The U-T's Mark Zeigler presents the stats, storylines and matchups to watch when the Aztecs take on the Bluejays on Sunday for a spot in the Final Four
Creighton leads 5-3 in a series that goes back to 1948. It is even at 2-2 since 2011, with the Bluejays winning 72-69 in overtime last year in the NCAA Tournament.Don’t be deceived by the 12 losses. Five came immediately after the Maui Invitational, partly from the Maui “hangover” that teams often experience and partly from the absence of ill 7-1 center Ryan Kalkbrenner. It is not the same team that beat SDSU in the NCAA Tournament a year ago. Ryan Nembhard had a broken hand and didn’t play.
2 percent overall and averaging 57.7 points.nationally. “This team has more length than the teams that we’ve had in the past,” coach Greg McDermott said, “and we have an elite rim protector.” He’s talking about Kalkbrenner, who, like SDSU’s Nathan Mensah in the Mountain West, is a two-time Big East defensive player of the year.
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