Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
The Creighton Bluejays (10-8, 4-3 Big East) will take on the Butler Bulldogs (11-8, 3-5 Big East) in Indianapolis, IN at Hinkle Fieldhouse for a Big East battle. The Bluejays are coming off a win against Providence and have won three of their last five games while the Bulldogs are also coming off a win and have won three of their previous five contests. This is the second time these teams have faced off this season and Creighton earned a dominating victory.
The Creighton Bluejays have earned a 10-8 record so far this season with a 4-3 conference record. They have had some ups and downs in the last week, winning three of their last five games. Their last game snapped a two-game skid when they earned a 73-67 victory over the Providence Friars on Saturday. Creighton enters this matchup looking to sweep Butler this season as they earned a dominating 76-56 win against them in late December. Against Butler, the Bluejays shot 56% from the field, 50% from beyond the arc, and 70% from free throw range. In addition, they earned 37 rebounds, 19 assists, six steals, and eight blocks while turning the ball over 15 times. Ryan Kalkbrenner (19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 88.8% FG) led the Bluejays while three of his teammates contributed double-digit scoring.
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The Bluejays are scoring 76.5 points per game this season which is good enough to rank their scoring offense 75th. The Bluejays have solid shooting percentages, making 46.6% from the field, 72.9% from free throw range, and 35.1% from beyond the arc. They are accumulating 37.1 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 5.5 steals, and 4.8 blocks while turning the ball over 11.6 times per game. This season they are yielding an assist/turnover ratio of 1.39, ranking them in the top 40. Leading the Bluejays' scoring this season is Kalkbrenner who is averaging 15.2 points while also bringing down 6.9 rebounds and earning 2.2 blocks per game. Baylor Scheierman is the leader on the boards, averaging 8.8 rebounds while contributing 13.4 points.