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Howard injury allows Elliott to take prominent role

Related Topics: Steve Wojciechowski, Role, Injury

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With about five minutes left in the first half Saturday night against Creighton, all eyes turned to sophomore guard and leading scorer Markus Howard, who took a hard foul and could not get up under his own power.

On the other side of the court at the CenturyLink Center, freshman Greg Elliott had the challenge of filling in for the conference’s leading scorer.

“Coach (Steve Wojciechowski) has given me a lot of responsibility,” Elliott said. “They’re giving me confidence knowing that I’m going to be having to make more plays being in a bigger role.