Key Stats:
Creighton pushed the pace of the game to a faster level than Yale was comfortable with all night long, and it led to a 23-6 edge in fast break points. The Jays also assisted on 20 of their 40 made baskets, and had just 11 turnovers.
Their shooting percentage was 60.6% in the first half (20-33) and a nearly identical 20-35 in the second (57.1%). They had just two games a year ago that were better than that, and before the final eight minutes where Greg McDermott subbed in the back half of the rotation, they were over 66% for the game — which would have been better than any game from last year.