The unanimous preseason MVC favorite, Southern Illinois has struggled away from home this season.
Southern Illinois is 12-11 on the season and tied for third in the MVC with a 7-5 conference mark. CU shoots 45.9 percent from the floor, 38.5 percent on three-pointers and 71.8 percent at the line. The Jays also own a +3.5 advantage on the glass. CU is averaging 15,769 fans per home contest after ranking 13th nationally in attendance last year (15,909).Īs a team, Creighton averages 72.1 points per game while allowing 62.2. The Bluejays are 12-2 at home this season, including non-conference wins over DePaul, Nebraska, Saint Joseph's and UALR. UNI on Tuesday.Ĭreighton's bench averages 38.5 points per contest (second-most nationally) and has outscored the starting five by 108 points this year. Stinnett scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds vs. Watts is also second on the team with 18 blocked shots.įreshman guard P'Allen Stinnett averages 11.5 points per game and tops the team at 12.4 ppg. That starter is leading scorer and rebounder Dane Watts (11.6 ppg., 6.5 rpg.), who is expected to make his 109th consecutive start on Sunday night. The 2007-08 Creighton team boasts just one returning starter from last year's MVC Tournament champion squad that finished 22-11 and played in the NCAA's for the seventh time in nine years. Fans can go to and click on the Live Stats tab on the left-hand side of the page.Ĭreighton has won consecutive games over Wichita State and Northern Iowa and is 16-6 on the season, including a 7-5 league mark.
Satellite Coordinates: Horizons 2 /3K upperĬreighton is doing free live stats for Sunday. Coordinates for the broadcast are as follows:
Mitch Holthus (play-by-play) and Mac McCausland (analyst) will announce. Sunday's game will be televised nationally by ESPNU. Perrault will also take calls after the game, also on Big Sports 590. The game can also be heard on Sirius channel 143.īig Sports 590 afternoon host Matt Perrault will host a call-in show focusing on the Bluejays, starting at 90 minutes prior to tipoff that leads into the pre-game show. Scott Marr and Travis Justice will call the action. KXSP (“Big Sports 590” AM) will broadcast all Creighton men's basketball games during the 2007-08 season. Qwest Center Omaha (17,272) in Omaha, Neb., hosts the action, which tips off at 6:00 pm.Ĭreighton is requesting that its fans wear white to the game.
The college is looking to fill around 19 player spots, with around 8 or 9 of them being on a varsity team, according to VentureBeat the school has already received around 400 inquiries over the last few days.Creighton (16-6, 7-5 MVC) and Southern Illinois (12-11, 7-5 MVC) renew one of the MVC's biggest rivalries on Sunday in a battle of teams tied for third place with three weeks to play in the regular-season.
RMU will also be the first university to offer students scholarships based on previous experience playing "League of Legends." Gamers can earn scholarships of up to 50% tuition and 50% room and board, which comes out to around $20,000 per student. "'League of Legends' is a competitive, challenging game which requires significant amount of teamwork to be successful." "Robert Morris University has always been at the forefront of providing opportunities for a diverse student population with different interests and skills," said RMU's Athletic Director Kurt Melcher in a statement.
And more specifically, the school is building a varsity team to play "League of Legends" as part of the Collegiate Star League, which has 103 teams from other universities competing. The school announced today that it's adding eSports to its athletic program.