With five minutes left in the first half, Markus Howard went down with what appeared to be a hip injury. He was helped off the field by two coaches, unable to put pressure on his right leg.
It seemed like a dagger to the heart. An already listless Golden Eagle squad with another excuse to fall further into oblivion. They trailed Creighton by 12 at the half. The Jays were shooting 70.4% from the field. Khyri Thomas held Rowsey to 7 points. The freshman big man, Jacob Epperson, was perfect from the field - 5-5 - and was putting a ton of pressure on the rim for the first time since Martin Krampelj went out.