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…and so it Begins! MVC Play Commences

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Jays Begin the MVC Slate against the Defending Champs!



Tough Stretch begins with the Leagues Top 2 Teams.




MVC-Sports.com
Initial MVC Schedule –



Missouri State 28 Dec 11 Home Defending Champs-MSU Bears 7-5 0-0
Boy oh boy…the Bears are struggling badly. Can’t close the deal.
Wichita State 31 Dec 11 Away New Year’s Eve in Shockerville (Wichita, KS) 9-2 0-0
This early tilt could be for the MVC Championship?
Drake 03 Jan 12 Home Jays entertain the Oldest Rival – Drake 7-4 0-0
Muddlin’ along…
Bradley 07 Jan 12 Away Jays visit the Bradley Braves – in Peoria 5-7 0-0
Time for a Bradley Run?
Northern Iowa 10 Jan 12 Home Panthers arrive for their Annual Beatdown 10-2 0-0
These guys are over confident, for good reason. They are a team to be reckoned with
for the MVC Title!
Illinois State 13 Jan 12 Away In Normal? Tangle with Carmichael & the Redbirds 8-3 0-0
Having a surprisingly good non-conference season. C’mon Jackie & Co.!!!
Southern Illinois 15 Jan 12 Home Saluki-dawgs in Omaha. It ain’t what it used to be! 3-8 0-0
The Carbondumpers cannot BUY a win…Oh, how the Mighty have fallen!
More to follow…

Jays Close the Non-conference Season with Solid Win over Northwestern

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Jays Roll to 10-1 on Season
3-0 over the B1G


Men's Basketball Tops Northwestern, Improves to 10-1
Creighton Athletics Photo
Jays host 10-1 Northwestern tonight at the C-Link Center, in the final non-conference game for both teams. The Bluejays battled well against the Wildcats and survived for an 87-79 Win.
A capacity crowd of 17,676 fans were in attendance, the 2nd largest home crowd in Creighton history. (click title for story link)
Forward Doug McDermott’s 27 points in 28 minutes led five Jays in double figures. He sank 10 of 14 shots from the floor and is tied with Damian Lillard (Weber State) for the national scoring lead (25.364 ppg) after Thursday.
Creighton improved to 10-1 on the non-conference portion of the season with the win, and improved to 3-0 against Big Ten Conference teams this year. Northwestern fell to 10-2 with the loss.

More links to follow.
WhiteandBlueReview’s Flickr Photostream –
Creighton Otter’s Thoughts – WBR –
Rivals.com AP article –
Omaha World Herald articles –