The Sweet 16 just feels like a normal occurrence for the Bulldogs (6th in a row for the program) but the Creighton Bluejays now stand in the way of a 4th Elite Eight appearance since 2015. Can they keep it going? Come on, yes.
Take a look at fellow Jesuit institution, Creighton. The Bluejays live and die by the three-point line. Fans saw this in the Big East title loss to Georgetown at Madison Square Garden as Creighton was 9-34 on 3 PT (26.5%). In the first round of the NCAA Tournament agaisnt UC Santa Barbara, McDermott’s squad shot 7-25 on 3 PT (28%) and squeaked by the Gauchos by only 1 point.