For the first time in 268 days the Creighton men’s basketball team played a game to completion, and while all phases weren’t at the level they were when they dismantled Seton Hall down the stretch of the regular season finale early last spring, it was hard not to appreciate the fact that the players were back on the floor and not thinking about anything except basketball as they took down North Dakota State without much drama.
Five days after that Big East title-clinching over the Pirates, Creighton took the court at Madison Square Garden for their opening game of the Big East Tournament and reluctantly tipped things against St.