that they have a bunch of burly guys in the paint.

[gtmoBlue]

Ugly game, great game. No excuses - Jays had the lead and the opportunity to win. They didn't execute.
No consolation in losing.

Westy and others are correct. I do not like 'Nova (the team) and generally take most opportunities to poke at them. Nova fans are knowledgable and fun. Eventually my hope is that CU v Villanova becomes a great rivalry.
Moving on...