Key Stats:
Creighton committed 14 turnovers (10 in the first half alone). The Jays give up 13 offensive rebounds. On those two stats alone (points off turnovers and second chance points), CU was outscored 30-20. Throw in DePaul’s 12-4 edge in made free throws, and the Blue Demons are likely wondering how they let this one slip away.
(Hint: Marcus F’ing Foster.)
The Jays did have 18 fastbreak points, matching a season-high in Big East games. They got 34 points in the paint, equaling DePaul’s output. And here’s a fun one, considering it wasn’t that long ago that social media and message boards talked a lot about Coach Mac’s teams being unable win close games in the post-Doug McDermott Era: Creighton’s had seven games this year that were a one-possession game with five minutes left, and they’ve won five of them.