Nova Report
It?s the Big East Conference Final! Nova-7/128.5 vs Creighton. Madison Square Garden. 3:30 tip (PT)
Creighton totally destroyed Providence yesterday. It was ugly if you were a Providence fan. For Creighton, no doubt their best game of the year. Villanova squeaked by UCONN by 3 after squeaking by St Johns by 1. The Huskies took away Gillespie and Moore from scoring but Samuels and Slater picked up the slack along with some key baskets by Dixon and Longino.
Tonight, Kalkbrenner is the biggest problem for the Cats, at 7?1?, he makes the inside game difficult. Dixon normally would try to get him to foul but he had stomach problems yesterday and played sparingly. Creighton has seen both Alexander and Kaluma step of their games. O?Connell has been deadly from 3 and Hawkins always gives a consistent effort.
For the Cats, one would expect Gillespie and Moore could not be held in check two games in a row. Hopefully, Dixon is ok. We?ll see.
For sure, Nova will slow the pace and Creighton won?t. It?s tough to think Creighton can play as well as yesterday. Nonetheless, it?s likely to be close, unlike the previous games between these two where each team blew out the other.
What Will Happen: The Cats are in Tournament mode. They are playing smartly, protecting the ball and using every player that can contribute. Creighton may start strong but won?t be able to sustain it.
My Nova Pick: Nova -7
My Nova Pick Record: 12-19-1