The red-hot Creighton Bluejays travel to Rhode Island to take on the Providence Friars in a critical Big East matchup near the top of the standings on Tuesday night. Creighton comes into this matchup with a record of 17-8 overall on the season and 11-3 in the Big East. Providence, the defending Big East regular season champions, sit at 18-7 overall and 10-4 in the conference. The opening tap is scheduled for 6:00 PM EST.
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The Creighton Bluejays have climbed right back into both contention for the Big East crown and an NCAA Tournament bid with eight straight wins heading into Providence. They are now 11-3 in Big East play and just a 1/2 game behind first place Marquette. On Saturday, Creighton downed #21 UConn by the score of 56-53 at home. Trey Alexander led the Bluejays with 17 points in the victory. Creighton held UConn to 32% shooting from the field overall and 25% from long range.
Y'all forget he threw for 88 TDs in high school??? ????#GoJays // @playforhim3 pic.twitter.com/ganWBWx9Ro
— Creighton Men's Basketball (@BluejayMBB) February 12, 2023
Creighton looks to continue its win streak against the team it started the streak against, the Providence College Friars. Creighton comes into this matchup with the sixth best scoring offense in the Big East. The Bluejays are fifth in 3pt shooting on the season as well. They are third in the Big East in fewest turnovers per game. Defensively, Creighton ranks third in scoring defense. They have the fifth best three-point defense in the Big East as well. The Bluejays have the fourth best total rebounding team in the Big East.
Key Injuries: G Francisco Farabello is questionable with an illness.
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