Polyfro Primer: Creighton at BYU (NIT Quarterfinals)

Creighton’s march through the NIT hits the road on Tuesday night, when they take on the second-seeded BYU Cougars in the quarterfinals with the winner advancing to the final four (small caps, because it’s the NIT and not the NCAA’s) in New York City next week. The Jays have parlayed stifling defense into two wins over Alabama and Wagner, and they’ll need nothing short of that to come out of Provo with a third win.

BYU has defeated UAB and Virginia Tech in the first two games, getting gigantic performances from senior Kyle Collinsworth in front of large, rowdy crowds for both wins. In a 97-79 win over UAB, Collinsworth had a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, while he…