Updated: Indiana State (14-8) Battles No. 16 Creighton (20-3)

[Jason Svoboda]

On Wednesday, Indiana State hosts No. 16 Creighton at Hulman Center. It takes place at 7:05 EST and you can see it on KMTV. The Sycamores lost to the Bluejays 79-66 on January 5th and are 2-7 against them over the last four years.
Creighton and Indiana State are close together in the conference, holding down the 1st and 3rd spots, respectively.
In their last match-up on February 2nd, Dawon Cummings put up 16 points for the Sycamores in a loss to Drake, 74-71. While contributing 2.8 rebounds per game, he also scores 5.6 points per game. For the Bluejays, Doug McDermott put up 25 points and 7 rebounds in the 75-58 blowout of Bradley on February 2nd. With 24.0 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game, he has team-best marks in both categories.
In reviewing statistical differences between the teams, Creighton appears to have an edge in two significant areas. The Bluejays have the upper hand in assists, 18 per game to 11 per game. Creighton also has an advantage in scoring, 79 points per game to 67 points per game. Creighton will hope to exploit their strengths, which include: effective field goal percentage at 61.1 and defensive rebounding percentage at 73.7. StatSmack! Indiana State is better than Creighton

• At least you keep showing up. Indiana State has an average margin of victory of 7 over Creighton in 22 wins since 1980.
• Terre Haute isn't as congested as Omaha (population is significantly lower).
• More property crime happens in Omaha so you better protect your valuables if you visit (when compared to Terre Haute -- according to the FBI).
• We beat real teams. Indiana State has more wins against the RPI Top 50 than Creighton this season (3 vs 1).

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[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"]CREI Players[/TD]
[TD]Mins[/TD]
[TD]Pts[/TD]
[TD]Reb[/TD]
[TD]Ast[/TD]
[TD]Stl[/TD]
[TD]Blk[/TD]
[TD]TO[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]A[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Doug McDermott[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]31[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]24[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]B[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]G. Echenique[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]B[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Grant Gibbs[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]29[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]B[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Austin Chatman[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]31[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]C+[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Ethan Wragge[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]C+[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Jahenns Manigat[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]26[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]C[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Josh Jones[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]C[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Avery Dingman[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]C-[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Will Artino[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]D+[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Nevin Johnson[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]D+[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Andre Yates[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]D+[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Geoff Groselle[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]D+[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Alex Olsen[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]D+[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]M. Oginni[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]D+[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Joe Kelling[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]D+[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]T. Stormberg[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"]ISU Players[/TD]
[TD]Mins[/TD]
[TD]Pts[/TD]
[TD]Reb[/TD]
[TD]Ast[/TD]
[TD]Stl[/TD]
[TD]Blk[/TD]
[TD]TO[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]B+[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Jake Odum[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]32[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]B[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Manny Arop[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]29[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]C+[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]R.J. Mahurin[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]23[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]C+[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Justin Gant[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]26[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]C[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Khristian Smith[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]C[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Dawon Cummings[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]C[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Devonte Brown[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]C[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Lucas Eitel[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]C-[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Jake Kitchell[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]D[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Brandon Burnett[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: player-grade-letter"]D-[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-name"]Rhett Smith[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: player-grade-stat"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]



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Added pastry - CBS Sports now saying that POY award is two (2) - man race: Creighton's McDermott v. Michigan's Burke.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ar-race-burke-mcdermott-jostling-for-top-spot

Last time an NCAA POY #1 or 2 candidate was in HC? Hint: the feathers are still flying around HC during "gusts of wind." Games like tonight can MAKE or BREAK one's POY strength of candidacy.