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-Last night Chicago State did something that 3rd ranked Purdue failed to do! THEY WON AT NORTHWESTERN!!! We had mentioned many times that we thought this Chicago State program was improving, but we were also a little disappointed coming into last night that they hadn’t managed a few more wins. And then…WOW!!!! It’s certainly the biggest game I can ever remember them winning…EVER! And they really battled! Every time Northwestern would appear to have the momentum and control, Chicago State would answer. They held on for a 75-73 win. Our HUGE congrats to the Cougars!!
-Creighton entered last night’s game against UNLV ranked 8th in the nation, and UNLV came in at just 3-4 with no real notable wins and a recent loss to LMU. So naturally, UNLV dominated the whole game and ended up winning 79-64. The game wasn’t really even as close as that score. Now suddenly UNLV has a really good win, and you start to look at a couple of their losses and realize they were close games against decent teams, and think that this is a team who’s season may be about to blast off. Creighton, on the other hand, is still 8-2, but has no real wins of note and were blown out by both UNLV and Colorado State. This was a game that shifted our perspective on both teams.
TONIGHT’S NOTABLE GAMES:
-Jackson State @ Wisconsin
-Furman @ Tulane – Furman is a decent SoCon team, but still doesn’t have a road win. Tulane is having a good year and can get to 7-2 with a win
-East Carolina @ Florida – This shouldn’t be too big of a test for the Gators
-Saint Thomas @ Marquette
-Grambling @ Drake