Marin Maric was really good against Creighton the first time these two teams met. His performance made the first game really close as he added an air of competitiveness to the ordeal. The Jays squeaked out a win, thanks in part to a last second bucket by Marcus Foster, but it was clear that Maric had the Jays’ number down low.
It sent a message to the coaches and frontcourt for the Jays, that perhaps they needed to tweak the gameplan to stymie the foreign born center.
Creighton doubled Maric whenever he touched the ball in the first half.