SaturdayGeorge Mason (18-8) at Creighton (22-6)
It is the mid-majors time to shine as George Mason travels to Nebraska to take on the Missouri Valley's Creighton Bluejays in the annual BracketBusters.
The Bluejays enter this game on a roll, winners of 7 straight. They have slight at-large hopes but mostly likely will have to win the Missouri Valley, where they are currently tied for first with Northern Iowa. The Bluejays are 13-2 at home and are led by their guards Booker Woodfox and P'Allen Stinnett. Daryl Monroe, Louis Birdsong, Mike Morrison, and Ryan Pearson will have to deal with G-F Justin Carter and C Kenny Lawson Jr.
Creighton can score with the best of them, averaging 75.1 points per game. Their defense isn't bad, giving up 65.4 points a game. Mason will have to play their best defense possible to have any chance in this game.
Honestly, Mason will have to play their best game of the season. They have lost 5 in a row on the road and that has mostly been at less than hostile arenas in the CAA. I am guessing the Bluejays will have a packed house tomorrow night, something Mason hasn't seen much of on the road this year.
In the grand scheme of things this game doesn't mean anything to Mason. They have no shot at an at-large bid, the story of their season will be written in the CAA Tournament. However, confidence wise, a win at Creighton would be huge as it would take the lift of the road losing streak off of Mason's shoulders. I just don't see it happening.
Prediction: Creighton 74, George Mason 67
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