The first half of the Big East schedule wraps up on Saturday night when Creighton hosts Seton Hall in the annual “Creighton vs Cancer” Pink-Out. Regardless of what happens, the Jays will have a winning record in the league after nine games, and have already exceeded their win total of a year ago. That’s the good news. Five of the nine games in the backstretch of the season are on the road, including trips to the top-ten ranked trio of Villanova, Xavier, and Providence, along with Butler and Marquette. That’s the bad news.
With the backloaded nature of Creighton’s schedule, Saturday’s game is one they need to get, particularly after the way they lost in such frustrating fashion on Tuesday night.