Creighton and Iowa are located roughly 250 miles apart but rarely run into one another on the basketball floor.
That changes on Tuesday when the Hawkeyes make the trip to Omaha, Neb., to play No. 8 Creighton as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games, featuring teams from the Big Ten and Big East.
The two squads haven't played in nearly 12 years, and that contest marks the only time in 22-plus years that they met on the hardwood.
In that meeting, Doug McDermott -- son of Greg, the Bluejays coach -- scored 25 points in Creighton's 82-59 romp on a neutral floor in Des Moines, Iowa, on Nov.