Creighton knew they were in for a war in the trenches for 40 minutes on Thursday afternoon, they just didn’t know that Providence would be using smaller soldiers than they normally do. 6-foot-9 sophomore Kalif Young is in the starting lineup most days and 6-foot-10 freshman Nate Watson scored 20 points against the Jays in the first meeting in Omaha this season. Those two combined to play eight minutes in Creighton’s 72-68 overtime quarterfinal loss to Providence. For most of the afternoon, the tallest player on the floor for Ed Cooley’s Friars was 6-foot-8 forward Rodney Bullock. Despite rolling out a smaller lineup, they still hauled in 16 offensive rebounds and 45 all together for the game.
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