20 Creighton vs. Arizona State Game Preview

Tonight at 10pm CST, the 20 Creighton Bluejays (4-0, 0-0 Big East) take on the Arizona State Sun Devils (6-0, 0-0 Pac-12) in a quarterfinal of the Wooden Legacy at Titan Gym on the campus of Cal State Fullerton. The Jays come into the first round of this tournament after defeating Tulsa 82-72 at home on Saturday night. National Player of the Year candidate, Doug McDermott, scored a team-high 33 points to lead Creighton. McDermott, coached by his father, Greg, leads the team with an average of 27.5 points per game. He also paces the Jays with 8 rebounds a game. Arizona State enters this game after squeaking out a 79-77 win at home against 25 Marquette on Monday night. Sophomore sensation Jahii Carson had 23 to lead State to the upset win. Carson is averaging 23 points per game, good to lead the team. Jordan Bachynski has an average of 11.8 rebounds per game to lead the Sun Devils, and he also has 29 blocks through six games. This should be a shootout as McDermott and Carson, two of the best scorers in the country, due. Look for the depth of Creighton as well as the red-hot shooting of McDermott to hold off Carson and the Sun Devils in the second half and earn a résumé-building win.

Oral Roberts at 12 Wisconsin Game Preview

Tonight at 7:30pm on the Big Ten Network, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (2-0, 0-0 Southland) visit the Kohl Center in Madison to take on the 12 Wisconsin Badgers (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten) as part of the Cancun Challenge. Oral Roberts enters this game after being defeated at Saint Louis 72-55 in their opening game of the Cancun Challenge on Thursday night. ORU took a 31-28 lead into halftime, but was outscored 44-24 in the second half en route to a blowout loss. Shawn Glover led the team with 18 points. Obi Emegano leads the team with an average of 19 points per game, and Korey Billbury is the team leader in rebounds with 8.5 per game. Wisconsin enters this contest after starting the season 5-0, with their latest triumph being an 88-64 decision over Bowling Green on Thursday night in their opening game of the Cancun Challenge. Ben Brust led the team with 19 points, as the Badgers scored 44 points in each half on their way to the victory. After scoring a Wisconsin single-game record with 43 points on Tuesday night in a win at home against North Dakota, and a strong follow-up performance on Thursday night, Frank Kaminsky leads the Badgers with 16.6 points per game, as Brust leads the team with 6 rebounds a game. This should be an exciting game, as the Golden Eagles give up on average 69 points per game, while the Badgers score to the tune of 81 points per game. Look for Wisconsin's offense to test the ORU's defense. Even though they are known for their methodical offense under Bo Ryan, I think that the Badgers will continue to score at a blistering pace and win this game easily at home.

1 Prairie Farm vs. 1 Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran WIAA 8-Man Football State Championship

Tomorrow at 7pm at D.C. Everest High School, the 1 Prairie Farm Panthers (8-0, 8-0 Lakeland) take on the 1 Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran Blazers (9-0, 6-0 Great 8) in the 8-Man Football State Championship. Prairie Farm comes into this game well-rested, as they had a forfeit win over Winter two weeks ago. Their last game was a 52-0 win over Bruce on Homecoming three weeks ago. Coach Steve Schaaf and the Panthers have not lost an 8-man game yet, as they won the championship last season and are undefeated heading into the championship game this season. Quarterback Josh Seibert has thrown for 599 yards and 14 touchdowns on the season. Seibert also leads the team in rushing yards with 659 yards and 14 touchdowns. Nathan Moen has caught five passes for 186 yards and four touchdowns this season, while Denver Moen has caught six passes for 178 yards and three touchdowns. N.E.W. Lutheran won the Great 8 Conference after beating Gibraltar 55-44 in the conference championship game two weeks ago. Coach Dick Hasseler led the Blazers to their first undefeated regular season in school history this past season, and are looking for their first state championship. Quarterback Noah Gosse led the team with 418 passing yards this season and 8 touchdowns. Running back Brett Patzke had 681 rushing yards to lead the team, while Gosse had 11 rushing touchdowns, the most on the team. Receiver Nathan Toenjes had 14 catches for 293 yards and 8 touchdowns to lead the Blazers. This should be a great game to end the 2013 8-man football season. Look for the speed of both the offense and the defense to carry N.E.W. to their first state championship.

2 Menomonie at 3 Hortonville WIAA Division 2 Level 2 Playoff Game

Tomorrow at 4pm at Hortonville High School, the 2 Menomonie Mustangs (9-1, 6-1 Big Rivers) take on the 3 Hortonville Polar Bears (10-0, 8-0 Bay) in a WIAA Division 2 Level 2 playoff game. Menomonie earned the right to advance to Level 2 after narrowly escaping 7 Marshfield in a Level 1 game last weekend at Menomonie 7-3. Quarterback Nate Stanley scored the eventual game-winning touchdown with 6:18 left in the third quarter to propel the Mustangs to victory. He leads the team in passing yards with 1005 and passing touchdowns. Derek Kahl is the workhorse for coach Joe LaBuda, as he leads the team with 1081 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. Receiver Luke Stanley has 25 catches for 603 yards on the season for 9 touchdowns. Hortonville, the Bay conference champs, defeated Superior 47-0 in their opening round game last weekend at D.C. Everest. Coach Andy Kolosso led the Polar Bears to the conference championship by ending West De Pere's run at the top of the conference by one game. Hortonville knocked off WDP on the road in overtime, 31-28, to claim conference. Quarterback Andy Thompson has thrown for 1658 yards on the season to go along with 23 touchdowns. Alex Lasinski has rushed for 1297 yards and 23 touchdowns, while Mitch Lillige has caught 16 passes for 484 yards and 7 TD's on the season. Tristyn Guyette has caught 16 passes for 321 yards and 8 touchdowns to form a nice 1-2 receiving punch for the Polar Bears. Look for the home-field advantage of Hortonville to play a major part in this game. Look for the defense to show up in a big way and provide critical stops on critical drives during the game for Menomonie, as I think Hortonville will put together a complete game on their way to their 11th straight win on the season.