Il State/CU

[DrewDog]

The Redbirds have come out of the gate looking like a team on a mission.

[Trapped in California]

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Eldridge is an animal. That dunk at the beginning of the game was awesome.

[Newsbreaker]

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I don't care who we get. If it's Creighton, I think we end up with the 2nd best team in the league. If it's Illinois State, we have a team on a mission that'll be flying high.

[Trapped in California]

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Game is getting away from CU - ISU +18 with 7 to go.

[TheMacHouse]

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Creighton may be pissing that at-large down it's leg right now with a blowout loss. I'm sure they will look for a reason to keep them out and put another BC$ team in.

[Trapped in California]

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ISU is schooling Creighton verging on the Globetrotters and the Washington Generals. Up 19 and not playing well on offense at the moment. Defense is great, and Creighton couldn't hit the ocean from a boat.

[Barnstormer]

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Up 17 at half.. Wow.

[Trapped in California]

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Wow - Eldridge is en fuego! How far out was that three?

[Panther-Sheik]

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Creighton may be pissing that at-large down it's leg right now with a blowout loss. I'm sure they will look for a reason to keep them out and put another BC$ team in.

I would hope that isn't the case. If a person just looks at the final score (as many on the selection committee will do, I'm sure) then it looks like CU was over-rated. But, if anyone watched this game they will realize the ISU is basically infallible and CU is just plain off (which I love, BTW). ISU would compete with anyone on a day like today. I really like it because it is tough to play two perfect games in a row...especially on consecutive days. I hope this bodes well for UNI.

[Trapped in California]

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ISU played a very fast game, and had its starters in for most of the game. It will be interesting how the final 10 minutes go tomorrow. UNI should have much fresher legs.

The way ISU played today, they could have given UConn all they could handle.

[Panther-Sheik]

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I think Dana just swallowed his face!! :O

[UNI Prof]

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Wah-pig-sooi just got a clown suit. Great job, Birds.

[TheMacHouse]

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I agree that Ill St would of blown out any bubble team the way they played today. The loss that may hurt CU is to Nebraska since Nebraska has played itself onto the bubble so they could get in ahead of CU. Creighton did beat Dayton which should help since they are either in or on the bubble. CU will have at least 2 wins against NCAA teams I would guess (Dayton and UNI/ISU winner) which is something Ill St didn't have last year. They could have more if New Mexico (bubble) or Oral Roberts (2 seed in conf tourny) make the dance.

Hopefully the MVC will get 2 teams in with UNI and CU.

[UNIChippewa]

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So do you think that Creighton's tough game against WSU last night was part of the issue? I'm surprised they lost, considering how well they had been playing, but I am stunned by the margin of victory.

[DrewDog]

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Illinois State now scares the crap out of me. They looked unreal today against a team that had won 11 in a row.

I've never seen Creighton look that bad and I think Illinois State had a lot to do with that.

Earlier in the year, Creighton had a couple games where they played this way.

Creighton tried to play at the same pace as ISU, where I don't think the Panthers will.