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.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
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.
