Key Stats:
Over the last seven games entering Sunday’s battle at Marquette, Creighton’s defense had held opponents to 0.983 points per possession, a marked improvement over the first eight league games when they were giving up 1.15 points per possession. They haven’t allowed an opponent to shoot better than 50% from the floor in over a month — St. John’s was the last to do it on January 30. They’ve been a top-15 team nationally in defensive efficiency over that span according to Bart Torvik’s data:
Over the last 10 games it’s safe to say @BluejayMBB is in good company from a defensive efficiency standpoint!