• Providence held a three point lead going into halftime and were outscored by fifteen points in the second half.  Not ideal.
• Kyron Cartwright once again closed out the first half with a great one-on-one play to give the Friars a little more of a cushion going into the half.

How many times do I have to tell you that Cartwright crushes shots at the end of the 1st half? #pcbb #creighton #kyroncartwright pic.twitter.com/aRDlMoxmHD

— The Morning Hangover (@TheMorningHang) March 10, 2017

• Cartwright even finished that left-handed floater over recently named Big East Defensive Player of the Year in Khyri Thomas.
• On the other hand, Khyri Thomas must have been heated that he wasn’t on any of the All-Big East teams and looked like he had a message to send.  Thomas had a game-high 19 points on 5-11 shooting and an impressive 8-8 from the line.  Thomas finished out a nice rounded stat line with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals.
• The Bluejays had come into the game struggling from the free throw line but the roles were flipped for the game as even though Creighton went 20-33 from the line, Providence was even worse going 14-26 (53.8%).
• Providence committed 22 turnovers versus 8 assists which is pretty much the opposite of what they usually do as a team.
• Cartwright was uncharacteristically turnover prone in the game recording 6 for the game.  8 players on the team had multiple turnovers in the game, so the blame for giving up the ball was definitely there to go around.
• Cartwright did lead the team in points (15), assists (4), and rebounds (7).
• Emmitt Holt was the most efficient player for the Friars, shooting 5-11 from the floor and 3-4 from the line, totaling 14 points.
• Foul trouble was also abound for the Friars, with Jalen, Alpha, and Emmitt all having 4 fouls and Cartwright fouling out.
• When in the game, Alpha was rising to the occasion as we’ve seen him do on the big stage this year.  Diallo finished with 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals in just 25 minutes, including this stellar finish.

Alpha Diallo…two way STUD. #pcbb #creighton #alphadiallo pic.twitter.com/6VwbZIFle7

— The Morning Hangover (@TheMorningHang) March 10, 2017

• Jalen Lindsey was 1-5 from three, making it the first time in the last 7 games that he hasn’t hit multiple threes.
• The bench was also uncharacteristically careless with the ball, with three of the four bench players to get time having 2 turnovers apiece.  
• Fazekas got just 2 minutes of run but was able to score a bucket (and not a 3).  I was surprised that he didn’t get more playing time based on the lack of offense in addition to the foul trouble that the starters had.
• Isaiah Jackson rightfully got the majority of the bench minutes but just wasn’t the same play maker that we have become accustomed to over the last couple of weeks.
• Jackson was just 1-4 from the field in 21 minutes.
• Maliek White had some nice minutes off the bench, save for a couple of very preventable mistakes.  White was uber aggressive taking it to the hole and might be the best finisher at the rim on the team.

Maliek White, The Finisher. #pcbb #creighton #maliekwhite pic.twitter.com/dbzVloWBYb

— The Morning Hangover (@TheMorningHang) March 10, 2017

• White’s 3-point shooting didn’t look all the great but I still liked his hustle and urgency.
• The PC Freshmen must have been working on around-the-back moves this week or something because both Diallo and White had great finishes with the maneuver.

I guess the Freshman were working on electric around the back moves this week #pcbb #creighton #maliekwhite pic.twitter.com/AbpEk8hJ5P

— The Morning Hangover (@TheMorningHang) March 10, 2017

• Justin Patton is gone after this year.  Fact.
• His skill set and athleticism translate perfectly to the next level.  If he puts on a little bit more muscle, he’s going to have a long career in the NBA.
• Rodney Bullock disappeared in the game.  Bullock was just 1-8 for 3 points, with his one basket coming on a broken play layup.  He was 0-4 from three, 1-2 from the line, and had 4 turnovers with 0 assists.  That is what Khyri Thomas can do to guys and that is why he was the defensive player of the year in the conference.
• PC needs Bullock to be effective offensively in order to hang with the higher caliber teams.
• The good thing about this (if there is one) is that we have seen Bullock bounce back from games like this before.  You have to have a short memory after a game like this.  Plus he has to be thankful that Khyri Thomas won’t be guarding him going forward, so that will make things easier for him right off the bat.
• Marcus Foster has a pretty looking shot.  I was going to do a post about the 5 prettiest shots in the conference but I never got around to it.
• It was going to include Jalen Lindsey, Josh Hart, Marcus Foster, Trevon Blueitt, and Andrew Rowsey.  
• I was going to follow that up with the ugliest shots in the conference that would have included Desi Rodriguez, Edmond Sumner, a guy on St. John’s who I can’t remember, at least to start. 
• Fingers crossed for the NCAAs.
• Go Friars!