Jays need to perform…and Pray…to make NCAA Tourney!
Well now! While not a surprise that lil’ Creighton beat Connecticut (again) in Storrs last night, it is merely one step. Creighton beats Uconn regularly – this win is only a temporary reprieve on a disappointing season thus far. This is a compress or restricting band when a tourniquet is needed. This rollercoaster season is a letdown, as the hoard of incoming talent promised to be a continuation of sustained success. Instead, we have experienced consistent ups & downs – losing not only expected games, but ones we were expected to…& should have won.
Creighton is now 10-4 all-time against UConn, the third-best win percentage of any team to play the Huskies 10 or more times … Creighton’s is the first team to win at Gampel Pavilion in back-to-back years since Cincinnati did in three straight years from 2017-19 …
Dix, Graves, and Zugic all had season high scoring in this game. Harper added 12 pts/8 minutes, late in the game.
Creighton will stay on the road until Saturday’s 11 a.m. game at No. 17 St. John’s inside Madison Square Garden. That game will air on FOX, as well as 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
So at this juncture a February run was needed to ‘turn around’ a substandard season to date. We have not seen it as of the 18th of the month.
The Jays are in serious jeopardy of missing the Dance, even should they finish 4th in the league ahead of Seton Hall.
Shades of 2009 and missing the Dance as MVC RS Champs and 27 wins. Should CU finish the regular season strong and win out, they will still need to win the BET autobid to be included come Selection Sunday! We are in dire straits here folks. A “Fantastic Finish” is called for and in order to salvage this season.
The recent run of 5 straight NCAA tourneys, the longstanding streak of 20-win seasons overall, and 10-win conference slates are at risk of ending. This is Serious folks! Where’s ‘Sea Biscuit’??
James Harvey A.K.A. @gtmoBlue
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