Trust me on this - PLAY OF THE YEAR

Creighton -3 1/2 vs. Missouri State.

Creighton is 9-10 while Missouri State is 12-5... I realize this.

However, you have to then realize that Vegas knows something with Creighton laying 3 1/2.  Also, they have the talent to win the MVC and have severely underachieved so far.

They will be out for blood after blowing their last game @ ISU and they are a much better team at home.

Meanwhile, Missouri State has not been anything special since starting 10-0 and have come down to earth.  They were picked 9th in the MVC and may still end up there.

Have to go with the more talented team AT HOME and only giving 3 1/2.

Take Creighton in this one... My biggest play of the NCAAB season so far!

Recent games in the series:

12/28/05 @ Creighton = 78-56 Creighton

2/25/06 @ Missouri State = 60-54 Missouri State

12/30/06 @ Creighton = 77-74 Creighton

1/24/07 @ Missouri State = 66-62 Creighton

3/3/07 @ Neutral Site (Conf Tourney) = 75-58 Creighton

1/5/08 @ Missouri State = 50-49 Creighton

2/19/08 @ Creighton = 88-67 Creighton

2/1/09 @ Creighton =   75-51 Creighton

2/24/09 @ Missouri State = 65-59 Creighton

Creighton is 8-1 overall the last 9 meetings.

In Omaha, Creighton is 4-0 with an average margin of victory of 17.5 points

Still expecting 15,000 + at the Qwest Center despite the snow in Omaha.  Good to see.

GL Creighton backers!

Missouri State turnover on a pass out of bounds to start 19:47 to go.

Creighton gets an easy layup from Carter.  2-0 CU

Carter commits a silly foul at the top of the key.  TF #1 - 1 on Carter

Weems hits a three for MSU.

Lawson with an easy layup for CU.  4-3 Blue Jays.

Weems misses a layup and Lawson rebounds.

Antoine Young hits an 18 footer to put Creighton up 6-3 with 17:44 left.

Fuermayer with a nice contested jumper to pull the Bears within one.

Offense firing early as Ashford  hits a free throw line jump shot for CU.  8-5 Jays, 16:50 left.

Because they have significantly more TALENT on the roster?  Don't go by record my friend.  Both are 4-4 in conference and MSU played NOBODY out of conference while Creighton played in the Old Spice Classic and also played Dayton.  They played 6 teams better than ANYONE MSU played.

Creighton hits one of two free throws and gets the ball back off a rebound tapped out of bounds.

Wragge for THREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

12-5 Creighton.

A near steal for Stinnett, a former starter coming off the bench.

The Bears brick a three, shot clock violation.

Great start for Creighton.... TV TIMEOUT with 15 and change to go and Creighton up seven.

CU ball out of the timeout.

Three ball is no good from Wragge and Runnels of Creighton is called for an over the back foul (Team Foul #2)

Easy layup for Patterson cuts the lead to five and Creighton misses a breakaway layup.

Pickens is fouled on the other end and Runnels has two fouls now.  He hits both and it is now 12-9 CU.

Lawson dunks on the other end off a nice pass and CU back up five.

Leonard misses a three, Pickens gets the rebound and is fouled by Korver going up.  Pickens back to the line.

LALE - I don't have an online link - watching on ESPNU.

Pickens hits both and is now 4-4 from the line.  14-11 CU.

Beautiful back cut by Stinnett, layup AND THE FOUL!  Chance for a three point play.... He misses the FT and it's knocked out of bounds to MSU on a bad call.  It should have been CU ball.

A miss by Patterson and MSU backtaps for the 2nd chance opportunity.  Jumper no good and Lawson boards for CU.

Good defense by MSU and Lawson gets happy feet.  Creighton's first turnover.

Patterson layup MSU -  16-13 Creighton (12:33)

MEDIA TIMEOUT WITH 11:59 TO GO.

Weems running jumper - 16-15 Creighton (11:34)

Weems offensive foul after a steal (11:23)

Jump ball goes to Creighton (10:57)

Creekmore is fouled and MSU will go to the line for two (10:34)

Creekmore hits one of two.  Game is tied at 16.

Mallett with a cheap foul for MSU (10:25)

Lawson with an offensive foul on a flop from the MSU player, and that's his 2nd.  Big blow for Creighton there and Creighton has hit a dry spell (10:10).

Creekmore layup gives MSU the lead at 18-16 (9:50).

Off an Ashford miss Creekmore scores again - 20-16 MSU (9:05)

Young hits a three and breaks the dry spell for CU - 20-19 MSU (8:50)