It took the Bluejays awhile to settle in against Colorado State in their second exhibition. Running out four different lineups in the first four-and-a-half minutes will do that to a team. But with the rotation anywhere but set, Greg McDermott wanted to try as many different looks as possible. So while the starting five was Nik Graves, Josh Dix, Jasen Green, Jackson McAndrew and Owen Freeman, that group lasted about 90 seconds. Before the first media timeout, the Jays also trotted out these combos:
- Harper in (Graves-Dix-Harper-McAndrew-Green)
- Zugic and Traudt in (Graves-Dix-Zugic-Traudt-Green)
- Davis and Konan in (Davis-Zugic-Harper-Traudt-Konan)
Six turnovers in the first ten minutes — three from Owen Freeman alone — combined with making just five of their first 15 shots prevented Creighton from sustaining any sort of momentum.