Purple Aces at Bluejays - Tuesday, 7pm - FSN

[TrueBlueJay]

3. The Jays are already filling out their brackets and have looked past the Aces.

Teams that are actually....you know....going to be playing in the tournament, don't actually fill out brackets. I'm sure the Aces are sharpening their pencils now.

Good luck tonight

[Jays26]

Line was at 10 1/2 this morning. Guess all the "smart" money is going on the Aces.

[DoubleJayAlum]

1. Aces have nothing to lose and will play without pressure.

Isn't Evansville still playing to stay out of Thursday night in STL or have they locked up a top 6 spot already?

[ACECARD]

1. Aces have nothing to lose and will play without pressure.

Isn't Evansville still playing to stay out of Thursday night in STL or have they locked up a top 6 spot already?

An 8-10 record would surely mean a Thursday game for the Aces.

[Ferd Berfel]

Will the Jay fanbase storm the court at Half and at the end of the game because they are so excited?

[ndjaysfan]

Excited for Senior Night at Century Link. Crowd should be great. Everyone is going to want to give Antowain a great send-off, particularly since he's a hometown kid and especially after what he did Saturday night. I'll be there.

I was also at Evansville a couple of weeks ago, so I know firsthand that this game will not be a cakewalk. Keys to the game from my perspective:

1. Pace - Evansville probably needs to keep this game in 60's to have a chance.
2. Jays 3 point shooting - if Wragge, Manigat and company are hitting, it's hard to imagine the 'Jays losing this game. If they are not hitting their 3's, the Aces can clog the paint, slow down Doug and Echenique and we will have a very interesting game on our hands, just like at the Ford Center.
3. Colt Ryan - Jays defended him well in Evansville but the Jays have had difficulty defending elite perimeter shooters all year and Colt is certainly capable of putting together one of those memorable games.

If forced to make a prediction, I'd take the 'Jays to win this one fairly easily, especially considering the revenge factor and the anticipated Senior night crowd. That said, I would not be that surprised if this went down to the wire. Should be fun.

[ACECARD]

Excited for Senior Night at Century Link. Crowd should be great. Everyone is going to want to give Antowain a great send-off, particularly since he's a hometown kid and especially after what he did Saturday night. I'll be there.

I was also at Evansville a couple of weeks ago, so I know firsthand that this game will not be a cakewalk. Keys to the game from my perspective:

1. Pace - Evansville probably needs to keep this game in 60's to have a chance.
2. Jays 3 point shooting - if Wragge, Manigat and company are hitting, it's hard to imagine the 'Jays losing this game. If they are not hitting their 3's, the Aces can clog the paint, slow down Doug and Echenique and we will have a very interesting game on our hands, just like at the Ford Center.
3. Colt Ryan - Jays defended him well in Evansville but the Jays have had difficulty defending elite perimeter shooters all year and Colt is certainly capable of putting together one of those memorable games.

If forced to make a prediction, I'd take the 'Jays to win this one fairly easily, especially considering the revenge factor and the anticipated Senior night crowd. That said, I would not be that surprised if this went down to the wire. Should be fun.

Excellent post, and I could have not said it better myself. If the Jays miss 18 three pointers again, it will be a very interesting game. If they don't, the Jays should win this game.

[BirdmanBB]

Let's go Jays. Need evansville to lose.

[pafan]

Evansville 19
Creighton 12
1H 11:17

Creighton's turnovers have turned into 7 or 8 points for Evansville so far -- I lost count already. Both squads shooting pretty well so far

[Aargh]

I;ve been watching CU all season. The current version isn't playing anywhere near the level of the December version.