Creighton had an opportunity to put on a defensive effort against a high-tempo, hot shooting team. Coming into tonight Green Bay put up 80+ against seven of their ten opponents, including 100 against Belmont and 82 in a loss to Iowa.
There was a lot of speculation on whether this Creighton team had it in them to defend well. Jon Nyatawa from the Omaha World-Herald posted this fun infographic on where this Bluejay squad ranked among teams of the past:
Here's where the #Jays have ranked nationally over the past 9 seasons in four of the defensive stats they typically value more than others pic.