Is Creighton’s Dream Season Over?

There’s a lot of doom and gloom from national sports writers over the remainder of Creighton’s season with the loss of Maurice Watson Jr.

Undoubtedly, if you look at the statistics, losing the senior point guard was a monumental blow to the 7th ranked Bluejays, yet here’s a sample of what a couple of national writers had to say:

Tuesday’s MRI results didn’t just confirm the ACL tear. They didn’t just rudely and devastatingly interrupt Creighton’s best season ever. They sent the Bluejays’ burgeoning Final Four candidacy skidding into reverse.

Creighton’s season isn’t over. Even without Watson for the majority of Monday’s game, the Bluejays held off a ranked Xavier team. But their grandest…