Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Creighton Bluejays

Date: Friday November 22, 2024

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: FS1

The Creighton Bluejays (4-0) will try to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1) on Friday at CHI Health Center Omaha.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers faced St. Mary’s and ultimately lost by a score of 77-74 in their final game. In terms of personal fouls, the Cornhuskers finished with 19 and St. Mary’s finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They made 11 of 23 attempts from 3-point land. St. Mary’s finished the game shooting 56.0% on free throws by knocking down 14 of 25 attempts. In addition, St. Mary’s grabbed 27 rebounds (14 offensive, 13 defensive), but was unable to put a block in the statistics. St. Mary’s dished out 14 assists and had 12 steals in the matchup. When discussing defense, Nebraska allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the field on 26 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 8 assists in the game, in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and 6 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 31, 11 of which were on the offensive side. From the charity stripe, the Cornhuskers converted 25 of 29 shots for a percentage of 86.2%. Nebraska finished the game with a field goal percentage of 44.9% (22 of 49) and converted 5 of their 17 shots from 3-point land.

Brice Williams is a player who came through for this match. He ended up scoring 28 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 27 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He went 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Nebraska enters this game with a 3-1 record on the campaign. They turn it over 13.5 times per game and as a unit commit 15.8 fouls per game. As a team, Nebraska is grabbing 40.0 rebounds per game and has 50 assists this year, which is 304th in D-1 in passing the ball. The Cornhuskers are shooting 25.6% on three-point shots (22 of 86) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.5 points per game (185th in Division 1) while shooting 42.9% from the field.

On the defensive side of the court, the Cornhuskers are forcing their opponents into 17.0 turnovers per game while committing 23.0 fouls. They currently rank 102nd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition, with 48 goals conceded on the campaign. Defensively, the Cornhuskers are giving up a 39.3% FG percentage (95 of 242) and as a basketball team they are giving up 33.3 boards per game. They give up 35.4% on 3-point shots while ranking 86th in college hoops in points allowed per game (65.5).

For their final game, the Creighton Bluejays walked away victorious with a score of 79-56 when they played UMKC. The Bluejays earned 40 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds, for a total of 49 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 14 times while earning 5 steals for the game. UMKC committed 11 errors in this game, helping the Bluejays reach the charity stripe in 8 attempts. They could bury 8 for a rate of 100.0%. Regarding three-point attempts, Creighton converted 11 of their 34 attempts (32.4%). Overall, the Bluejays shot 30 of 63 from the floor, giving them a shooting percentage of 47.6%. The Bluejays allowed UMKC to convert 22 of their 75 attempts from the floor, posting a 29.3% mark in this game. They shot 24.2% from downtown by going 8-of-33 and finished 4-of-4 at the free throw line (100.0%). In regards to how they rebounded, Creighton allowed UMKC to pull down 33 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Jackson McAndrew was important for the Bluejays in this game. He scored 15 points in his 16 minutes on the hardwood, but went home without any dimes. He shot 4 out of 5 for this game with a rate of 80.0% and had 7 rebounds.

Creighton is 4-0 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bluejays are shooting 52.3% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in the country. Creighton has scored 352 points so far this year (88.0 per game) and they are collecting 45.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 20.3 times per game (16th in college basketball) and coughing up turnovers 13.3 times per game. The Bluejays commit 9.3 errors every game and shoot 81.7% from the charity stripe.

The Bluejays defense ranks 57th in college basketball in PPG, with a 63.8 rating. They force 10.0 TOs per game and allow teams to shoot 33.4% from the field (6th in D-1). Creighton’s defense is giving up 28.3% on three-point shots (36 of 127) and their opponents are making 80.6% of their foul shots. They have given up 10.5 assists and 33.5 total boards per game, which ranks 77th and 136th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight’s NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink’s pick: Take Creighton

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