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It cannot be overstated the kind of guts and chutzpah it took for Creighton to walk into Iowa's house, stare the crowd in the face, and break their hearts.

I'll be honest, when Iowa took the lead in the 4th quarter I thought Creighton was sunk. They'd lost all momentum and were missing even highly makeable shots. But they recovered for one final push in the last 90 minutes and took the win on a 6-0 run.

 
JordyG said:
Anyone think having to play against Paige twice a year for two years didn't help these young women? The best advertisement for the Big East in a long time.
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Paige missed both games against them this season!
 
Plebe said:
It cannot be overstated the kind of guts and chutzpah it took for Creighton to walk into Iowa's house, stare the crowd in the face, and break their hearts.

I'll be honest, when Iowa took the lead in the 4th quarter I thought Creighton was sunk. They'd lost all momentum and were missing even their highly makeable shots. But they recovered for one final push in the last 90 minutes and went on a 6-0 run.

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Credit the coach for the use of his timeouts and checking the focus of his team. Settled that beast of a crowd...just enough.
 
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CONN78SEJ said:
How so? I thought the seeds were accurate.
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You’re kidding, right? Big East under rated. 2 teams that almost didn’t make the dance advance. One already in sweet 16. Big ten over rated. Iowa defense weak and to reliant on 2 players. no way B1G deserved 4 teams in the top 16. Pretty obvious stuff.
 
Iowa is a two person team. The won the Big10 tourney. But a two person team is not going to get you too far as witnessed today.

You need the threat of at least 3 scorers to survive. Preferable 5 scorers.
 
MSGRET said:
No the ball is advanced only after the opposing team has scored and only in the last minute of the game.
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I believe you are wrong - as long as you do not make any play after you rebound a miss before you call time out you can advance the ball. You can't rebound and dribble/pass prior to the TO though.

Even without that, making the FT so the other team needs to make a two just to tie is the right move.
 
Had to go right out and rake the lawn after the game - was so pumped up after the great Creighton win. Defense and rebounding was huge for the Jays. Time for the SEC fans to rethink the Big East competition. S. Carolina 15 points with 4:00 to go in first half. Hope Miami gives them a nice Hurricane.
 
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UcMiami said:
I believe you are wrong - as long as you do not make any play after you rebound a miss before you call time out you can advance the ball. You can't rebound and dribble/pass prior to the TO though.

Even without that, making the FT so the other team needs to make a two just to tie is the right move.
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You are correct, I found the rule and as long it is in the last 59.9 seconds of the game and you don't make any play after the rebound the ball is advanced.
 
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ed4ourgirls said:
I was frustrated watching Creighton missing so many layups down the stretch,
but the made the big shot when they needed it. Great win for them and for the
Big East.
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Imagine rooting for Iowa and watching them miss 2 layups at the end that would've given them the lead/game Head bang

Not a pretty game but a gritty one nonetheless. Very impressed with Creighton's mental toughness to not get rattled once they went down by 4 late.
 
Congrats Creighton.. Goes to show you the Big East is not the weak conference that many tried to tell us it was. Home court advantage to Iowa with 14,000+ fans and they lost. So much for UConn playing in CT. Shows you that UConn is better then advertised too because Creighton and Nova have some good wins and are better then advertised too. I said it earlier that giving a conference over 5 teams a shot at the NCAAs is not fair especially teams with 500 or below 500 records in the conference. Belmont and a few others come to mind. For all those concerned about a possible match up with Indiana dont be. UConn even with some of the flaws that have been brought up on this board is very very powerful. We dont depend on 1 or 2 players we depend on 9. All this hype about other teams is just that. UConn is on a mission and I believe they will complete their mission.
 
ballerfan said:
I watched the game. Creighton played great defense, keeping Clark to one basket in the second half.

I used to complain about the weak Big East, but this game changed my mind.
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It should change everyone’s mind. Let’s see what Villanova does now.
 
Tonyc said:
Congrats Creighton.. Goes to show you the Big East is not the weak conference that many tried to tell us it was. Home court advantage to Iowa with 14,000+ fans and they lost. So much for UConn playing in CT. Shows you that UConn is better then advertised too because Creighton and Nova have some good wins and are better then advertised too. I said it earlier that giving a conference over 5 teams a shot at the NCAAs is not fair especially teams with 500 or below 500 records in the conference. Belmont and a few others come to mind. For all those concerned about a possible match up with Indiana dont be. UConn even with some of the flaws that have been brought up on this board is very very powerful. We dont depend on 1 or 2 players we depend on 9. All this hype about other teams is just that. UConn is on a mission and I believe they will complete their mission.
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Right now FGCU has scored more points at the half than South Carolina and Miami did in their first half combined. The fallacy of the P5 conferences is being put to the test this tournament and I hope it continues.
 
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Tonyc said:
Congrats Creighton.. Goes to show you the Big East is not the weak conference that many tried to tell us it was. Home court advantage to Iowa with 14,000+ fans and they lost. So much for UConn playing in CT. Shows you that UConn is better then advertised too because Creighton and Nova have some good wins and are better then advertised too. I said it earlier that giving a conference over 5 teams a shot at the NCAAs is not fair especially teams with 500 or below 500 records in the conference. Belmont and a few others come to mind. For all those concerned about a possible match up with Indiana dont be. UConn even with some of the flaws that have been brought up on this board is very very powerful. We dont depend on 1 or 2 players we depend on 9. All this hype about other teams is just that. UConn is on a mission and I believe they will complete their mission.
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Some BE teams may not be flashy, but they play solid hoop and get the job done. And this also pertains to Geno's comment that when BE teams play 2x and beat each other up, it's "bad", but when SEC teams do it, it shows how "awesome' the conference is ...
 
huskeynut said:
Iowa is a two person team. The won the Big10 tourney. But a two person team is not going to get you too far as witnessed today.

You need the threat of at least 3 scorers to survive. Preferable 5 scorers.
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That third option is so incredibly important.
 
Go Big East! Get some respect. Hope that the other teams pick up some good players to be more competitive next year and kick some out of league butt.
 
darkstar1 said:
You’re kidding, right? Big East under rated. 2 teams that almost didn’t make the dance advance. One already in sweet 16. Big ten over rated. Iowa defense weak and to reliant on 2 players. no way B1G deserved 4 teams in the top 16. Pretty obvious stuff.
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No I’m not, I thought you were. Lol. Creighton had some bad losses during the season, and didn’t have any notable or dominant wins. Lost to Drake, Marqette, South Dakota, and lost to Seton Hall in Big East Tournament. Considering that, I thought a 10 seed was very generous.
 
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