At tipoff on Sunday, 52 days will have elapsed between the unmitigated disaster of the first Creighton-Marquette game this season, and the rematch. To say the final 0.8 seconds of that game will live forever in infamy is probably an overstatement, but you’d be hard-pressed to meet a Bluejay fan who’s gotten over that loss. Beating the Golden Eagles, who’ve risen all the way to #10 in the polls, in the rematch won’t totally make up for it. But it would help.
Sunday’s game is of paramount importance for both teams as the regular season enters its final week.