Though it took longer than expected, eventually Creighton was able to pull away from Utah Tech on Monday and make the score look as expected. But the 92-69 win was closer than that spread indicates.
The Jays took a 7-0 lead after two minutes and 17-5 after five, with all five starters scoring. As they have repeatedly during this resurgent stretch, the new starting unit got them off to a good start offensively, their defensive execution was lacking — or the plan was flawed. Greg McDermott leaned toward the latter.
“Our ball screen coverage was awful.