Saturday afternoon, Creighton tried to slow down the pace of the game in an effort to contain Marquette’s lethal three-point shooting. They inserted Isaiah Zierden into the starting lineup at point with the intent of grinding the game to a halt — walking the ball up the floor after made baskets, chewing up time before getting into their offense, and generally doing everything possible to keep the Golden Eagles from establishing a rhythm.
In order for that to work, though, you’ve got to make shots and keep from turning it over so that your opponent can’t run in transition.