Of the four keys to a win that we outlined in the pregame Primer:
- Get a big shooting performance
- Once again limit Xavier’s ability to score from outside
- Crash the boards, especially the offensive glass
- Keep Xavier from rolling up a significant edge in points from the line
…Creighton succeeded on half of them. They shot 50.8% for the game (31-61) and were 12-30 (40%) from three-point range. That’s a checkmark. They allowed Xavier to make 13-24 from outside (54.2%), which was not only significantly better than the 1-21 they shot in Omaha, it was one better than the Jays themselves made.